Ransomware was used as a decoy in some of the recent data-wiping cyberattacks against organizations in Ukraine, Symantec reports.
Ransomware Used as Decoy in Destructive Cyberattacks on Ukraine
BlueVoyant Raises $250 Million to Boost Technical Capabilities, Global Expansion
Cybersecurity services provider BlueVoyant this week announced that it has received $250 million in Series D funding. Valued at over $1 billion, the cybersecurity unicorn has raised $525 million to date.
Cyber Attack Risks Poised to Soar as Russia Attacks Ukraine
Russia’s military assault against Ukraine is likely to be accompanied by a wave of cyberattacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems far beyond the countries’ borders, security experts warn.
GE SCADA Product Vulnerabilities Show Importance of Secure Configurations
GE Digital has released patches and mitigations for two high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its Proficy CIMPLICITY HMI/SCADA software, which is used by plants around the world to monitor and control operations.
Nigerian Admits in US Court to Hacking Payroll Company
A Nigerian national pleaded guilty in a U.S. court for his role in a scheme to hack into thousands of user accounts maintained by a payroll processing company, to steal payroll deposits.
Cloudflare Plans to Acquire Email Security Startup Area 1
Web infrastructure and DDoS mitigation firm Cloudflare has announced plans to purchase Area 1, a Kleiner-Perkins-backed startup doing business in the competitive email security space.
3 Steps Security Leaders Can Take Toward Closing the Skills Gap
Much has been written about the Great Resignation as its impact is widespread. Sectors including hospitality, food, retail, manufacturing and healthcare have all been affected, making access to goods and services we took for granted hard to come by.
NSA Informs Cisco of Vulnerability Exposing Nexus Switches to DoS Attacks
Cisco this week announced the availability of patches for four vulnerabilities in its FXOS and NX-OS network operating systems, including one denial of service bug that was reported by the NSA.
Deadbolt Ransomware Targeting Asustor NAS Devices
Storage solutions provider Asustor this week issued a warning to alert users of Deadbolt ransomware attacks targeting its network-attached storage (NAS) appliances.
Russia, Ukraine and the Danger of a Global Cyberwar
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