Security News > 2021 > February
Trend Micro shared results from a study that reveals systemic challenges with security integration into business processes. The study found that only 23% of organizations prioritize the alignment of security with key business initiatives.
European companies that accelerate both their digital and sustainability transitions are likely to recover faster and emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, according to a report from Accenture. The report indicates that companies leading in both digital adoption and sustainable practices are nearly three times more likely than other companies to be among "Tomorrow's leaders," thereby recovering faster and emerging stronger from the crisis.
The global 5G core market size is projected to grow from $630 million in 2020 to $9.497 million by 2025, at a CAGR of 72.0% during the forecast period, according to ResearchAndMarkets. The 5G core market is gaining traction due to the evolution of cellular network technology, which has offered higher data speeds and lower latency.
With a history of leveraging societal maladies to their advantage, cyber criminals leverage the confusion and unpreparedness created by the global pandemic in their cyber attacks. Cybersecurity company Cynet will help by reviewing the 2020 high profile attacks in depth and guide cybersecurity professionals for 2021 in an upcoming webinar.
42% of global consumers use a free FinTech app or platform. The research reveals interesting findings about how consumers protect their sensitive information when using financial technology applications.
A financially-motivated threat actor notorious for its cryptojacking attacks has leveraged a revised version of their malware to target cloud infrastructures using vulnerabilities in web server technologies, according to new research. Deployed by the China-based cybercrime group Rocke, the Pro-Ocean cryptojacking malware now comes with improved rootkit and worm capabilities, as well as harbors new evasion tactics to sidestep cybersecurity companies' detection methods, Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 researchers said in a Thursday write-up.
A "Severe" vulnerability in GNU Privacy Guard's Libgcrypt encryption software could have allowed an attacker to write arbitrary data to the target machine, potentially leading to remote code execution. The flaw, which affects version 1.9.0 of libgcrypt, was discovered on January 28 by Tavis Ormandy of Project Zero, a security research unit within Google dedicated to finding zero-day bugs in hardware and software systems.
If you've followed the history of malware in recent years, you will definitely have heard of Emotet, and you'll have a very good idea of what happens next to Emotet victims if the malware breaches their defences. The macros used by Emotet documents are the opening gambit in the malware attack, and they initiate the next stage of the infection, typically launching a heavily disguised PowerShell command to download and implant the Emotet malware program itself.
Cloudreach announced the launch of Cloudreach DevOps as a Service. DevOps as a Service is the first of its kind in the market, and fundamentally changes how cloud IT services are consumed to make it easy for enterprises to adopt cloud native technologies and practices.
Organizations with a remote workforce that rely on Microsoft Teams for a centralized workplace for collaboration, can add best-in-class Encryption and Rights Management to ensure automatic protection of sensitive data shared and accessed from Microsoft Teams. Seclore for Microsoft 365 offering allows organizations to automatically add persistent, granular usage controls to sensitive documents worked on in Microsoft Teams channels.