How scammers harvested credentials using US DoJ campaign
Scammers harvesting user credentials is nothing new. Every week brings details of a new scam and phishing attack. Training users to spot these attacks is not easy as they are continually...
Work from home brings more productivity but poorer security
Sectigo has published its 2020 Work From Home report (registration required). It looks at the impact on IT professionals of work from home (WFH). They were responsible for getting users online...
Google fails to overturn €50 million fine
Google has failed in its attempts to overturn a €50 million fine imposed by the French CNIL. The fine was levied against Google in January 2019, and Google has made several...
Is it a log file? No, it’s malware hiding in plain sight
Malware writers are always looking for new ways to conceal their code. Hiding it in another file that users would expect to see on their computer makes it hard to spot....
Pulseway launches its new Patch Management solution
Pulseway has launched a stand-alone patch management solution targetted at IT functions and MSPs. Pulseway Patch was, and still is, also available as an additional module as part of the Pulseway...
UK Government looks at IDnow for “immunity passports”
IDnow, the German identity verification start-up, is in talks with the UK government about its identification technology. The talks are aimed at creating a COVID-19 “immunity passports” for those who have...
IBM snaps up Spanugo to improve Cybersecurity Posture Assurance
IBM has signed an agreement to acquire Spanugo, a specialist in Cybersecurity Posture Assurance. The price and other details of the acquisition have not been revealed. IBM is to integrate the...
Ageing and obsolete network assets create serious security risks
Ageing network assets are a security timebomb waiting to go off. A report by NTT Ltd titled 2020 Global Network Insights Report (registration required) shows how bad the situation is across...
Digital Security by Design nets researchers £10 million
Nine winners of the UK Government’s Digital Security by Design programme are to share £10 million in grants between them. Grants are spread over four years and were announced by Digital...
SonicWall launches new network switches
SonicWall has announced a range of new products including new multi-gigabit switches and an SD-Branch solution. The announcement comes as countries begin to lift lockdown and some employees start heading back...