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Netscout so far has identified more than 14,000 "Abusable" Windows RDP servers that can be misused by attackers in DDoS attacks-troubling news at a time when this type of attack is on the rise due to the increased volume of people online during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. What's more, while initially only advanced attackers with access to "Bespoke DDoS attack infrastructure" used this method of amplification, researchers also observed RDP servers being abused in DDoS-for-hire services by so-called "Booters," they said.

The constantly evolving healthcare environment has placed immense financial strain on hospitals and increased pressure on healthcare staff, which has been made worse by the influx of possible security threats. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has recently released an alert highlighting imminent cybercrime threats to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers.

BitDam announced that it is enhancing its offering for MSPs by adding a unique MSP console to its Advanced Threat Protection solution. The new BitDam MSP console's centralized dashboard view allows MSPs to view and manage all customers at one time and on one screen.

Be we have to balance this and also not turn remote work into a world where everyone must be available 24/7. People still need to be able to shut off work as well. What we lost in the ability to meet directly with people can be a benefit in a remote world where managers and leaders - who are often the stakeholders the intelligence team needs to talk to - are able to be more efficient.

The collaboration will allow the integration of Tanium's behavior-based detection offering, Tanium Signals, with OpenCTI, helping organizations to store, organize and visualise intelligence information in real-time. Organizations will be able to feed the Tanium platform with the latest and relevant intelligence data provided by OpenCTI, providing them with the ability to aggregate several sources of threat intelligence.

Understanding today's most important cyber threats is the first step toward protecting any organization from attack. Protecting an organization from attack requires more than just knowledge of the most common cyber threats.

When the move to the cloud was dramatically exacerbated by companies rapidly shifting to remote work, these tools fell short of supplying clear visibility into multiple environments and technology layers. The need to quickly adapt and scale to the new reality provided the perfect opportunity to accelerate the push to cloud, but outdated traditional security information and event management tools are not able to efficiently collect and process the high volume of telemetry generated by the multiple cloud services adopted as part of this push.

LogRhythm announced it has acquired MistNet, a cloud-based analytics platform that delivers vast network visibility and accurate threat detection. The acquisition will allow LogRhythm to deliver intelligent, machine-learning based detection and response capabilities that incorporate network detection, user and entity behavior analytics, endpoint detection and response data, and additional MITRE ATT&CK detections to solve current and emerging security and risk problems.

With the growing threat of fraud fueled by the digital acceleration that took place in 2020, Experian revealed five emerging fraud threats facing businesses in 2021. To help businesses prepare for fraudulent activity in 2021, there are five fraud threats businesses should be aware of this year.

Google has banned the conservative social networking app Parler from the Google Play Store for not removing posts that incite violence in the US. In a statement to BleepingComputer, Google stated that Parler was removed after repeated violations of policies that require Google Play apps to moderate user-generated content. Google Play Store policies require apps that display user-generated content to moderate and remove content that violates Google's policies, including threats of violence and harassment.