Sunnyvale, CA – Druva, the leader in cloud data protection and information management, today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. Working as part of the CSA, Druva aims to educate and help companies make the most of Cloud Computing to secure their data. Druva is the first company to offer a ‘Cloud-First’ approach to data protection, enabling customers to manage and protect all their critical information in the Cloud while having the confidence that data is…
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This May saw one of the most damaging cyber attacks in history, when the WannaCry ransomware infected hundreds of organisations across the world, including the NHS. Where most attacks have effects on finance or data privacy, the WannaCry incident brought real-world services to a standstill, with patients turned away from hospitals and operations cancelled. We often hear that in the future, warfare will be conducted online, with hackers bringing down essential systems at the push of a button and holding countries to ransom – this month, we saw what that might look like. At the heart of it all were…
Addresses permissions management failings in knowledge-driven work environments LONDON, UK.–Imperva, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMPV), committed to protecting business-critical data and applications in the cloud and on-premises, today announced CounterBreach 2.0 with a new algorithm to automatically place individuals and their cross-functional peers into “virtual” working groups based on interactions with enterprise files in order to identify unusual user access patterns. This new Dynamic Peer Group Analysis algorithm proves an intelligent approach to permissions management that helps protect data against insider threats. The new machine learning algorithm in CounterBreach 2.0 automatically identifies ad-hoc and cross-functional working groups, assigning users into peer groups. CounterBreach then…
On a positive note, research also shows Windows 10 adoption has doubled since 2016 to 31% of endpoints running the latest version of the operating system Findings highlight the importance of updating and patching to stay ahead of latest exploits ANN ARBOR, Mich.- Duo Security , the world’s leading cloud-based Trusted Access provider, today released The 2017 Duo Trusted Access Report , analysing the security health of 4.6 million endpoint devices, including 3.5 million mobile phones across multiple industries and geographic regions. With increased adoption of cloud services and mobile devices, enterprises no longer have distinct boundaries defined by inside and outside the…
Digital transformation projects are increasingly high priority for businesses, for very clear reasons. A recent survey by Axians found that 42 per cent of network managers believe that their organisation’s network doesn’t fully meet the needs of the business. This is despite 76 per cent agreeing that the CIO has 100 per cent visibility of the network. However, as the digital strategy becomes a priority, the network changes necessary to sustain secure and agile businesses are being missed. For example, fashion retailer Jaeger recently went into administration part way through a digital transformation project, and our survey found that 49 per cent…
New DDoS Trends and Analysis Report warns of “Trojan Horse” DDoS Attacks intended to disrupt and distract network operators from more destructive security threats Marlborough, MA and London, UK – The greatest DDoS risk for organisations is the barrage of short, low volume attacks which mask more serious network intrusions, according to the latest DDoS Trends and Analysis report from Corero Network Security (LSE: CNS), a leading provider of real-time DDoS defense solutions. According to new Corero research, which highlights DDoS attack attempts against its customers, short, frequent, low-volume DDoS attacks continue to dominate. Despite several headline-dominating, high-volume DDoS attacks over the past year, the…
If you were still in the dark about the threat that ransomware presents to your business, you won’t be any more. Recent high profile attacks on the NHS, along with thousands of other victims throughout the world, have put into stark relief the damage that ransomware attacks can cause. If your business gets hit by a ransomware attack, you risk suffering significant operational, financial, and reputational damage. Whatever industry you operate in, this is bad news. Fortunately, implementing ransomware best practices will significantly reduce the level of risk to your business. Here are four key ransomware best practice tips that…
News broke yesterday that more than 60,000 sensitive US military files have been found on a publicly accessible Amazon server by a security researcher. The files contained passwords for US government systems and the security credentials of a senior engineer at defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH). Andrew Clarke. EMEA Director at One Identity commented below. Andrew Clarke, EMEA Director at One Identity: “While the details to this latest breach are still nascent, there are signs of some problematic behaviour. First, while there were seemingly no passwords to classified data stored on the Amazon server, that simply serves to add a step to the process for the…
Following news about the OneLogin data breach, Matt Walmsley, EMEA Director at Vectra Networks commented below. Matt Walmsley, EMEA Director at Vectra Networks: “Single sign-on is like a master key, offering users easy access to multiple apps and sites. It is also a tantalising prize for cybercriminals to steal. Attackers will often target supply chains as a point of focus – they hold valuable information about customers. An en-mass data theft at OneLogin has earned the hacker a significant haul of customers’ account credentials, including plain text access to passwords. This data can either be sold on or directly used for further breaches…
News has broken out that hackers have published more than 25,000 private photos and private data from patients of a Lithuanian cosmetic surgery. The images were made public on Tuesday by a hacking group calling themselves “Tsar Team”, which broke into the servers of the Grozio Chirurgija clinic earlier this year and demanded ransoms from the clinic’s clients in more than 60 countries around the world, including the UK. Tim Erlin, VP at AlienVault commented below. Tim Erlin, VP at Tripwire: “The idea of blackmailing individuals with disclosure of personal information certainly isn’t new, though this may be the first time that we’ve seen that…