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Stratus Technologies has suffered a ransomware attack that required systems to be taken offline to prevent the attack's spread. Stratus Technologies is a well-known provider of high availability products, such as their ztC edge computing devices and the ftServer fault-tolerant server solution. Yesterday, Stratus Technologies disclosed that they suffered a ransomware attack, which led them to shut down portions of their network and services to isolate the attack.
Derek Manky, Chief of Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances at Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs, gives insight into the surge in attacks against vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers over the last week. Weeks after the disclosure around the ProxyLogon group of security bugs, exploitation attempts against unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers have skyrocketed.
A California federal court has sentenced a "Vengeful" techie to two years in the clink after he deleted 1,200 Microsoft user accounts belonging to a client. Deepanshu Kher, a Delhi-based employee of an unnamed IT outsourcing firm, was tasked with helping a company in the coastal city of Carlsbad, California, migrate its Office 365 environment.
Researchers with the PRODAFT Threat Intelligence Team took a deep dive into the operations of the SilverFish cyber-espionage group and linked one of its command and control servers with recent high-profile malicious attacks. The investigation, which started from indicators of compromise published for the December 2020 SolarWinds attacks, has led the researchers to identifying a new advanced persistent threat group called SilverFish, which has conducted cyber-attacks on at least 4,720 targets worldwide.
Sierra Wireless, a world-leading IoT solutions provider, today disclosed a ransomware attack that forced it to halt production at all manufacturing sites. The ransomware attack hit Sierra Wireless' internal network over the weekend, on March 20.
Canada-based IoT company Sierra Wireless revealed on Tuesday that its internal IT systems were hit by a ransomware attack on March 20. Sierra Wireless specializes in designing and manufacturing wireless communications equipment.
A year after the transition to remote working, many organizations continue to grapple with security issues and weaknesses, says PC Matic. A report published Tuesday by security firm PC Matic looks at the security practices and pitfalls among a range of organizations.
Britain's National Cyber Security Centre has urged universities, schools, and colleges to be vigilant following an increase in ransomware attacks targeting educational institutions. The University of the Highlands and Islands was also struck earlier this month, leading the institution to shut down its campuses while beleaguered IT staff fought off the ransomware.
Identity verification provider Jumio today announced a new $150 million investment round from private equity firm Great Hill Partners. Through its end-to-end identity verification and eKYC platform Jumio KYX Platform, the company delivers identity proofing services that help organizations protect their ecosystems.
The near future evolution of the Virtual Analyst is being driven by two competing and intwined motions -the growing need for real-time threat response, and the inaccessibility of deep security knowledge and expertise. Although that Virtual Analyst capability will be tightly bound to a product, the second Virtual Analyst motion centers around access to deep security expertise.