Security News > 2020 > September

The increase was felt across all size categories, with the biggest growth happening at opposite ends of the scale - the number of attacks sized 100 Gbps and above grew a whopping 275% and the number of very small attacks, sized 5 Gbps and below, increased by more than 200%. Overall, small attacks sized 5 Gbps and below represented 70% of all attacks mitigated between January and June of 2020. The rise in smaller DDoS attacks has been matched by increases in attack sophistication and intensity.

One of the key risk mitigation steps for defending the business from web application attacks is to have a Web Application Firewall. AppTrana: Risk-based fully managed cloud WAF. Indusface's AppTrana is a cloud-based WAF that accumulates and tracks risks to protect your web apps from web exploits, which could compromise security and affect application availability.

Taiwan's CERT detected cyber-crooks impersonating medical authorities to attack the country's tech industry during the early stages of the COVID pandemic. "Attackers used COVID-19 social engineering to increase the success rate of their attacks," said TWCERT/CC director Chih-Hung Lin.

Sixty-four percent of respondents stated that a QR code makes life easier in a touchless world - despite a majority of people lacking security on their mobile devices, with 51% of respondents stating they do not have or do not know if they have security software installed on their mobile devices. QR codes skyrocketed in popularity and use during the pandemic 84% of people have scanned a QR code before, with 32% most recently having scanned a QR code in the past week and 26% most recently having scanned a QR code in the past month.

The GAIA-X Initiative announced that it is one step closer to its goal of a trustworthy, sovereign digital infrastructure for Europe, with the official signing of incorporation papers for GAIA-X AISBL, a non-profit association that will take the project to the next level. "We are deeply motivated to meet the challenges of the European digital economy," said Servane Augier, COO at 3DS OUTSCALE. "Through GAIA-X, we are building, all together, a sovereign and reliable digital infrastructure and an ecosystem for innovation in Europe. In this way, we will strengthen the digital sovereignty of businesses, research and education, governments and society as a whole."

The SaaS solution is built to mitigate exposure from data exfiltration and directly addresses the gaps in security solutions for insider threats, the cause of 66% of breaches. "The pandemic and its impact on workforce collaboration is a catalyst for security teams to rethink how they address data protection without compromising collaboration. Incydr prioritizes risks to data and provides fast and easy event investigation and response capabilities, while paving a new path for companies to protect their trade secrets."

Iris ID begins shipping IrisTime, a new biometric time and attendance platform providing a fully customizable and accurate solution to meet the leading workforce management needs of small businesses to enterprise organizations worldwide. IrisTime platform is contactless, an essential consideration during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Mohammed Murad, vice president, global sales and business development, Iris ID. IrisTime is unaffected by employees wearing personal protective equipment such as gloves, masks and goggles.

Ericsson is advancing 5G core network security for communications service providers through the launch of the cloud native Ericsson Packet Core Firewall. Ericsson's new solution, part of the Ericsson 5G platform, is aimed at enabling CSPs to pursue those opportunities not only through the best packet core network security capabilities, but also in the most cost-effective way for their business.

The United States government today announced charges against 5 alleged members of a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group and 2 Malaysian hackers that are responsible for hacking more than 100 companies throughout the world. The later indicted three Chinese hackers are associated with a network security company Chengdu 404 Network Technology, operated as a front by the People's Republic of China.

Paragon is investing in the creation of a new Sector offering risk management solutions for its clients. Paragon Risk Management will offer a wide range of solutions including: Risk Advisory, Security Management, Industrial Security, Protection, Emergency Response, and Intelligence.