Petya-Like Wormable Malware: The “Who” and the “Why”
2017-07-02
By Rick Holland, VP Strategy at Digital ShadowsRead More…
Evolving threat landscape drives the market
2017-06-29
Channel Post speaks with Mohammad Jamal Tabbara, Senior Systems Engineer – UAE & Channel at Infoblox on the state of network security, opportunities and challenges the market offers and how the company adds value to their partner ecosystem.Read More…
Trend Micro to nurture startups with $100M investment
2017-06-29
Trend Micro has today announced the launch of a corporate venture fund to explore emerging technology markets. With an initial investment of $100 million, this venture fund will allow Trend Micro to nurture a portfolio of startups that are incubating ideas and living at the epicenter of hyper growth markets, suchRead More…
Millennials: Meet the Next Generation of Cybersecurity
2017-06-29
Millennials, the name given to the demographic cohort born, roughly speaking, between 1980 and 2000, are members of what is now the largest living generation. As they mature into 20 and 30-something professionals, they are taking over the helm from their parents across all sectors. But with a predicted shortage of 1.8 million workersRead More…
The global ransomware scare, Petya
2017-06-29
Ransomware initially targeted individuals through phishing or other infection techniques that required user interaction. While profitable to the cybercriminals, such campaigns took time to reach a big scale. The WannaCry attack that happened in May, took ransomware to the next level by introducing worm-based compromise of machines. This Tuesday’s attacks,Read More…
SonicWall ships its three millionth firewall
2017-06-28
SonicWall announced today that it has shipped its three millionth firewall and also it surpassed its own financial and operational metrics set across sales, partner engagement and support that set it apart as a cybersecurity leader.Read More…
Petya follows WannaCry exploits
2017-06-28
Kalle Bjorn, Director, Systems Engineering, Fortinet details the company’s research on the latest romsomware attack, Petya saying that the company is currently tracking this new ransomware variant that is sweeping across the globe and is Read More…
Petya Ransomware: There is No Guarantee That Paying Ransom Will Unlock Files
2017-06-28
The rapid pace of the new Petya ransomware attack points at another worm that can spread from computer to computer by itself, Mimecast has said. In an advisory, Steven Malone, director of security product management at Mimecast, commented, “Many commentators think WannaCry came from hackers in Russia, perhaps as an experiment thatRead More…
Digital Shadows urges not to pay bitcoin fee after Petya attack
2017-06-28
Petya first appeared this morning and has been spreading around the world, mainly infecting businesses and government agencies and departments in the Ukraine and Russia, but there have been increasing reports of businesses in other countries also being compromised,Read More…
Petya ransomeware: Attacks are upping the ante
2017-06-28
A new massive attack allegedly based on Petwrap ransomware, ‘Petya’ which started in Ukraine is now affecting countries across the world. The extent of the attack’s severity and its cause are still unknown.Read More…
Petya Ransomware: Cyberattack Similar to WannaCry Spreading Across Europe
2017-06-28
The WannaCry ransomware is not dead yet and another large scale ransomware attack is making chaos worldwide. The attack is shutting down computers at corporate houses, power supplies, and banks across Russia, Ukraine, Spain, France, UK, India, and Europe and demanding $300 in bitcoins. According to multiple sources, a newRead More…
Arbor Networks gets new leader for EMEA
2017-06-26
Arbor Networks appointed James Cater to lead the charge of the company in EMEA region as the new vice president and general manager for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). The company claims the EMEA region contributes more then half of its revenue from international markets.Read More…
