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Famed "Shark Tank" investor and cybersecurity entrepreneur Robert Herjavec found himself on the other side of the negotiating table recently, and has agreed to sell a majority stake in the security firm he founded in 2003 to investment group Apex Partners. Apax and Herjavec this week said a definitive agreement has been signed for Apax Funds to acquire a majority stake of Managed Security Services Provider, the Herjavec Group.
The actual items covered by cybersecurity insurance naturally depend on the policy. Cybersecurity insurance has changed from something that was typically bundled with other commercial policies and not always well defined to more of a standalone item, according to Kudale.
U.S.-based cloud solutions company Accellion will soon retire FTA, its legacy enterprise file-sharing solution, vulnerabilities in which have recently been exploited by attackers to breach a variety of organizations, including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Washington State Auditor Office, and Singapore telecom Singtel. Accellion FTA is a file-sharing product that allows organizations to "Transfer large and sensitive files securely using a 100% private cloud, on-premise or hosted."
Microsoft has reminded customers that some editions of Windows 10, version 1909 will reach end of service in May 2021. Other versions also reaching end of support in May. "On May 11, 2021, the Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations editions of Windows 10 version 1909 and all editions of Windows Server, version 1909 will reach end of service," Microsoft says on the Windows 10 Health Dashboard.
The attack, which targeted the water supply in Oldsmar, a small city in Florida, was discovered by staff at the plant - they noticed the mouse moving on the screen - and they rushed to take action before any damage was caused. The attackers breached the facility via TeamViewer, which staff had been using to monitor systems remotely and respond to issues related to the water treatment process.
Election systems in the U.S. are vulnerable to cyber intrusions similar to the one that hit federal agencies and numerous businesses last year and remain a potential target for foreign hacking, according to a report released Wednesday. The report by the Center for Internet Security, a nonprofit that partners with the federal government on election security initiatives, focuses on how hardware and software components can provide potential entryways for hackers.
A water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, was attacked last Friday. Despite its similarities to a Russian attack of a Ukrainian power plant in 2015, my bet is that it's a disgruntled insider: either a current or former employee.
SOC analytics and automation, including security monitoring and incident management tools, are now mission-critical apps and services that are required to support revenue generation in today's changing business landscape. Let's take a look at why analytics and automation are so vital for modern security teams, the possible downsides, and why a cloud-native platform is the future for the SOC. Three core benefits.
MSPs have been at war with malware-wielding threat actors for many years, but ransomware is much more insidious and destructive than a trojan. While basic AV that many MSPs employ will detect most ransomware attacks based on signatures, some malware will still slip through.
The number of phishing attacks grew through 2020, fully doubling over the course of the year. Attacks peaked in October 2020, with a high of 225,304 new phishing sites appearing in that month alone, breaking all previous monthly records, according to APWG. In Brazil, security firm Axur saw a slower growth in the number of phishing attacks that targeted Brazilian companies and consumers in Brazil.