Cybercrime

Kyndryl and Veeam Announce Global Strategic Alliance to Deliver Comprehensive Cyber Resiliency

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world's largest technology infrastructure services provider, and Veeam® Software, the #1 leader by market share in Data Replication and Protection Software, today announced a global strategic alliance focused on providing customers with resiliency services supported by innovative technology, expert infrastructure management and incident recovery services. Under the alliance, Kyndryl will now be a Veeam Accredited Service Partner (VASP). 

Key Points: 
  • Under the alliance, Kyndryl will now be a Veeam Accredited Service Partner (VASP).
  • The alliance combines Kyndryl's expertise in managed security services and infrastructure management capabilities with Veeam.
  • "With the ever-growing threat from cyber risks, maintaining cyber resiliency is a top priority for our customers," said Debbie Nevin, Vice President of Global Alliances at Kyndryl.
  • "Our partnership with Veeam enables us to support our customers' business continuity posture and ability to recover from increasingly more sophisticated cyber incidents."

HUMAN is a proud participant in the Microsoft Security Copilot Partner Private Preview

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

HUMAN Security today announced its participation in the Microsoft Security Copilot Partner Private Preview.

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  • HUMAN Security today announced its participation in the Microsoft Security Copilot Partner Private Preview.
  • HUMAN was selected based on their proven experience with Microsoft Security technologies, willingness to explore and provide feedback on cutting edge functionality, and close relationship with Microsoft.
  • “In the context of security, AI’s impact is likely to be profound, tilting the scales in favor of defenders and empowering organizations to defend at machine speed.
  • “It is an honor to be chosen as a Microsoft Security Copilot partner, a collaboration that reflects the deep trust in HUMAN to help reshape the cybersecurity landscape with the power of AI,” said HUMAN Security CEO and Co-Founder Tamer Hassan.

Top Five 2024 Cybersecurity Predictions by KnowBe4 Cybersecurity Experts

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Monday, November 13, 2023

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced its 2024 cybersecurity predictions from its team of global industry experts.

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  • KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced its 2024 cybersecurity predictions from its team of global industry experts.
  • The top five predicted cybersecurity trends for 2024 include:
    Bad actors will improve their ability to use AI to augment cybercrime sprees through the automated generation of social engineering attacks and improved scalability of campaigns.
  • On a positive note, defensive tools using AI will help to improve cybersecurity defenses.
  • Many cybersecurity companies have been using and improving their use of AI over the last 10 years.

United States Facility Management Markets Reprot 2023-2028: 2026 Men's FIFA World Cup Spurs Investments, Los Angeles Gears Up for 2028 Summer Olympics

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Friday, December 8, 2023

Facilities management is basically divided into two areas: hard facilities management (hard FM) and soft facilities management (soft FM).

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  • Facilities management is basically divided into two areas: hard facilities management (hard FM) and soft facilities management (soft FM).
  • As a part of united bid which features United States, Mexico & Canada to jointly host the 2026 Men's FIFA World Cup.
  • United States will host Summer Olympics 2028 at Los Angeles after winning the bid in the year 2016.
  • Plans Pro offers a wide range of integrated contract-based services, including facility management, project management, transaction management and management consulting.

CardinalOps Contributes to MITRE ATT&CK for Fourth Consecutive Release

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

TEL-AVIV, Israel and BOSTON, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CardinalOps, the detection posture management company, announced today that it contributed updates to the latest version of MITRE ATT&CK, a globally-accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations. CardinalOps' contributions to MITRE ATT&CK v14, which was released on Oct. 31, 2023, marks the fourth consecutive release of MITRE ATT&CK to which the CardinalOps team has contributed.

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  • CardinalOps' contributions to MITRE ATT&CK v14 , which was released on Oct. 31, 2023, marks the fourth consecutive release of MITRE ATT&CK to which the CardinalOps team has contributed.
  • MITRE ATT&CK v14 introduced updates to techniques, groups, campaigns and software for Enterprise, Mobile, and ICS, including a large expansion of detection notes and analytics within techniques in Enterprise.
  • MITRE ATT&CK v14 highlights how these discoveries are made on different systems, including Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
  • "CardinalOps is pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate with MITRE to contribute new techniques for the fourth consecutive release of ATT&CK," said Yair Manor, CTO and co-founder of CardinalOps.

Retail Organizations Attacked by Ransomware Increasingly Unable to Halt an Attack in Progress, Sophos Survey Finds

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

OXFORD, United Kingdom, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today shared findings from its sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Retail 2023,” which found that only 26% of retail organizations this past year were able to disrupt a ransomware attack before their data was encrypted. This is a three-year low for the sector—a decline from 34% in 2021 and 28% in 2022—suggesting the sector is increasingly unable to halt ransomware attacks already in progress.

Key Points: 
  • This is a three-year low for the sector—a decline from 34% in 2021 and 28% in 2022—suggesting the sector is increasingly unable to halt ransomware attacks already in progress.
  • "Retailers are losing ground in the battle against ransomware.
  • Ransomware criminals have been encrypting increasingly greater percentages of their retail victims in the last three years, as evidenced by the steadily declining rate of retailers stopping cybercriminal attacks in progress.
  • Attacker behaviors, techniques and tactics in the 2023 Active Adversary Report for Business Leaders, based on analysis of Sophos incident response cases

iboss Named Winner of 2023 Top Infosec Innovator Awards for Industry-Leading Browser Isolation

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

BOSTON, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- iboss, the leading Zero Trust SASE provider, was recognized as the winning "Hot Company in Browser Isolation" by Cyber Defense Magazine in the 11th annual Top InfoSec Innovator Awards. Announced at this year's CyberDefenseCon, the award recognized the iboss Zero Trust SASE platform for its powerful Browser Isolation capability, which secures customers, companies, and employees from breaches through isolation that safeguards sensitive data and prevents unauthorized access by users on unmanaged or risky devices.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- iboss , the leading Zero Trust SASE provider, was recognized as the winning "Hot Company in Browser Isolation" by Cyber Defense Magazine in the 11th annual Top InfoSec Innovator Awards.
  • iboss can solve the issues related to VDI by delivering the same capability through Browser Isolation.
  • Browser Isolation separates users from sensitive resources with a pane-of-glass, just like VDI, except it uses the end user's browser to provide isolated access.
  • iboss' Browser Isolation eliminates the need for third parties to install VPN software as access is granted through a browser.

VIPRE Security Group's Q3 2023 Email Threat Report: More Malicious Links, AI Improves Phisher Dupes

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VIPRE Security Group, a global leader and award-winning cybersecurity, privacy and data protection company, today released its Q3 Email Threat Trends Report 2023. Analyzing nearly two billion emails, the report finds that cybercriminals are adapting their methods to reflect changing consumer habits, alongside capitalizing on evolving technology to deceive and evade getting caught.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VIPRE Security Group , a global leader and award-winning cybersecurity, privacy and data protection company, today released its Q3 Email Threat Trends Report 2023.
  • Key highlights of the report include:
    110 million emails attributed to malicious content, 118 million to malicious attachments
    150,000 emails displayed previously unknown behaviors.
  • To read the full Q3 Email Threat Trends Report 2023, download the full report here: https://www.vipre.com/email-threats-latest-trends-q3-2023 .
  • VIPRE leverages its unique understanding of email security to equip organizations with the information needed to protect themselves in the following quarter.

HUMAN Disrupts Digital Supply Chain Threat Actor Scheme Originating from China

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team observed more than 74,000 Android-based mobile phones, tablets, and CTV boxes showing signs of infection.

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  • HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team observed more than 74,000 Android-based mobile phones, tablets, and CTV boxes showing signs of infection.
  • Dubbed BADBOX by HUMAN Security, the scheme utilizes Triada malware, first uncovered in 2016, as a “backdoor” on physical devices such as CTV boxes, smartphones, and tablets running Android during the supply chain process in China.
  • HUMAN partnered with members of the Human Collective and its extended network and others to achieve a widespread disruption of the PEACHPIT scheme.
  • To learn more about the BADBOX operation, visit the HUMAN blog and read the full technical report .

STUDY: 37% Intimidated, 39% Frustrated with Online Security Highlighting Digital Anxiety

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Notably, a majority (70%) of those who have heard of the security measure know how to use MFA and regularly incorporate it into their online security measures, underscoring their growing dedication to safeguarding their digital accounts.

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  • Notably, a majority (70%) of those who have heard of the security measure know how to use MFA and regularly incorporate it into their online security measures, underscoring their growing dedication to safeguarding their digital accounts.
  • Moreover, the adoption of password managers has made significant headway, with 38% of Americans utilizing these tools to bolster password security.
  • Bridging these gaps is critical to empowering users and encouraging the widespread adoption of effective cybersecurity practices, ultimately fortifying the digital security landscape.
  • At the same time, these digital natives are twice as likely to disagree with the idea that security is worth the effort.