The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on cybersecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for hackers and online scammers, and cybersecurity pros saw a 63 percent increase in cyber-attacks related …
IT skills shortage forces organizations to prioritize education
Netwrix conducted studies to understand how the pandemic and ensuing work-from-home initiatives has forced organizations to change their IT priorities since a similar survey …
IoT data management services to reach $42.9 billion by 2026
As the IoT data-enabled services continue to expand, the market is approaching the stage of data democratization, where real-time analytics is very sought after. Currently, …
Week in review: BootHole, RCEs in industrial VPNs, the cybersecurity profession crisis
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and reviews: Attackers are exploiting Cisco ASA/FTD flaw in search for …
Twitter employees were spear-phished over the phone
Twitter has finally shared more details about how the perpetrators of the recent hijacking of high-profile accounts to push a Bitcoin scam managed to pull it off. The way in …
Cisco fixes critical flaws in data center and SD-WAN solutions
Cisco has released another batch of critical security updates for flaws in Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCMN) and the Cisco SD-WAN Solution software. Cisco Data Center …
What are script-based attacks and what can be done to prevent them?
Attackers always seek out new ways to evade detection. As most endpoint security products handle file-based attacks relatively well, scripts are an excellent way for attackers …
How do I select an endpoint protection solution for my business?
Endpoint protection has evolved to safeguard from complex malware and evolving zero-day threats. To select an appropriate endpoint protection solution for your business, you …
New infosec products of the week: July 31, 2020
Qualys unveils Multi-Vector EDR, a new approach to endpoint detection and response Traditional EDR solutions singularly focus on endpoints’ malicious activities to hunt and …
Lack of training, career development, and planning fuel the cybersecurity profession crisis
The cybersecurity skills crisis continues to worsen for the fourth year in a row and has impacted 70 percent of organizations, as revealed in a global study of cybersecurity …
Global CPaaS market to reach $25 billion by 2025
A new study from Juniper Research has found the total value of the CPaaS (Communications-Platform-as-a-Service) market will reach $25 billion in 2025; rising from $7 billion …
Bug in widely used bootloader opens Windows, Linux devices to persistent compromise
A vulnerability (CVE-2020-10713) in the widely used GRUB2 bootloader opens most Linux and Windows systems in use today to persistent compromise, Eclypsium researchers have …
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