Bitdefender Releases Free Decryptor for MortalKombat Ransomware Strain
Feb 28, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor for a new ransomware strain known as MortalKombat. MortalKombat is a new…
Month: February 2023
Security Think Tank: Training can no longer be a compliance exercise
‘Humans are the weakest link’ has been the refrain of the IT security community for many years and, with social engineering attacks becoming ever more…
SolarWinds Issues Patches for High-severity Vulnerabilities
As announced earlier, SolarWinds has released patches for several vulnerabilities. The company has identified four high-severity flaws that could allow a remote adversary with Orion admin-level…
Industry Embraces Single-Vendor SASE as Cato Reports Record Growth
Cato Networks, provider of the world’s leading single-vendor SASE platform, reported today its 2022 business results. Highlights include ARR exceeding $100M in record-breaking time, enterprise…
China Is Relentlessly Hacking Its Neighbors
In May 2022, Joe Biden was on a charm offensive. The US president invited the leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations to the White House…
Busting Myths Around Cybersecurity Team Training
New Research Results from Omdia and Cybrary Point to Substantial ROI From Continuous Upskilling of Cybersecurity Teams. By Kevin Hanes, CEO, Cybary In recent years,…
The power of community participation with Faye Francy, Executive Director, Auto-ISAC
The old phrase “sharing is caring” is something that Faye Francy has seen revolutionize entire industries. From her years as a Boeing Commercial Airplanes Cybersecurity…
LastPass attack saw employee’s home computer hacked
The threat actor behind a series of compromises of credential management specialist LastPass attacked a DevOps engineer’s home computer to gain access to the organisation’s…
LastPass Discloses Breach 2.0, Traced to Employee Hardware
Popular password manager service LastPass has disclosed a second cyberattack, potentially putting millions of users’ passwords and personal data at risk. LastPass is used by…
How to Prevent Data Breach in Your Company? – A CEO Guide
Many CEOs still believe that data breaches only happen to other companies. This mindset can lead to complacency, leaving your organization vulnerable to cyber-attacks. In…
The future of cyber insurance
Cyber insurers are losing money. Their loss ratios – total claims plus the insurer’s costs, divided by total premiums earned – are now consistently above…
Apple Users Need to Update iOS Now to Patch Serious Flaws
February has been a big month for security updates, with the likes of Apple, Microsoft, and Google releasing patches to fix serious vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, a…