Manufacturing firms turning to the cloud to increase their business agility
European manufacturing firms are embracing cloud-based technologies and services to accelerate their go-to-market plans and improve digital marketing efforts, according to an …
Cloud infrastructure spending jumped to $18.6B in 3Q21
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared …
Week in review: PolKit vulnerability, fake tax apps pushing malware, EU’s bug bounty for open source
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: PolKit vulnerability can give attackers root on many Linux distros …
New infosec products of the week: January 28, 2022
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Borderless Security, Deepfence, LiveAction, MetricStream, Panorays, Pentera, and …
Why we can’t put all our trust into AI
According to theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, “The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10,000 other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most …
Ransomware families becoming more sophisticated with newer attack methods
Ivanti, Cyber Security Works and Cyware announced a report which identified 32 new ransomware families in 2021, bringing the total to 157 and representing a 26% increase over …
Healthcare industry most common victim of third-party breaches last year
Black Kite released its annual Third-Party Breach Report, which examines the impact of third-party cyber breaches in 2021. Ransomware was the most common attack method behind …
Use of AI to fight insurance fraud hits all-time high
Insurers’ use of predictive analytics to fight fraud has reached an all-time high, according to an insurance fraud technology study by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud …
The state of SD-WAN and SASE planning
Aryaka published a report, revealing insights into global SD-WAN and SASE planning. 1,600 information technology (IT) enterprise decision makers across global enterprises …
Spending on edge computing to reach $176 billion in 2022
Worldwide spending on edge computing is expected to be $176 billion in 2022, an increase of 14.8% over 2021. Enterprise and service provider spending on hardware, software, …
Stealthy Excel malware putting organizations in crosshairs of ransomware gangs
The HP Wolf Security threat research team identified a wave of attacks utilizing Excel add-in files to spread malware, helping attackers to gain access to targets, and …
Attackers connect rogue devices to organizations’ network with stolen Office 365 credentials
Attackers are trying out a new technique to widen the reach of their phishing campaigns: by using stolen Office 365 credentials, they try to connect rogue Windows devices to …