Cyber Attack on AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Research

Cambridge based Pharmaceutical Company AstraZeneca has hit the news headlines this week for all wrong reasons. While the company is busy in discovering an efficient vaccine to curb the spread of Corona Virus, news is out that the scientists working on the project are being targeted by fake job offer filled emails laced with data stealing and spying malware. Although AstraZeneca remained silent on this issue, its vaccine discovering partner University of Oxford issued a statement yesterday confirming the incident. The Vaccine development department...

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Ransomware news headlines trending on Google

First, those spreading Clop Ransomware are found making the file encrypting malware foster with more sophistication. In a recent discovery, SentinelLabs security researcher Vitali Kremez found that the said ransomware has evolved with a new potential of disabling the onboard security software and then encrypting the entire Windows Machine. “Clop Ransomware after installation, starts a small program onto the victim machine that disables security software like Malwarebytes and then steals data and then locks down the entire system from access until...

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​​​​​​​The perfect storm: How digital transformation is reshaping security and networking

Think back to the end of 2019. Enterprises were evolving IT infrastructure at a moderate pace to reduce costs, be more competitive, and improve their ability to adapt to an increasingly digitized world. Whether migrating workloads to the cloud, virtualizing network functions, diversifying mobility, or moving applications and services closer to the edge, digital transformation...

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5 Issues the Security Industry Needs to Resolve in 2021

As 2020 comes to a close, security professionals around the world have started assessing how to make the most significant improvements next year. Here are five issues that the security sector should strongly consider taking a collective approach to fix — or at least improve — in 2021. 1. People Ill-Equipped to Work From Home The COVID-19 pandemic caused many decision-makers to let people work from home whenever possible. Employees of numerous companies can keep doing that for the foreseeable future, in fact. However, remote working environments...

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Can good cybersecurity policies improve our quality of life?

In 2020, The World Economic Forum (WEF) named cyberattacks as one of the top long-term threats facing the planet in its annual global risk analysis report. With the damage to reputation, consumer trust and financial loss now well documented during high-profile data breaches, businesses are more aware of the risk they face and how they can better protect themselves. However, one area of cybersecurity that receives less attention is the impact good cybersecurity practices can have on quality of life. The Mid-Year Data Breach QuickView Report, highlights...

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Critical Event Management Category Leader Everbridge Makes Key Appointments to Expand its Global Marketing and Communications Functions

BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management, today announced two executive appointments focused on the expansion of its market-leading and global brand, as well as the continued international category creation for critical event management (CEM). Everbridge pioneered CEM and continues to innovate and grow...

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DefenseStorm Secures $12M in Series B Capital Raise

ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DefenseStorm, the leading cloud-based cybersecurity and cybercompliance management provider to regional and community banks and credit unions, announced today that it has raised a $12M Series B round, bringing its total funding to $47M. Georgian, a fintech investing in high growth technology companies, led the round, with participation from...

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Coalition Against Stalkerware’s One Year Anniversary Recognizes Milestones, New Members and Celebrates UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women also coincides closely with the Coalition Against Stalkerware’s one year anniversary. In its first year, the Coalition has more than doubled its membership, expanding both in geography and expertise in its partners including domestic violence advocacy and direct service...

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Comcast RISE Awards Over 700 Black-Owned, Small Businesses with Marketing and Technology Resources and Makeovers

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) today announced the first round of Comcast RISE award recipients —over 700 businesses will receive consulting, media and creative production services from Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, or technology upgrades from Comcast Business, based on the specific needs. Recipients in 285 cities in...

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Thales to Deliver the World’s First Fully Integrated Unmanned Mine Countermeasures System for the Royal Navy and French “Marine Nationale”

PARIS LA DÉFENSE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Following the first phase of the program in which two demonstrators have successfully proven their operational performances at sea, France and the United Kingdom marked the tenth anniversary of the Lancaster House treaties by signing a joint contract for Thales to start the production phase of MMCM to deliver eight unmanned mine hunting systems...

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Tips to help healthcare service providers keep ransomware at bay

As more and more healthcare providers are been targeted with ransomware, those operating hospitals, clinics and other healthcare related services are worried on how to keep their networks safe from ransomware attacks. Security researchers from Cisco Talos are offering few points on this issue, and that when followed will surely keep the file encrypting malware at bay says experts. First evaluate your vulnerabilities- FBI has already issued a statement last year that it just takes 3 hours for hackers to induce file encrypting malware into a corporate...

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Conti Ransomware Attack on Advantech Industrial Computers

Taiwan-based Advantech Co LTD that deal with Industrial Computers has reportedly been hit by a ransomware attack, and sources say that those spreading Conti Ransomware are suspected to be involved behind the incident. According to sources, the hackers are demanding a ransom of over 750 bitcoins or $13.8 million in exchange of the decryption key. And if/when denied the ransom is threatening to leak over 2% (3.65GB) of stolen overall data to the dark web. Advantech is known to supply industrial computers, and that includes servers, internet of things...

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Ransomware attack leaks patient data of fertility Clinic

US fertility, that offers a chain of fertility clinics across the United States in partnership with Shady Grove Fertility, is reported to have become a victim of ransomware. And news is out that data related to patients seeking fertility treatment was stolen and leaked on the dark web. Highly placed sources say the data was stolen in early September and then the database was encrypted by hackers on September 14th 2020. News is out that data such as names, addresses, and to a certain extent data related to social security numbers of some patients...

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Demand in Endpoint Protection Platform Market to Skyrocket as Frequency of Cyber-Attacks Increases

Endpoint protection platform solutions have become highly sought-after especially since an increasing number of companies are adopting “Bring your own device (BYOD)” approach. According to a new study by an ESOMAR certified market research and consulting firm, this will create lucrative prospects for the expansion of the endpoint protection platform market. Cases of cyber-attacks have been rising consistently. With organizations around the world adopting remote-working model, especially to contain the spread of COVID-19, cyber-security has become...

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Big Companies Are Not Immune to Ransomware

According to Bleeping Computer, maze ransomware has hit a very large IT services company. In the past, this malware gained entry using different techniques: exploit kits via drive-by downloads, remote desktop connections (RDP) with weak passwords, email impersonation, and email spam.  In the majority of cases where the phishing email is being delivered, the user is clicking on the link, then they give the macro authorization to run, and ultimately get the malicious file installed.  Once installed, the maze ransomware begins to encrypt...

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Common Cybersecurity Challenges and Solutions

Cybersecurity is the art and science of protecting computer systems and networks from the theft of electronic data, damage to hardware or software, or disruption of the services they provide. The world now relies heavily on computers and networks to facilitate movement of a vast range of goods and services, and Cybersecurity has become more and more important. Cybercriminals have developed many different forms of attacks, and they are becoming increasingly complex in the face of efforts to defeat them. Examples include: Denial-of-service...

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