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The Valak information stealer is being distributed in ongoing campaigns aimed at enterprises in North America, South America, Europe and likely other regions as well, Cisco Talos reports. What makes Valak stand out in the crowd is the use of stolen email threads for distribution, which increases the likelihood of the victim opening the delivered attachments.
Nutanix announced that it has appointed Christian Goffi as Vice President, Americas Channel Sales, where he will lead Nutanix's Americas Channel team. "I'm thrilled to be joining Nutanix, a company I've admired for its innovative hyperconverged infrastructure, cloud solutions, and customer-first approach," said Christian Goffi, Vice President of Americas Channel Sales at Nutanix.
The phishing email leads recipients to a phony BOA landing page in an attempt to steal their banking credentials, according to Armorblox. A blog post published Thursday by security provider Armorblox explains how a recent phishing campaign impersonates Bank of America.
"Tom is a respected and recognized leader in the cyber insurance industry with a strong acumen in underwriting and a solid presence within the broker community," said Schiavone. "His strategic and managerial expertise will be critical as we expand our cyber presence in North America."
Congress has been urged to introduce a measure that would require the FBI to get a warrant before agents can review Americans' internet browsing and search histories - just days after an amendment to do that fell by one vote in the Senate. Some new powers were also granted to law enforcement, including the ability to demand the browsing and search histories of citizens without needing to prove their case to a judge, which has serious privacy implications.
Congress has been urged to introduce a measure that would require the FBI to get a warrant before agents can review Americans' internet browsing and search histories - just days after an amendment to do that fell by one vote in the Senate. Some new powers were also granted to law enforcement, including the ability to demand the browsing and search histories of citizens without needing to prove their case to a judge, which has serious privacy implications.
Kill Chain is an HBO documentary made and produced by Simon Arizzone, Russell Michaels and Sarah Teale. Arizzone and Michaels already worked on a documentary in 2006 called Hacking Democracy, which was about uncovering voting machines vulnerabilities and about how votes were manipulated, leading to George W. Bush winning the elections.
Cohesity announced that veteran channel sales leader Mike Houghton has joined the company to serve as vice president of Americas channels. Houghton joins Cohesity from Logicalis U.S., a leading provider of global IT solutions and managed services, where he served as president and chief sales officer responsible for the team's strategic direction as well as the day-to-day sales operations and performance.
The particular case under review concerns former police sergeant Nathan Van Buren who was convicted in 2017 under the CFAA for running a computer search for a license plate number. Lawyers and legal minds have been fighting over the question of authorized and unauthorized use under the CFAA ever since it was enacted back in 1986.
Pyramid Analytics, a leading global provider of next-generation business analytics for the enterprise, welcomed Spencer Johnson as Vice President of North America Sales. Responsible for ensuring that the Pyramid has the necessary people, tools, training, and resources to meet designated revenue goals, Johnson will report to Omri Kohl, co-founder and CEO of Pyramid Analytics.