AI to prevent cyber attacks on Medical Devices

The year 2017 witnessed a global outage of computer systems because of WannaCry Ransomware attack. And it was believed that over 75,000 of medical systems operating for National Health Service (NHS) in England and Scotland were virtually shut down for several days for the North Korea propelled digital outage. This includes cancellation of critical care appointments as most of the MRI Scanners, blood storage refrigerators, operational theatres and connected ventilators could not be operated under normal circumstances. To counter such issues in near...

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Most Cloud platforms serving as breeding ground for Cryptomining Malware

According to a study taken up by Aqua Security, most of the cyber attacks seen on cloud servers are mostly related to cryptocurrency mining malware rather than other forms. The research that was taken in between June 2019 and July 2020 states that out of 16,378 attacks observed on cloud platforms, most of them were related to malware or decoys deployed in one form or the other. Aqua Security 2020 Cloud Native Threat report says that the said form of attacks increased by 250% from the previous year and the development suggests that the attack landscape...

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What is identity and why is it important?

What is identity?  In 1793, French mathematician and philosopher, Nicolas de Condorcet laid the foundations of “social mathematics” by studying the relationship between the individual and the collective to formalise the foundations of the democratic system. He chose the mathematical term “identity” to represent the algebraic concept of equality among citizens in terms of their legal rights and obligations. However, identity has also come to express the differences between us. Simply speaking, identity is a combination of your physical and...

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2020 IT Spending: Cybersecurity Remains an Investment Priority Despite Overall IT Budget Cuts, Kaspersky Found

WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to a new Kaspersky report ‘Investment adjustment: aligning IT budgets with changing security priorities,’ cybersecurity remains a priority for investment among businesses. Its share of IT spending has grown from 23% in 2019 to 26% in 2020 for SMBs, and from 26% to 29% for enterprises. 71% of organizations also expect their cybersecurity...

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Next generation firewall (NGFW) explained: What is a NGFW?

What is a next generation firewall? Traditional firewalls have been around for decades. But NGFWs, uninhibited by the same technology limits, take advantage of significant advancements in storage space, memory, and processing speeds. The feature set for NGFWs build upon traditional firewall features by including critical security functions like intrusion prevention, VPN, and...

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How banks can meet the challenge of card recycling

As consumers around the world become more conscious of their responsibilities to the environment, banks and financial institutions have created their own initiatives to going green. Whether that’s finding solutions to reduce the quantities of plastic by using alternative bio-sourced material with PLA (Polylactic Acid) or reclaimed plastic from coastal areas banks are helping...

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Kasasa Partners with NXTsoft’s OmniConnect Marketplace to Deliver Seamless Loan Experience to Community Financial Institutions

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kasasa®, an award-winning financial technology and marketing provider, has partnered with NXTsoft, the market leader in API connectivity, to enhance the lending process for community banks and credit unions and their borrowers. Together, NXTsoft and Kasasa will provide a level of ease and flexibility to the lending processes that borrowers have...

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Ransomware news trending on Google

Clark County School District(CCSD) is trending on Google for all wrong reasons, as hackers have leaked personal information of students belonging to the said school district of Las Vegas. The data is flowing on a tech forum and is for a sale for a triple digit number and the information includes social security numbers, retirement info, grades, names of school students, their addresses, their birth dates and more. Highly placed sources say that Maze Ransomware group was behind the incident of leaking data as Clark County school officials refused...

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Three Cyber Attacks on Flightradar24

Flightradar24, a website used to track flights in transit, was reportedly hit by 3 cyber attacks on Monday this week and the services were still down till late Tuesday. As the attempts made by the IT staff failed to restore the website to the core, a third party security services provider was engaged to bring back the digital services to normalcy. Reports are in that the database of Flightradar24 was hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, and prima facie says that no data was compromised in the incident. Around 180,000 flights are...

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MobileIron and Pulse Secure acquired by Ivanti

Ivanti, an IT software company that’s based in Utah, has proudly announced that it is going to acquire MobileIron and Pulse Secure for an undisclosed amount. Trade analysts say that MobileIron that’s into the business of Mobile Security could have gained anything in between $800-$900 million from the deal, while the price-point of secure access solutions provider Pulse Secure is yet to be estimated. Ivanti plans to bolster its Unified Endpoint Management business along with Zero Trust and Enterprise Security Service from the deal is said to retain...

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A day in the life of the COVID air traveller

Do you recall what air travel was like from just a few months ago? We were practically able to fly anywhere, without having to think about whether our health was at risk, whether we’d be allowed in the country upon arrival, or if we’d need to self-isolate for 14 days as a precaution. The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically disrupted the aviation industry, grounding thousands of planes for months and emptying airports. Besides the negative economic impact it has had on the industry, the pandemic has considerably shaken the trust between customers and...

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Foresite Named to MSSP Alert’s Top 250 MSSPs List for 2020

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MSSP Alert, published by After Nines Inc., has named Foresite to the Top 250 MSSPs list for 2020 (http://www.msspalert.com/top250). The list and research identify and honor the top MSSPs, managed detection and response (MDR) and Security Operations Center as a Service (SOCaaS) providers worldwide. The rankings are based on MSSP Alert’s 2020...

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Sage Vegan Bistro Founder, Chef Mollie Engelhart, Joins IMPACT! Podcast’s Guestlist

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A lineup of experts and impactful thought leaders, including plant-based cuisine thought leader and founder of Sage Vegan Bistro & Brewery, Mollie Engelhart, has been announced for the current season of the IMPACT! with John Shegerian podcast. The show is hosted by Shegerian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ERI, the nation’s leading fully...

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Zero Trust Architecture explained

This blog was written by a third party author. With the increase in frequency, sophistication, and cost of cyberattacks, the global focus on cybersecurity is at an all-time high. However, the goalposts for those tasked with protecting businesses have shifted. Hackers have a growing number of ways they can compromise a business and are frequently looking to move laterally within...

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The results are in – what needs to happen to ensure 5G security

This blog was written with my colleagues Brittany Jedrzejewski, Benoit Jouffrey and Jean-François Rubon. In 2020, expectations for 5G have never been higher – it is clear users want the technology to provide a variety of new cases, while at the same time allow for some network customisation capability. What’s more, exponential growth in both web and mobile traffic, especially...

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Lumen Teams With VMware to Expand Edge Compute Capabilities for the 4th Industrial Revolution

DENVER & PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VMworld 2020 — At VMworld 2020, Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) and VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) are announcing a significant collaboration covering edge compute, networking, and security. VMware and Lumen Technologies, or simply Lumen, are taking their current partnership further with the agreement for Lumen to deliver edge services...

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Cybersecurity firm offers official Ransomware Negotiation Service

While FBI is urging ransomware victims not to pay any ransom to hackers as it encourages crime, a Cybersecurity firm from Virginia says that it will offer a ransomware consultation and negotiation service on an official note to deal with a situation. GroupSense, a threat intelligence company based in Arlington County of VA is offering a service package for ransomware victimized companies that facilitates negotiations with actors. Therefore, those whose data has been locked up from access with the file encrypting malware can approach this firm that...

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French shipping giant CMA CGM hit by a Cyber Attack

France-based container shipping company CMA CGM has finally joined the list of the Maritime companies that have been hit by a cyber attack, as the sea-line transporter released a statement on Monday stating that it became a victim of a cyber attack at the end of last week. The other 3 companies that have been hit by a cyber attack are a.) APM Maersk– hit by NotPetya ransomware in 2017. b.) COSCO again hit by ransomware in July 2018. c.) And MSC aka Mediterranean Shipping Company that was targeted by a malware strain in April 2020. The website of...

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Massive Ransomware Attack targets UHS in US and UK

The Universal Health Services shortly known as UHS was targeted by a massive cyber attack touted to be of ransomware genre and sources say that the incident disrupted the patient care on a severe note, as the authorities resorted to activities such as redirecting ambulances and patients to other nearby hospitals because of the unexpected digital downtime. Those patients who are not on critical support are been given care through manual prescriptions in the hospital premises and those critical are been shifted to other facilities. On an overall...

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McAfee Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–McAfee Corp. (“McAfee”), the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today announced it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed...

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Stories from the SOC – Cloud and On-site Protection

This blog was jointly authored by Josue Gomez Stories from the SOC is a blog series that describes recent real-world security incident investigations conducted and reported by the AT&T SOC analyst team for AT&T Managed Threat Detection and Response customers. Executive Summary One of the benefits of having your managed detection and response (MDR) service managed by...

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HSB Total Cyber™ Adds New Coverages for Small and Mid-Size Businesses

HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HSB Total Cyber™, which provides cyber insurance and loss prevention services for small and mid-size businesses, has been expanded with new coverages for computer attacks, data system upgrades, and system failures from unintentional computer outages, HSB announced today. As new cyber threats emerge, HSB Total Cyber™ coverage has been expanded...

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