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COVID-19
Beware of fake COVID-19-themed emails from President Trump

As US citizens wait for President Trump’s final decision about whether quarantine will be over by Easter, malware peddlers have already “decided”: quarantine …

patch
April 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Uncertainty reigns, but patching endures through pandemic

I should have reserved the title from last month’s article – Let’s put the madness behind us for this month. Of course, it has a completely different meaning now in the wake …

PKI
10 considerations in order to ensure business continuity for PKI

Every year, enterprises face unforeseen events that can disrupt operations. These events are rarely predictable and often create significant challenges for IT and security …

cloud storage
Enterprises regard the cloud as critical for innovation, but struggle with security

Most enterprises (85%) believe embracing the public cloud is critical to fuel innovation, but the majority are not equipped to operate in the cloud securely, according to a …

coronavirus
Cybercriminals capitalize on COVID-19 fears, push shady websites, pharmaceuticals

Shadowy sellers want to capitalize on interest in pharmaceuticals promising a potential treatment to COVID-19. NormShield researchers looked for websites using the names of 10 …

Google Hangouts Meet
Video conferencing for teams and consumers: What is the right choice for you?

Though some claim that this forced “work from home” situation has shown that many of the discussions that previously required office meetings can actually be …

shark
Know thy enemy: The evolving behaviors of today’s cybercriminals

Organizations in the energy/utilities, government, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors have witnessed an increase in cyberattacks over the past year. In fact, recent …

question
What do CISOs want from cybersecurity vendors right now?

As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, what challenges are CISOs and other cybersecurity executives dealing with and what things they don’t want to be dealing with at the …

stop
Third-party risk is broken, businesses unprepared for supply chain disruptions

Many companies are not dedicating proper resources to assess third-party risks, and those that are still lack confidence in their programs, according to Prevalent. Supply …

China
APT attacks targeting Linux, Windows and Android remained undetected for nearly a decade

Five related APT groups operating in the interest of the Chinese government have systematically targeted Linux servers, Windows systems and mobile devices running Android …

Alert
Pandemic driving global e-commerce growth, but fraud is on the increase too

The COVID-19 crisis is driving the global growth of e-commerce sales, with millions of consumers worldwide in quarantine shopping for goods, services and entertainment online. …

Microsoft Exchange
Actively exploited MS Exchange flaw present on 80% of exposed servers

Attackers looking to exploit CVE-2020-0688, a critical Microsoft Exchange flaw patched by Microsoft in February 2020, don’t have to look hard to find a server they can …

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