April 2021
Kaiser Permanente names Diane Comer as chief information technology officer
Kaiser Permanente announced that Diane Comer has been named the organization’s new chief information technology officer. In this role, she will lead Kaiser …
Office 365 phishing campaign uses publicly hosted JavaScript code
A new phishing campaign targeting Office 365 users cleverly tries to bypass email security protections by combining chunks of HTML code delivered via publicly hosted …
4 things you can do to minimize cyberattacks on supply and value chains
Supply chain attacks target the weakest spot in most every enterprise’s security program: third-party access. The SolarWinds hack was a classic supply chain attack, …
Cloud-native watering hole attack: Simple and potentially devastating
In this era of increasing technological complexity, watering hole attacks build on a model of simplicity. Just like predatory animals that hover near sources of water favored …
A rush to remote working leaving businesses vulnerable to cybercriminals
The COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to quickly support remote working practices, often without proper security measures in place. Verizon reveals that many businesses may …
Cybercriminals are using Telegram bots, Google Forms to gather stolen user data
Cybercriminals are increasingly using legitimate services such as Google Forms and Telegram to gather user data stolen on phishing websites. Alternative ways to collect data …
Businesses shifting to remote work need to focus on securing endpoint devices
Forrester Consulting conducted a study that shines a light on the increasingly complex realities of digital transformation, its impact on enterprise endpoint security for …
Fraudulent purchase attempts value increased 69% in 2020
The average value of fraudulent purchase attempts increased 69% in 2020, a recent Sift report reveals. Also, several business categories were hit by both major increases in …
68% of construction executives have no cybersecurity measures in place
The construction industry may not appear to be an obvious target for cybercrime, but it garners unwanted online attention just like other sectors. According to a report by …
Financial organizations struggling to secure data in the cloud
In 2020, the most common incidents that financial organizations suffered regarding data in the cloud were phishing attacks (reported by 26%), targeted attacks on cloud …
nFront Weak Password Scanner helps orgs scan breached passwords
nFront Weak Password Scanner is available for free to companies worldwide allowing them to scan their Active Directory against over 700 million breached passwords in less than …
Perimeter 81 FWaaS helps organizations scale and protect their expanding perimeters
Perimeter 81 announced that it has launched its Firewall as a Service offering (FWaaS), Network Traffic Control (NTC). The new release advances Perimeter 81’s Secure Access …
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