Olympus US was forced to take down IT systems in the American region (U.S., Canada, and Latin America) following a cyberattack. The medical technology giant Olympus was forced to shut down its computer network in America (U.S., Canada, and Latin America) following a cyberattack. The attack took place on October 10, 2021. “Upon detection of suspicious activity, we immediately mobilized a specialized response team including forensics experts, and we are currently working with the highest…

VMware Cloud on AWS is an integrated hybrid cloud service that enables organizations to migrate or extend their on-premises vSphere environments rapidly. VMware Cloud on AWS includes VMware HCX, a solution that streamlines workload migration across data centers and clouds. There is a variety of connectivity options and migrations methods available with VMware HCX. Today, we are releasing the VMware Cloud on AWS Logical Design Poster for Workload Mobility to help organizations determine their best…

A cybersecurity official in the Ghanaian police force has cautioned women and girls against using digital devices to take and share intimate pictures.  The assistant commissioner of police, Dr. Gustav Herbert Yankson, the director of the Cybercrime Unit at the CID Headquarters of the Ghana Police Service, gave the warning while speaking at an event in Accra that commemorated the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child. “Do not take nude pictures or videos of…

A cybersecurity official in the Ghanaian police force has cautioned women and girls against using digital devices to take and share intimate pictures.  The assistant commissioner of police, Dr. Gustav Herbert Yankson, who is the director of the Cybercrime Unit at the CID Headquarters of the Ghana Police Service, gave the warning while speaking at an event in Accra that commemorated the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child. “Do not take nude pictures or…

Dutch police have written to customers of an on-demand booter service to dissuade them from committing cybercrimes. Booter services, also known as booters, are on-demand DDoS (Distributed-Denial-of-Service) attack services that can be used to bring down websites and networks by overloading or “stressing” IP addresses with data traffic.  During an ongoing investigation into www.minesearch.rip, Dutch police discovered the details of 29 individuals who had purchased booter services offered for sale on the website.  In an…