Cybercriminals on Discord: Discovering developing threats
In this video for Help Net Security, Tal Samra, Cyber Threat Analyst at Cyberint, talks about Discord, a platform often used for cybercrime activities, and the possible …
Storage systems vulnerabilities: Act now to avoid disasters
Continuity issued a research report which provided an analysis of the vulnerabilities and misconfigurations of enterprise storage systems. The findings revealed that storage …
Researchers discover ransomware that encrypts virtual machines hosted on an ESXi hypervisor
Sophos has released details of a new ransomware written in Python that attackers used to compromise and encrypt virtual machines hosted on an ESXi hypervisor. The report …
Server market size to reach $145.31 billion by 2028
The global server market size is expected to reach $145.31 billion by 2028, according to ResearchAndMarkets. It is expected to expand at a CAGR of 7.8% from 2021 to 2028. The …
Server market revenue declining 2.5% YOY in 2Q21
Worldwide server market revenue declined 2.5% year over year to $23.6 billion during the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). …
The surge in the size of server estates putting DBAs under pressure
Data professionals are under more pressure than ever, maintaining the performance of fast-growing server estates, managing cloud migrations, meeting increased security and …
Dealing with security vulnerabilities on data center servers requires more skilled staff
There is a lot of attention being paid to continuously updating servers to patch security vulnerabilities on Linux servers running in data centers – a basic step …
Worldwide server market reaching $20.9 billion during 1Q21
The worldwide server market grew 12% year over year to $20.9 billion during the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21), according to IDC. Worldwide server shipments grew 8.3% year over …
3 areas of implicitly trusted infrastructure that can lead to supply chain compromises
The SolarWinds compromise in December 2020 and the ensuing investigation into their build services put a spotlight on supply chain attacks. This has generated a renewed …
21 vulnerabilities found in Exim, update your instances ASAP!
A code audit of Exim, a widely used mail transfer agent, has revealed 21 previously unknown vulnerabilities, some of which can be chained together to achieve unauthenticated …
Is it OK to publish PoC exploits for vulnerabilities and patches?
In the wake of the Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon zero-day and F5 BIG-IP security exploits earlier this year, many are questioning if and when should researchers publish proof …
Three ways formal methods can scale for software security
Security is not like paint: it can’t just be applied after a system has been completed. Instead, security has to be built into the system design. But how can we know that a …