Recent Windows 11 builds come with an account lockout policy enabled by default, to prevent remote desktop protocol (RDP) and other types of brute force attacks.
Edge Management and Orchestration Firm Zededa Raises $26 Million
Edge management and orchestration provider Zededa has raised $26 million in Series B funding, which brings the total investment in the company to $57 million.
New Cross-Platform ‘Luna’ Ransomware Only Offered to Russian Affiliates
A new cross-platform ransomware named Luna can encrypt files on Windows, Linux and ESXi, but its developers are only offering it to Russian-speaking affiliates.
Code Execution and Other Vulnerabilities Patched in Drupal
Drupal developers have announced the release of updates that patch several vulnerabilities in the open source content management system (CMS).
Microsoft Resumes Rollout of Macro Blocking Feature
Microsoft this week announced that it has resumed the rollout of an Office feature that will block by default macros in documents received from the internet.
Macros are small snippets of code attached to Office documents to trigger specific behavior when the documents carrying them are opened.
Understanding the Evolution of Cybercrime to Predict its Future
An analysis of the evolution of cybercrime from its beginnings in the 1990s to its billion-dollar presence today has one overriding theme: the development of cybercrime as a business closely mimics the evolution of legitimate business, and will continue to evolve to improve its own ROI.
Romanian Operator of Bulletproof Hosting Service Extradited to the US
A Romanian national accused of operating a bulletproof hosting service used by the Gozi banking trojan was extradited from Colombia and has made an appearance in court in the United States.
Anvilogic Scores $25 Million Series B to Tackle SOC Modernization
Anvilogic, a Silicon Valley startup working on technology to modernize the Security Operations Center (SOC), has deposited $25 million in a new investment round led by Outpost Ventures.
USCYBERCOM Releases IoCs for Malware Targeting Ukraine
The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) this week released indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with malware families identified in recent attacks targeting Ukraine.
Atlassian Patches Servlet Filter Vulnerabilities Impacting Multiple Products
Atlassian this week announced patches for two critical Servlet Filter vulnerabilities that impact multiple products across its portfolio.
