Security News

New value exists at the intersection of digital tech and sustainability
2021-02-01 04:30

European companies that accelerate both their digital and sustainability transitions are likely to recover faster and emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, according to a report from Accenture. The report indicates that companies leading in both digital adoption and sustainable practices are nearly three times more likely than other companies to be among "Tomorrow's leaders," thereby recovering faster and emerging stronger from the crisis.

Group-IB granted Innovation Excellence award for its Digital Risk Protection
2021-01-28 00:00

Group-IB was granted Innovation Excellence award for its Digital Risk Protection, an Al-driven platform for identifying and mitigating digital risks and counteracting brand impersonation attacks with the company's patented technologies at its core. The key parameters independently analyzed by Frost & Sullivan in its "Frost Radar: European Digital Risk Protection Market, 2020" among others included innovation stability, R&D, mega trends leverage, growth pipeline, vision and strategy, revenue growth, and market share growth.

TetherView Digital Bunker: A one-way-in and one-way-out private cloud solution for enterprises
2021-01-27 03:00

TetherView announced the launch of Digital Bunker, a comprehensive one-way-in and one-way-out private cloud solution for enterprise customers. "The major trend in enterprise cloud solutions today has been to bring all the data to all employees everywhere," said Michael Abboud, CEO and founder of TetherView.

Naked Security Live – Don’t let digital jokes turn into digital disasters
2021-01-25 19:30

Here's our latest Naked Security Live talk, where we talk about the difference between online "Secrets" that aren't really secret but were hidden away to be found as a bit of fun. Genuine secrets, such as passwords and encryption keys, that get "Hidden" away in apps or websites in the hope that they won't be found and abused.

Digital burglars break into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
2021-01-25 18:01

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has admitted one of its servers was accessed without sanction and may have been digitally pawed by miscreants. The attack involved a server containing documents associated with Australian credit applications and the commission warned that "Some limited information may have been viewed by the threat actor." ASIC was at pains to add that it hadn't seen evidence of the forms and attachments being opened or downloaded.

IT leaders concerned about their ability to keep up with digital transformation
2021-01-21 04:30

IT leaders have growing concerns about their ability to keep up with digital transformation, a Dynatrace survey of 700 CIOs reveals. 93% of CIOs say IT's ability to maximize value for the business is hindered by challenges, including IT and business teams working in silos.

AnyVan confirms digital break-in, says customer names, emails and hashed passwords exposed
2021-01-19 08:45

Anyvan, the European online marketplace that lets users buy delivery, transport or removal services from a network of providers, has confirmed it was the victim of a digital burglary that involved the theft of customers' personal data. The company wrote to customers mid-last week to inform them of a "Breach of security resulting in the unauthorised access to data from our user database," according to the email seen by The Register.

Don Freese joins Digital Realty as CISO
2021-01-14 23:15

He reports to Executive Vice President, Operations Erich Sanchack and is responsible for overseeing Digital Realty's company-wide information security technology and programs and managing risks related to confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems and data. "We're thrilled to welcome someone of Don's high caliber to the team as we continue to proactively safeguard our customers from today's constantly evolving cyber and data security threats," said Mr. Sanchack.

Contentsquare partners with Microsoft Azure to accelerate digital transformation
2021-01-14 01:00

Contentsquare is now partnering with Microsoft Azure's cloud computing platform to accelerate its growth, drive peak performance and underpin successful innovation. Leveraging the Microsoft Azure cloud to accelerate growth.

Western Digital delivers 4TB portable SSDs
2021-01-12 01:45

Western Digital announced it's now delivering 4TB portable SSDs across its consumer brand portfolio. "This milestone allows us to deliver a new era of solutions with the capacity and performance our customers have been asking for. Our consumer brand products are used by millions of professionals and consumers around the world, and we continue to drive technology forward to deliver the performance, reliability and leading products they demand," said Jim Welsh, senior vice president and general manager of Consumer Solutions Products, Western Digital.