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Network security management
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April 08, 2022
08
Apr'22
Ukrainian cyber criminal gets five years in jail
A US court has sentenced Denys Iarmak, who worked as a penetration tester for the FIN7 cyber crime group, to a five-year prison sentence
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April 07, 2022
07
Apr'22
US shuts down Russia’s Cyclops Blink botnet operation
Operation by US authorities has taken the Russia-attributed Cyclops Blink botnet ‘off the board’
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April 05, 2022
05
Apr'22
Discount retailer The Works hit by cyber attack
A small number of The Works’ bricks-and-mortar stores were forced to close amid a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature
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April 04, 2022
04
Apr'22
How remote browser isolation can mitigate cyber threats
Remote browser isolation can help to mitigate browser-based attacks by separating a user’s browsing activity from the device
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April 01, 2022
01
Apr'22
Two teenagers charged with Lapsus$ cyber attacks
City of London Police have charged two teenagers in connection with the Lapsus$ cyber crime spree
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April 01, 2022
01
Apr'22
Four moves to ‘checkmate’ critical assets thanks to lax cloud security
Malicious actors can compromise 94% of critical assets within four steps of the initial breach point, according to a report
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March 29, 2022
29
Mar'22
Wave of Log4j-linked attacks targeting VMware Horizon
Sophos issues a new warning to organisations that have so far failed to patch their VMware Horizon servers against Log4Shell
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March 29, 2022
29
Mar'22
Singapore rolls out cyber security certification scheme
Two new cyber security marks are expected to provide an edge for Singapore businesses with good cyber security practices
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March 28, 2022
28
Mar'22
IT professionals wary of government campaign to limit end-to-end encryption
Members of the Chartered Institute of IT, the professional body for technology professionals in the UK, warn against limiting end-to-end encryption
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March 25, 2022
25
Mar'22
European Commission proposes new cyber security regulations
New cyber and information security regulations have been proposed by the European Commission to create a minimum set of standards in both areas
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March 24, 2022
24
Mar'22
Ransomware demands and payments increase with use of leak sites
Ransomware demands and payments continue to climb as gangs increasingly turn to Dark Web leak sites to add pressure on victims
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March 22, 2022
22
Mar'22
Details of Conti ransomware affiliate released
Information about a new Conti affiliate has been released by eSentire and BreakPoint Lab after a joint investigation into the group’s indicators of compromise
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March 18, 2022
18
Mar'22
Ukrainian cyber defences prove resilient
Thanks to a combination of prior experience and global support, Ukraine’s defences against cyber incidents are holding strong in the face of Russian attacks
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March 17, 2022
17
Mar'22
Alarm raised over ‘trickster’ LokiLocker ransomware
The new LokiLocker ransomware is, like its namesake, adept at tricks and misdirection, say BlackBerry researchers
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March 17, 2022
17
Mar'22
Windstream claims North America’s ‘first and only comprehensive’ managed SASE
Managed communications service provider sees new bundle enabling convergence of networking and security as addressing modern-day challenges of digital business transformation, cyber security and workforce mobility
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
SentinelOne adds Attivo Networks to identity portfolio
SentinelOne adds identity threat detection and response technology to its cyber portfolio, saying it will benefit zero-trust adoption among its customers
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
CaddyWiper is fourth new malware linked to Ukraine war
ESET’s cyber security analysts have identified yet another destructive wiper malware being used against targets in Ukraine
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March 09, 2022
09
Mar'22
Microsoft serves up three zero-days on March Patch Tuesday
Three zero-days pop up in Microsoft’s March update, along with a number of other noteworthy concerns for defenders
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March 08, 2022
08
Mar'22
Google buys Mandiant for £4bn
Acquisition will see cyber defence and threat intelligence specialist folded into Google Cloud’s security suite
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March 07, 2022
07
Mar'22
Ukraine joins Nato cyber knowledge hub
Ukraine is to become a contributing participant in Nato’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
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March 04, 2022
04
Mar'22
Microsoft stops sales of products and services to Russia
Citing sanctions and cyber security concerns, Microsoft has become the latest company to withdraw from the Russian market
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March 03, 2022
03
Mar'22
Nato Cyber Security unit tests post-quantum VPN
Nato’s Cyber Security Centre has successfully tested secure communication flows in a post-quantum world using a UK-designed VPN
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March 03, 2022
03
Mar'22
Direct action is a risky business for Ukraine's volunteer hackers
Hackers have been responding to Ukraine’s call to create an IT army, but there are many reasons why taking direct action in a kinetic conflict is a bad idea
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March 02, 2022
02
Mar'22
Cyber companies step up support for Ukraine
Security companies Bitdefender and Vectra AI are both to offer products and services in support of Ukraine
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March 01, 2022
01
Mar'22
BBC blasted with millions of malicious emails
Responding to an FoI request, the BBC has revealed it receives more than 300,000 malicious email attacks every day
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March 01, 2022
01
Mar'22
DCMS opens consultation on telecoms cyber standards
Proposed rules will set out the specific measures telecoms providers need to take to fulfil their legal duties under the Telecommunications Security Act
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March 01, 2022
01
Mar'22
ESET details new IsaacWiper malware used on Ukraine
Having been among the first to report on the HermeticWiper malware used against Ukraine last week, ESET has now identified another destructive malware called IsaacWiper
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February 28, 2022
28
Feb'22
Ukraine cyber attacks seen spiking, but no destructive cyber war yet
While cyber attacks linked to Russia’s war on Ukraine are taking place, they are having little impact beyond the region
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February 28, 2022
28
Feb'22
Cloudflare: Our network is our product
Cloudflare’s chief product officer explains why its network is its product and how it protects organisations against cyber threats
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February 25, 2022
25
Feb'22
Mass phishing attacks against Ukrainian citizens reported
The Ukrainian cyber authorities are alerting people located in the country to be alert to phishing attacks
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February 24, 2022
24
Feb'22
Researchers link Dridex botnet to emergent Entropy ransomware
A little-known new ransomware called Entropy contains significant code similarities to the general purpose Dridex botnet, suggesting some kind of link between the two
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February 24, 2022
24
Feb'22
KnowBe4 cyber drama tackles Colonial Pipeline in fourth season
KnowBe4’s ongoing cyber security training drama, The Inside Man, reaches its fourth season with a plot drawing inspiration from one of the most impactful cyber attacks of 2021
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February 24, 2022
24
Feb'22
New wave of cyber attacks on Ukraine preceded Russian invasion
A wave of DDoS attacks, and a second data wiper attack, were seen hitting Ukraine in the hours leading up to the Russian invasion
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February 24, 2022
24
Feb'22
New cyber guidelines to safeguard construction sector
NCSC launches sector-specific security guidance for organisations in the construction industry, with input from the Chartered Institute of Building
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February 24, 2022
24
Feb'22
Russia behind dangerous Cyclops Blink malware
Joint NCSC CISA advisory attributes a dangerous malware, dubbed Cyclops Blink, to Russia’s Sandworm APT, likely a GRU unit, with WatchGuard users at particular risk
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February 23, 2022
23
Feb'22
Microsoft extends Defender umbrella to Google Cloud Platform
Redmond says extending Defender for Cloud native capabilities to the Google Cloud Platform will help simplify security for organisations pursuing multicloud strategies by eliminating the gaps where the bad guys can get in
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February 23, 2022
23
Feb'22
IBM opens cyber security hub in India
Big Blue’s new cyber security hub, comprising a cyber range, software development facilities and a security operations centre, will serve enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region
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February 21, 2022
21
Feb'22
Zoom gains NCSC Cyber Essentials Plus and NHS security badges
Video platform Zoom has added a number of UK-specific cyber certifications to help it demonstrate its platform is safeguarded against common threats
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February 21, 2022
21
Feb'22
UK joins US in pinning Ukraine DDoS attacks on Russia
A series of DDoS attacks on Ukrainian defence and banking organisations last week is now being firmly attributed to Russian action
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February 16, 2022
16
Feb'22
2021 another record year for UK cyber investment
Total revenue generated by the UK’s cyber sector was up 14% last year, and UK-registered security firms raised over £1bn in investment
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February 15, 2022
15
Feb'22
Botched third-party configuration exposes Internet Society data to web
Personal data on members of The Internet Society was exposed after a supplier failed to secure its Azure storage
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February 11, 2022
11
Feb'22
Lack of knowledge disastrous for effective security strategy within Dutch companies
Most Dutch companies still haven’t realised that security is an integral part of their IT and company strategy
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February 11, 2022
11
Feb'22
Why security professionals should pay attention to what Russia is doing
Even though the average organisation is an unlikely target for a Russian state cyber attack, here's why security teams still need to watch what Russian threat groups are up to
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February 09, 2022
09
Feb'22
Linux-based clouds an open door for attackers, says VMware
Its prevalence as a cloud operating system means Linux is becoming a meal ticket for malicious actors, but the security industry does not seem to have cottoned on to this yet, says VMware
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February 09, 2022
09
Feb'22
Ransomware ever more sophisticated and impactful, warns NCSC
UK’s National Cyber Security Centre teams up with US and Australian partners in a joint advisory warning organisations of the increasing sophistication exhibited by criminal ransomware gangs
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February 08, 2022
08
Feb'22
The Security Interviews: Building the UK’s future cyber ecosystem
As the government lays out the next iteration of its Cyber Security Strategy, we speak to Plexal and Lorca’s Saj Huq about his work building a cyber ecosystem to support the UK’s future ambitions
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February 04, 2022
04
Feb'22
Cyber attacks on European oil facilities spreading
Following a cyber attack on distribution facilities in Germany, more incidents have been reported in Belgium and the Netherlands, but it is too early to necessarily draw a link between them
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February 04, 2022
04
Feb'22
Check Point looks to plug ASEAN’s cyber security gap
Check Point is shoring up its sales force and partner ecosystem to address the cyber security needs of small and mid-sized businesses in a region that is highly targeted by threat actors
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February 03, 2022
03
Feb'22
BlackCat crew supposedly behind OilTanking ransomware heist
Preliminary reports from Germany’s national cyber authority indicate the recent OilTanking ransomware attack may have been the work of the BlackCat group
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February 03, 2022
03
Feb'22
Crisp supply shortage looms after KP Snacks hit by ransomware
Supplies of Hula Hoops and many other snack brands are under threat after a ransomware attack on the systems of KP Snacks