Belarus arrests GandCrab operator
An alleged operator of the GandCrab ransomware has been arrested in Belarus. The arrest was a joint operation between the UK, Romania and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in Belarus....
BootHole exposes billions of devices to attack
Are you preparing to patch all your Linux, Windows and other devices today? No? Well, you should. Researchers at Eclypsium have announced BootHole. It is a vulnerability that affects virtually every...
Is neurodiversity the solution to your cybersecurity skills deficit?
Neurodiversity has become a serious topic in cybersecurity over the last four years. The perceived skills shortage has opened the door for those who are neurodiverse. It includes people with Autism,...
What causes employees to create cybersecurity incidents?
43 percent of employees have admitted they were responsible for cybersecurity incidents that affected themselves or the company. The details are contained in Tessian’s latest report entitled: The Psychology of Human...
Are you protecting your business from bots?
The use of bots is on the increase. Bots are capable of automating repetitive tasks and speeding up the way organisations work. They are equally useful for attacking businesses and stealing...
Forescout and Advent like an on-off-on again teenage romance
The Forescout and Advent International deal is back on again. Advent International has returned to the table with a US$29.00 per share offer to Forescout shareholders. It comes after Forescout launched...
Windows DNS bug, SIGRed, gets a perfect 10
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SIGRed is a critical bug in Windows Domain Name System (DNS) server. The bug has been around for 17 years and is as a result of the way Microsoft chose to...
Entrust launches 10th generation of it PKI platform
Entrust Datacard has launched Security Manager 10, the latest version of its private key infrastructure (PKI). The PKI platform can be deployed in the cloud and on-premises. As organisations struggle to...
Cyberattacks increase on the extended enterprise
Cyberattacks against enterprise targets have increased as a result of the lockdown. They were already on the increase before enterprises sent large numbers of workers home and put them on remote...
Will US legislation stop COVID-19 apps leaking user data?
COVID-19 contact tracing apps are leaking user data according to security company Avast. It claims that rushing apps to market has meant skimping on security. It means that cybercriminals can steal...
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Cybercriminals focus on a narrow set of known vulnerabilities
Cybercriminals focus most of their energy on a relatively small number of vulnerabilities and targets according to the latest Global Threat Intelligence Centre report...
Lessons from an experienced remote working organisation
Jeff Mills is UK country manager at WordPress VIP, part of the Automatic Group. The company was globally distributed from the start with its...
Blockchain Catch-up Week 30 (to w/e 7th August)
This is a start-of-the-week Enterprise Times ‘blockchain catch-up’ for Week 30. The catch-up is not intended to be comprehensive; it seeks to highlight developments...
Dentists bitten by cybercriminals
Dentists have become the latest group to lose data to cybercriminals. The British Dental Association (BDA) has taken its website down as a result...
ARTIFACTS v2 available, built on bloxberg blockchain
ARTiFACTS has released v2.0 of its platform. This upgrade enables researchers to establish the provenance of their work in real-time. The significance: their research...
WFMSG reborn as CommunityWFM
Workforce Management Software Group has rebranded itself as CommunityWFM. The cloud-based workforce management vendor provides a solution for contact centres. It creates visibility, collaboration...
Huobi digital asset management platform and custody services
Huobi is launching a digital asset management platform - with custody services for institutions. Huobi claims the platform matches qualified institutional investors and high-net-worth...
Are you ready to go BackToWork?
Zoho has announced a new solution to help organisations as they start returning employees to the workplace. Like similar initiatives earlier this year Zoho...
TASE to launch central blockchain securities lending platform
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) will launch a central blockchain securities lending platform. It is promising that this will offer "innovative and groundbreaking...
Cellebrite adds cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations solution
Cellebrite has launched Crypto Tracer. This is a cryptocurrency investigation solution designed to speed up investigations involving blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Such a tool...
Are your SOC staff looking for a way out?
First-time security analysts can’t wait to get the heck out of the Security Operation Centre (SOC). Half of the first time (entry-level) security analysts...
Unilog announces Acumatica partnership
Unilog has joined the Acumatica Marketplace as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner. The Marketplace offers Acumatica customers and reselling partners access to complementary applications...
FastPOS author pleads guilty in US
The author of the FastPOS malware that affected point-of-sale (POS) systems has pled guilty to RICO charges in the US. Valerian Chiochiu, aka “Onassis,”...
Blockchain Catch-up Week 29 (to w/e 31st July)
This is a start-of-the-week Enterprise Times ‘blockchain catch-up’ for Week 29. The catch-up is not intended to be comprehensive; it seeks to highlight developments...
