The final weeks of a challenging year have proven even more difficult with the recent exposure of the world’s latest serious nation-state cyberattack. This latest cyber-assault is effectively an attack on the United States and its government and other critical institutions, including security firms. It illuminates the ways the cybersecurity Read more…
Microsoft exec says attack is ‘ongoing,’ but company denies report that its products furthered the hack Microsoft Corp. was breached as part of the massive hack that used a backdoor in SolarWinds software, as part of what the tech giant’s president called “effectively an attack on the United States.” Reuters Read more…
Malicious extensions in the news again? No way! Well, yes, unfortunately, but you’re probably not at all surprised and you’re certainly not at all happy about it. In February, Google removed over 500 malicious extensions from the Chrome Web Store which were injection ads into millions of Chrome browsing sessions. Back in Read more…
The scale of a sophisticated cyberattack on the U.S. government that was unearthed this week is much bigger than first anticipated. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said the threat “poses a grave risk to the federal government.” CISA has not said who it thinks is the “advanced persistent Read more…
FireEye is the cybersecurity company of choice for a number of U.S. federal agencies and states and works with the FBI and National Security Agency. By Kevin Collier and Ken Dilanian FireEye, a major U.S. cybersecurity company with extensive government contracts, has been hacked by a foreign country, it said Tuesday. In a Read more…
The Internet can be a scary place: we’re under near constant attack from ransomware and botnets – on work computers, personal devices, even smart home devices like thermostats and baby monitors. If you’re security conscious, you might be thinking about setting up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or a proxy Read more…
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. released an international study revealing security pitfalls that stem from remote work. The human workforce always comes with a certain security risk level, as hackers continue to target humans as the enterprise’s weak link. Yet, with the COVID-19 shutdowns, and the subsequent need to enable remote work Read more…
Creating a strong password can seem like an afterthought when you sign up for new accounts online. But with the reality of identity fraud and security breaches, taking the time to generate a strong password is more important than ever. These five tips on how to make a strong password Read more…
The attack featured a unique, multistage malware and a likely Pulse Secure VPN exploit. A federal agency (Feds) has suffered a successful espionage-related cyberattack that led to a backdoor and multistage malware being dropped on its network. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert on Thursday, not naming Read more…
Updated Cyber Threat Protection Services for SMBs With a Remote Workforce NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Responding to the rapid increase in work-from-home cyber security incidents at small and midsized businesses (SMBs), DIGIGUARD is now focusing its Cyber Threat Protection Services on remote workforce IT security. “Managing and monitoring work-from-home (WFH) Read more…