RSS_Virtulization

  McAfee has been named the top brand in the Antivirus and Security Software category in TIME and Statista’s 2024 World’s Best Brands list, ranking above all major industry competitors. The list, which surveyed over 22,000 U.S. consumers, ranks brands based on trust, awareness, and customer satisfaction across 66 industries.   TIME’s World’s Best Brands of 2024 rankings highlight consumer preferences across industries, from tech to retail. The inclusion of cybersecurity in the list speaks to…

In the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity threats, traditional pillars like firewalls and VPNs are struggling to keep pace with the evolving challenges. Organizations are facing an upsurge in security breaches and vulnerabilities that surpass the capabilities of these longstanding security measures. The shift from on-premises work environments to more remote and digital setups has forced industries to rethink their security strategies. Once hailed as the foundation of security, firewalls and VPNs now find themselves outdated…

Coined in 2010 by Forrester Research, the term “zero trust” has long been hijacked by security vendors eager to take advantage of the hype that surrounds the concept. Today, it’s so overused and misused that many see it as a meaningless buzzword—but that’s far from the truth. In fact, its widespread misappropriation demonstrates the power of zero trust security. Why else would countless vendors try to capitalize on it? As they say, imitation is the…

A newly uncovered cyber campaign has been observed exploiting Internet Information Services (IIS) vulnerabilities to distribute malware known as BadIIS. The attack, affecting several Asian countries, manipulates search engine optimization (SEO) results to redirect users to illegal gambling sites or malicious servers. Widespread Impact and Financial Motivation According to Trend Micro’s findings, the attack is financially driven, as many victims are redirected to illicit gambling websites. The campaign has already impacted India, Thailand and Vietnam, with…

Memorial Hospital and Manor has informed approximately 120,000 individuals that their sensitive information was compromised in a ransomware attack that occurred in November 2024. The rural medical facility in Bainbridge, Georgia, made the breach public in early November, stating that its digital systems were rendered inoperable, requiring staff to rely on manual record keeping using paper-based documentation. The stolen data includes names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, medical records, treatment details and health insurance information….

Since 2010, Puppet’s annual State of DevOps Report has tracked trends in IT, including security and, more recently, the growth of platform engineering. 2024’s edition, which includes the results of a survey of over 600 IT professionals worldwide, shows that security and platform engineering are now closely intertwined, with platform engineering teams now taking on more responsibility for security. Plus, the results show that these teams are making a tangible difference. Before diving into more…

An Indiana man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for running a massive cryptocurrency theft scheme from his mother’s basement. A federal grand jury indicted Evan Frederick Light, 22, from Lebanon, Indiana, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments in May 2023. Light was accused of unlawfully gaining access to an investment firm based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in February 2022. Subsequently, Light and accomplices stole…

Cyber inequity is a growing chasm that continues to separate organizations with robust cybersecurity and technology capabilities from those without. This digital divide is a global cybersecurity crisis in the making. The World Economic Forum identifies cyber inequity as a high-impact issue, defining it as the widening divide between organizations equipped to defend against cyber threats and those that lack the basic means to do so. This gap is especially evident in smaller, under-resourced organizations, which are…

Coste de oportunidad: de la inacción a la irrelevancia Del informe se desprende que más de la mitad de los CEO (53%) teme que la falta de inversión en tecnología les suponga perder ventaja competitiva, mientras que dos terceras partes están preocupados por los costes de oportunidad. Si no invierten en tecnología ahora, los directores ejecutivos esperan mayores costes operativos, menores ganancias, menor productividad y menor participación en el mercado. Los CEO recurren a la…