Do you remember all the apprehension about cloud migration in the early days of cloud computing? Some of the concerns ran the full paranoia gamut from unreliability to massive overcharging for cloud services. Some concerns, such as the lack of security of the entire cloud infrastructure, rose to the level of conspiracy theories. It is nice to know that those myths are all behind us.  Or are they? It seems that many of the earlier misconceptions have…

REvil previously infected the networks of Honda, the makers of Jack Daniels and a high-profile law firm representing Donald Trump. Image: Acer Cyberattackers behind the REvil ransomware have claimed another victim, this time global laptop conglomerate Acer, and are demanding a record $50 million ransom.  First reported by Bleeping Computer, the attackers announced that they had breached Acer’s systems on Friday by posting financial documents and bank forms from the Taiwanese laptop, desktop and monitor…

The Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for computers in the ICS engineering and integration sector in 2020. Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for ICS/SCADA systems in 2020. The experts gathered data related to the cyberthreats that were blocked on computers used to manage industrial control equipment and targeting software used in ICS engineering and integration industry, including human-machine interface…

The 8 top trends cited will enable rapid reinvention, including the skills gap, cybersecurity mesh and identity-first security. Image: iStock/LeoWolfert At Tuesday’s Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Gartner Research Vice President Peter Firstbrook discussed eight critical trends for security and risk-management leaders in his keynote address. COVID-19, he said, “accelerates digital business transformation and challenges traditional cybersecurity practices.” Firstbrook also said these trends “are a response to persistent global challenges that all organizations are…

Jack Wallen offers up his take on the recent issue surrounding Android’s WebView. Image: iStockphoto/marchmeena29 In the past couple of days, Android users found themselves in a rather frustrating situation with random applications crashing when links were opened. It turns out the issue was Android System WebView. That particular application that has been rather problematic over the years. Even back in the early days, WebView was problematic because, with a JavaScript bridge enabled, a webpage…

The approach organizations should take to develop and maintain an effective DevSecOps culture were highlighted by Patrick Debois, director of market strategy at Snyk during a session at the Infosecurity Magazine Online Summit EMEA 2021. Debois firstly emphasized the importance of an organization’s culture in determining the DevSecOps strategy that should be employed. “The CEO and culture of your company will set the tone on the areas upon which your DevSecOps transformation will address,” he commented. Depending on the context, this…