Fahmida Y. Rashid
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Risks of automatically remediating cloud access issues
Sailpoint VP Lori Robinson explains why automatic cloud monitoring for misconfigured systems make sense, but not automated remediation. → Read More
With Kaseya patch, IT teams begin the long slog to recovery
With the Kaseya patch, runbook, and hardening instructions available, IT teams can get started on the process of restoring their VSA servers. → Read More
Kaseya delays patch fixing zero-day attack as issues hit SaaS rollout
Kaseya stumbles while restoring the software-as-a-service platform for managing IT after a zero-attack on its software led to ransomware. → Read More
Kaseya delays patch fixing zero-day attack as issues hit SaaS rollout
Kaseya stumbles while restoring the software-as-a-service platform for managing IT after a zero-attack on its software led to ransomware. → Read More
Supply chain attack on Kaseya infects hundreds of victims with ransomware: What we know
The REvil ransomware gang has encrypted the files of hundreds of businesses after compromising IT tool Kaseya VSA in a supply chain attack. → Read More
Microsoft buys ReFirm Labs to boost IoT security with firmware analysis
Microsoft acquired firmware security startup ReFirm Labs to boost Internet of Things and edge security via Azure Defender for IoT. → Read More
Adopting zero trust architecture can limit ransomware’s damage
The key lesson coming out of Colonial Pipeline's ransomware debacle is that enterprises should adopt zero trust to protect data and networks. → Read More
Phishing attacks exploit cognitive biases, research finds
Cybercriminals are using cognitive bias techniques to craft personalized social engineering attacks, SecurityAdvisor found in a new study. → Read More
Effective data leaders focus on decision-making, sharing, Gartner says
Chief data officers are heavily involved in digital transformation, and successful CDOs link business goals with analytics, Gartner said. → Read More
Effective data leaders focus on decision-making, sharing, Gartner says
Chief data officers are heavily involved in digital transformation, and successful CDOs link business goals with analytics, Gartner said. → Read More
Third-party ransomware risk is real, but Black Kite’s latest tool can help
Black Kite's Ransomware Susceptibility Index calculates the probability of a third-party provider being hit by ransomware within 12 months, → Read More
Gartner says low-code, RPA, and AI driving growth in ‘hyperautomation’
Low-code, RPA, and AI are the key drivers for hyperautomation as enterprises try to automate and streamline data operations, Gartner said. → Read More
Hashicorp revoked private key exposed in Codecov security breach
HashiCorp victim of the security breach at Codecov, as attackers stole the company's private key used to sign its software downloads. → Read More
CISA warns of credential theft via SolarWinds and PulseSecure VPN
Attackers stole credentials from an organization in an attack targeting the Pulse Secure VPN appliance and the SolarWinds Orion platform. → Read More
Thistle tackles IoT security by helping vendors update devices
Thistle Technologies gets $2.5 million seed funding to help IoT vendors develop ways to securely and easily update their connected devices. → Read More
Thistle tackles IoT security by helping vendors update devices
Thistle Technologies gets $2.5 million seed funding to help IoT vendors develop ways to securely and easily update their connected devices. → Read More
Taiwan predicts its chip industry will weather global shortage
Taiwan's chip companies are ramping up to fill the global chip shortage, and to address the high demand for buying and selling bitcoins. → Read More
Gartner predicts public cloud spending to reach $332B in 2021
Gartner predicts 2021 global spending on public clouds will reach $332.3 billion, driven by demand for containerization and edge computing. → Read More
Randori probes likely attack targets for cyberdefense
To give enterprise defenders insight into their attack surface, Randori tells them which assets attackers are likely to target. → Read More
Microsoft open sources tool to use AI in simulated attacks
Microsoft released CyberBattleSim, an open-source toolkit to let researchers create attack simulations and use AI to develop network defenses. → Read More