Security News

The Advantages of Cloud-Based Remote Desktop versus RDP over VPN
2025-01-30 15:11

Remote work is now an essential part of many businesses, requiring organizations to rethink how they provide secure and efficient access to corporate resources. Learn from TruGrid about the...

How to Bring Zero Trust to Wi-Fi Security with a Cloud-based Captive Portal?
2025-01-17 10:21

Recent data breaches have highlighted the critical need to improve guest Wi-Fi infrastructure security in modern business environments. Organizations face increasing pressure to protect their...

IcePeony and Transparent Tribe Target Indian Entities with Cloud-Based Tools
2024-11-08 12:23

High-profile entities in India have become the target of malicious campaigns orchestrated by the Pakistan-based Transparent Tribe threat actor and a previously unknown China-nexus cyber espionage...

New MIT protocol protects sensitive data during cloud-based computation
2024-09-26 08:50

Deep-learning models have found applications across various industries, from healthcare diagnostics to financial forecasting. However, their high computational demands often require powerful...

How much does cloud-based identity expand your attack surface?
2024-03-29 06:00

We all know using a cloud-based identity provider expands your attack surface, but just how big does that attack surface get? And can we even know for sure? The first step towards mitigating the expanded attack surface in the cloud is recognizing the risks and potential vulnerabilities of cloud identity providers.

56,000+ cloud-based apps at risk of malware exfiltration
2023-05-10 03:30

Even more alarming are the revelations in this year's report about browser session cookies - unquestionably the most prized data exfiltrated by malware. SpyCloud recaptured 1.87 billion malware cookie records tied to Fortune 1000 employees.

Amazon Linux 2023: Create and execute cloud-based applications with enhanced security
2023-03-16 08:30

AWS has been offering Amazon Linux, a cloud-optimized Linux distribution, since 2010. Amazon Linux 2023 is provided at no additional charge.

Cloud-based Cryptocurrency Miners Targeting GitHub Actions and Azure VMs
2022-07-11 20:24

GitHub Actions and Azure virtual machines are being leveraged for cloud-based cryptocurrency mining, indicating sustained attempts on the part of malicious actors to target cloud resources for illicit purposes. "Attackers can abuse the runners or servers provided by GitHub to run an organization's pipelines and automation by maliciously downloading and installing their own cryptocurrency miners to gain profit easily," Trend Micro researcher Magno Logan said in a report last week.

New cloud-based Microsoft Defender for home now generally available
2022-06-16 15:14

Microsoft has announced today the general availability of Microsoft Defender for Individuals, the company's new security solution for personal phones and computers. This new cross-device security solution is available for all Microsoft 365 customers with Personal or Family subscriptions starting today.

How to eliminate the weak link in public cloud-based multi-party computation
2022-05-27 04:00

Regardless of how centralized or distributed, the weak link appears when private keys or other MPC components must be computationally executed on a CPU. The point of the encryption protocols is that the algorithm is public, and the security relies only on the keys. If an attacker infiltrates multiple hosts, and gains access to the required pieces, they can perform the multi-party computation on their own and steal digital assets and funds.