Security News > 2022 > April

Keeper Compliance Reports
2022-04-06 04:15

In this video, Craig Lurey, CTO and Co-Founder of Keeper Security, talks about the new secure add-on to the Keeper enterprise platform, called Compliance Reports. Keeper Compliance Reports allow Keeper Administrators to monitor and report the access permissions of privileged accounts across the entire organization, in a zero-trust and zero-knowledge security environment.

Malicious actors targeting the cloud for cryptocurrency-mining activities
2022-04-06 04:00

"Just a few hours of compromise could result in profits for the perpetrators. That's why we're seeing a continuous fight for cloud CPU resources. It's akin to a real-life capture-the-flag, with the victim's cloud infrastructure the battleground," said Stephen Hilt, Senior Threat Researcher at Trend Micro. Threat actors are increasingly scanning for and exploiting these exposed instances, as well as brute-forcing SecureShell credentials, in order to compromise cloud assets for cryptocurrency mining, the report reveals.

Intel shuts down all business operations in Russia
2022-04-06 03:57

US chipmaker Intel announced Tuesday night that it had suspended all business operations in Russia, joining tech other companies who pulled out of the country due to the invasion of Ukraine. Intel had already suspended all shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus last month after the US government issued sweeping sanctions that prevented the export of technology to the countries.

Internal auditors stepping up to become strategic advisors in the fight against fraud
2022-04-06 03:30

A report from the Internal Audit Foundation, The Institute of Internal Auditors and Kroll, is based on a recent global survey and focus groups with internal auditors, discussing how the role of internal audit in fraud risk management has changed since the start of the pandemic. By comparing the new data to the original pre-pandemic results, the organizations were able to see if internal audit's ability to prevent, detect and investigate fraud had changed, and identify lessons that can be learned and applied to fraud risk management today.

Automotive cybersecurity market to reach $5.1 billion by 2027
2022-04-06 03:00

The global automotive cybersecurity market size is projected to grow from $2.1 billion in 2021 to $5.1 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 20.3%, according to ResearchAndMarkets. The cybersecurity protocols used to protect vehicles from malicious actors are becoming more sophisticated as the automotive industry becomes smarter.

Block Admits Data Breach Involving Cash App Data Accessed by Former Employee
2022-04-06 02:01

Block, the company formerly known as Square, has disclosed a data breach that involved a former employee downloading unspecified reports pertaining to its Cash App Investing that contained information about its U.S. customers. "While this employee had regular access to these reports as part of their past job responsibilities, in this instance these reports were accessed without permission after their employment ended," the firm revealed in a April 4 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Russia-based Hydra Darknet Marketplace
2022-04-06 00:55

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned Hydra, the same day German law enforcement authorities disrupted the world's largest dark web marketplace as part of a coordinated operation in partnership with U.S. officials. The sanctions are part of an "International effort to disrupt proliferation of malicious cybercrime services, dangerous drugs, and other illegal offerings available through the Russia-based site," the Treasury Department said in a statement.

Rid the Alert Fatigue without Compromising Security
2022-04-06 00:00

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Discover how FortiGate Ensures the Best Protection for your AWS Workloads
2022-04-06 00:00

What is the best way to deliver business continuity in today's rapidly changing environment? You need agile deployments that seamlessly scale and deliver high availability, while maintaining security and ensuring regulatory compliance. To enable your organization to move faster, FortiGate Next Generation Firewall provides AI/ML driven advanced threat protection and scalable VPN connectivity to your AWS workloads.

Top Practices for Managing the Three Levels of AWS Security
2022-04-06 00:00

The nature of the expanding attack surface and advanced threats necessitates broader, more comprehensive protection. Security architects tasked with designing, implementing, and maintaining security for AWS environments should look for comprehensive solutions that deliver multilayer protections which augment native AWS tools.