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Tag: Cloud


Hacker, Threats & Malware

Capital One identity theft hacker finally gets convicted

June 21, 2022

Via: Naked Security

Remember the Capital One breach? We did, though we felt sure it had happened a long time ago. Indeed, when we checked, it had: the story first broke almost three years ago, back in July 2019. At the time, the […]


Cloud security, Security

A Microsoft Office 365 Feature Could Help Ransomware Hackers Hold Cloud Files Hostage

June 16, 2022

Via: The Hacker News

A “dangerous piece of functionality” has been discovered in Microsoft 365 suite that could be potentially abused by a malicious actor to ransom files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive and launch attacks on cloud infrastructure. The cloud ransomware attack makes […]


Network security, Security

40% of enterprises don’t include business-critical systems in their cybersecurity monitoring

June 3, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

Logpoint has announced findings from a recent poll to uncover the security and cost implications enterprises face with their existing IT infrastructure. The poll was targeted at cybersecurity and IT professionals in both the U.S. and UK. The problem with […]


Cloud security, Security, Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

The Myths of Ransomware Attacks and How To Mitigate Risk

May 27, 2022

Via: The Hacker News

Today’s modern companies are built on data, which now resides across countless cloud apps. Therefore preventing data loss is essential to your success. This is especially critical for mitigating against rising ransomware attacks — a threat that 57% of security […]


Cloud security, Security

The problem with multiple cloud security tools: Alert fatigue and burnout

March 18, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

Orca Security released a research report on public cloud security alert fatigue. The survey, held among over 800 IT professionals across five countries and ten industries found that 55% of respondents use three or more cloud providers and 57% have […]


Network security, Security

Apps, devices and workloads provide an ecosystem cornerstone for zero trust growth

March 1, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

As cybersecurity professionals, we admit it: zero trust has become the industry’s biggest buzzword. Some argue it’s a principle, others argue it’s a framework, others still that it’s mostly an architecture. The truth – which I hope we can all […]


Cyber-crime, Malware

How cybercriminals are using malware to target Linux-based operating systems

February 9, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

As the most common cloud operating system, Linux is a core part of digital infrastructure and is quickly becoming an attacker’s ticket into a multi-cloud environment. Current malware countermeasures are mostly focused on addressing Windows-based threats, leaving many public and […]


Cloud security, Security

6 cloud security trends to watch for in 2022

January 10, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

It’s fascinating to take a step back and look at how “the cloud” developed over the last two decades. There has been a lot of innovation that has sparked a new wave of technologies – from the boom in serverless […]


Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

The cyber risk future doesn’t look good, but organizations are ready

December 15, 2021

Via: Help Net Security

A Trend Micro report predicts global organizations will emerge more alert and better prepared in 2022 thanks to a comprehensive, proactive, cloud-first approach to mitigating cyber risk. Research, foresight, and automation are critical for organizations to manage risk and secure […]


Network security, Security

AwareGO Human Risk Assessment for Enterprise measures employees’ cybersecurity behavior

December 14, 2021

Via: Help Net Security

Created by cybersecurity experts, behavioral scientists, and interaction designers, the Human Risk Assessment for Enterprise released by AwareGO continuously observes top human attack vectors, identifies vulnerable departments and roles, and offers actionable insights to create informed security strategies to improve […]


Mobile, Wireless security

APAC 5G revenue to reach $13.9 billion in 2025

September 27, 2021

Via: Help Net Security

Though in early stages, 5G will be adopted considerably faster than 4G based on the current rate experienced in China and South Korea. However, even with faster adoption rates of 5G, 4G will remain the more prevalent cellular technology through […]


Cloud security, Security

Qumulo Recover Q addresses and defends data protection on-premises and in the cloud

September 24, 2021

Via: Help Net Security

Qumulo unveiled Qumulo Recover Q, a business continuity and disaster recovery solution that bolsters existing strategies to help guard against and react to ransomware threats. The new solution helps customers minimize the attack surface threat actors target and leverages disaster […]


Cloud security, Security

Things that are easy to miss in the race towards hybrid working and the cloud

August 23, 2021

Via: Help Net Security

The mega-trend towards hybrid working and cloud migration seems unstoppable. But customer service organizations could find their wheels come off if they fail to address a hazardous twist in the transformation journey. For many businesses, switching to the cloud makes […]


Cloud security, Security

36% of organizations suffered a serious cloud security data leak or a breach in the past year

July 27, 2021

Via: Help Net Security

As cloud adoption accelerates and the scale of cloud environments grows, engineering and security teams say that risks—and the costs of addressing them—are increasing. The findings are part of the State of Cloud Security 2021 survey conducted by Fugue and […]


Network security, Security

IoT malware attacks rose 700% during the pandemic

July 20, 2021

Via: Help Net Security

Zscaler released a study examining the state of IoT devices left on corporate networks during a time when businesses were forced to move to a remote working environment. The report analyzed over 575 million device transactions and 300,000 IoT-specific malware […]


Cloud security, Security

Why Cloud Security Risks Have Shifted to Identities and Entitlements

March 2, 2021

Via: Dark Reading

Identities have become the primary attack surface in the cloud. However, they remain largely unprotected because traditional security tools were designed to protect the network perimeter, not user and service accounts. Gartner predicts that by 2023, 75% of cloud security […]


Cloud security, Security

Top cloud infrastructure risks faced by real-world organizations

February 23, 2021

Via: Help Net Security

There’s an increased adoption of managed infrastructure services and the emergence of new cloud watering hole attacks, Accurics reveals. Of all violations identified, 23 percent correspond to poorly configured managed service offerings – largely the result of default security profiles […]


Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

Datacentre firm Equinix investigating ransomware attack

September 10, 2020

Via: Computer Weekly

Cloud and datacentre services firm Equinix is investigating a ransomware cyber attack that has left an undisclosed number of its internal systems offline, but has moved to reassure its customers that the incident is not affecting its customers or service […]


Cloud security, Security

Threat Modeling in a Container Environment

August 17, 2020

Via: Security Intelligence

As organizations turn to hybrid solutions, an increasing number of businesses are turning to container orchestration to provide a seamless solution to computing between environments. “Containers are units of software in which the code and all its dependencies are packed, […]


Cloud security, Security

OPA: A general-purpose policy engine for cloud-native

August 5, 2020

Via: InfoWorld

As your organization embraces the cloud, you may find that the dynamism and scale of the cloud-native stack requires a far more complicated security and compliance landscape. For instance, with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes gaining traction, developers and devops […]