Security News > 2021 > May
Digital transformation is driving multi-cloud migrations, as 85 percent of organizations use at least two cloud providers for data storage and analytics, while 40 percent use five or more. Comprised of 100 executives from Fortune 500 companies, the survey found businesses are experiencing a conflict between a data scientist's need for quick data access and IT's need to ensure data security and privacy, as 58 percent felt that access restrictions were impacting the productivity of their analytic teams.
Addressing Fortune 500 business concerns, this virtual series will provide the supply chain analysis of the SunBurst compromise, while offering attendees new approaches and immediate actions they can take to mitigate future unknown software supply chain attacks. "Our team led the charge in dissecting the supply chain portion of this incident and introducing new approaches that businesses can use to detect and prevent future software supply chain attacks. Through this roadshow, our experts will help attendees better understand the anatomy of a supply chain attack and receive prescriptive recommendations to stop this kind of compromise."
Microsoft has fixed a nasty bug that was causing the Microsoft Edge browser to crash while watching YouTube videos or reading comments. At the time, Microsoft acknowledged the issue in numerous Reddit discussions and asked users to try Microsoft Edge Canary to test a fix that they were working on.
Microsoft has fixed a nasty bug that was causing the Microsoft Edge browser to crash while watching YouTube videos or reading comments. At the time, Microsoft acknowledged the issue in numerous Reddit discussions and asked users to try Microsoft Edge Canary to test a fix that they were working on.
China has signalled that ride-sharing companies and laid out regulations that will stop cars from collecting unnecessary data. State-controlled media report that authorities hauled in ten major ride-sharing outfits last week, among them DiDi and Meituan, and gave them a stern talking-to about how much they pay to drivers.
Agari has seen notable growth with its Software as a Service offering, which sets the standard for protecting organizations against phishing, business email compromise, and email threats. In light of today's complex security environment and increased cybercrime, this is a key capability for organizations in all industries, which is why HelpSystems continues to focus on enhancing its data security suite via adjacent acquisitions.
The team and solutions from Beyond Security will fit into HelpSystems' popular infrastructure protection portfolio featuring Digital Defense, Core Security, and Cobalt Strike. "Our global customers trust us to provide them with powerful, reliable security software to protect their data and infrastructure from malicious adversaries," said Kate Bolseth, CEO, HelpSystems.
Branches of insurance giant AXA based in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines have been struck by a ransomware cyber attack. The announcement from the group comes roughly a week after AXA stated that they would be dropping reimbursement for ransomware extortion payments when underwriting cyber-insurance policies in France.
Graduating students from several universities in the U.S. have been reporting fraudulent transactions after using payment cards at popular cap and gown maker Herff Jones. Herff Jones was completely unaware of the breach until students started to complain on social media about their fraudulent charges to their payment cards.
90% of security leaders view bot management as a top priorityHUMAN published a research into security leaders' perceptions of and responses to sophisticated bot attacks. May 2021 Patch Tuesday: Adobe fixes exploited Reader 0-day, Microsoft patches 55 holesAdobe has fixed a Reader flaw exploited in attacks in the wild, as well as delivered security updates for eleven other products, including Magento, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application, and others.