Security News

Convergence Ahoy: Get Ready for Cloud-Based Ransomware
2021-12-17 15:45

Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra AI, takes us inside the coming nexus of ransomware, supply-chain attacks and cloud deployments. Why are ransomware and the supply chain coming together? Historically, what started out as nation-state techniques make their way into pen-testing and red teaming tools and eventually become commoditized in attacks undertaken by hackers seeking profit.

40% of organizations suffered a cloud-based data breach in the past 12 months
2021-11-02 05:00

Despite increasing cyberattacks targeting data in the cloud, 83% of businesses are still failing to encrypt half of the sensitive data they store in the cloud, raising even greater concerns as to the impact cyber criminals can have. 40% of organizations have experienced a cloud-based data breach in the past 12 months, according to a study conducted by 451 Research.

Toshiba Elevate Sky enables businesses to leverage cloud-based workplace solutions
2021-08-12 02:00

Toshiba is enabling businesses to easily leverage cloud-based workplace solutions for today's modern workforce. The company's Elevate Sky platform features a broad portfolio of Toshiba and third-party cloud-enabled systems, software and services including print, document and printer fleet management, workflow and beyond.

GE Healthcare leverages VMware SD-WAN to deliver cloud-based services to its customers
2021-08-12 00:00

To help ease the transition to the cloud, VMware announced GE Healthcare will leverage VMware SD-WAN, now part of VMware SASE, to seamlessly deliver cloud-based services to GE Healthcare customers. "VMware SD-WAN provides this network overlay to prioritize and move high-fidelity, latency-sensitive data to the cloud and between edge locations. Leveraging VMware SD-WAN enables GE Healthcare to offer rapid, more securely deployed, and easily accessed virtual care solutions."

Arqit QuantumCloud 1.0 secures devices with cloud-based quantum encryption
2021-08-03 02:30

Arqit released the first version of its service, QuantumCloud 1.0. This Platform‑as‑a‑Service software enables customers to secure the communications channels and data of any cloud, edge or...

Industrial Networks Exposed Through Cloud-Based Operational Tech
2021-07-22 17:46

OT engineers using Automation Server can download logic and configure their PLCs through the cloud-based Automation Server management console. WAGO PFC100/200 meanwhile is a series of PLCs that make heavy use of the CODESYS runtime, and most of the communication, configuration and programming of these PLCs is done through the CODESYS platform.

Industrial Firms Warned of Risk Posed by Cloud-Based ICS Management Systems
2021-07-21 15:13

The researchers showed how an attacker could go from the cloud-based management console to all managed endpoint devices, and also from the endpoint devices to the management console. In the first attack, the attacker obtains unauthorized access to the account of a management console operator using stolen credentials or exploits.

Europe’s IT and business services market propelled by growing cloud-based services adoption
2021-07-21 03:00

Growing adoption of cloud-based services is propelling the expansion of the European IT and business services market, with the region setting a new record for as-a-service spending in the second quarter, according to the latest state-of-the-industry report from ISG. The EMEA ISG Index, which measures commercial outsourcing contracts with annual contract value of $5 million or more, shows ACV for the combined market, which includes both as-a-service and managed services, reached $6.3 billion, up 31 percent against a soft quarter last year during the onset of the pandemic, and up 4 percent against the first quarter of 2021. "Europe has traditionally lagged behind other regions in its adoption of cloud-based services but now growth is accelerating," said Steven Hall, president of ISG EMEA. "COVID-related digital transformation has advanced cloud adoption by three to five years, and as-a-service ACV will soon surpass 50 percent of the market. We are near a tipping point."

Microsoft Disrupts Large-Scale, Cloud-Based BEC Campaign
2021-06-15 16:46

Threat hunters at Microsoft recently uncovered and disrupted infrastructure that powered a large-scale business email compromise campaign. "The emails originated from an external cloud provider's address space."

NetWitness Cloud SIEM delivers cloud-based threat detection and response
2021-05-27 02:30

NetWitness introduced NetWitness Cloud SIEM, a cloud-based threat detection and response solution that delivers pervasive visibility, multi-faceted analytics, and automated response capabilities without the need for on-premise deployment and administration. NetWitness Cloud SIEM provides enterprises with the same rich log management, retention, reporting, and analytics services long utilized by on-premise customers for threat detection and response, but in cloud form.