When he co-founded the firm Beyond Identity in 2020, serial entrepreneur Jim Clark said he felt somewhat responsible for the proliferation of passwords. Now he and partner Tom Jermoluk are doing something about it. They are providing access to their passwordless technology for free. Clark explains why.
Email security vendor Mimecast confirmed Tuesday that the hackers responsible for the SolarWinds supply chain hack also breached the security firm's network to compromise a digital certificate that encrypts data that moves between some of the firm's products and Microsoft's servers.
Police in the Netherlands have arrested two health ministry workers for allegedly stealing COVID-19 patient data from the agency's systems and offering it for sale online.
View this webinar as McAfee Chief Technology Officer Steve Grobman, and McAfee Enterprise Architect and Principal Engineer, Mo Cashman share all they currently understand and advise on the evolving SolarWinds Supply Chain and SUNBURST Backdoor threat.
The Austrian construction equipment manufacturing firm Palfinger AG reports being hit with a cyberattack that has knocked the majority of its worldwide IT infrastructure offline, eliminating its ability to use email and conduct business.
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego in the wake of a data breach resulting from a ransomware attack on Blackbaud, the hospital's cloud-based fundraising software vendor.
Good news on the cybercrime front: "Cryptocurrency-related crime fell significantly in 2020," compared to 2019, reports blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. Unfortunately, in the same timeframe, ransomware profits surged 311%, stoking calls for a crackdown on ransom payments.
Threat actors are exploiting vulnerable Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol servers to amplify DDoS attacks, according to a report from Netscout, which offers mitigation advice.
When deploying automation in their security operations centers, organizations should start with "small and simple things," advises Nat Smith of Gartner, who also offers tips on retaining skilled SOC analysts.
Security vendor SonicWall is investigating what the company calls a "coordinated attack" against its internal network by threat actors using a zero-day exploit within the company's remote access products. SonicWall is urging customers to apply temporary fixes to secure VPNs and gateways.
Threat actors behind a distributed denial-of-service campaign targeted the same set of victims again after the organizations refused to pay the initial ransom demand, a new report by security firm Radware finds.
Intel is investigating an incident in which an unauthorized person accessed a portion of the company's latest quarterly financial report, forcing the chipmaker to release its earnings slightly earlier than planned.
The new Biden administration has pledged to hold Russia accountable for its recent "reckless and adversarial" actions and has ordered a full-scale intelligence review of the SolarWinds hack. The moves signal the importance of cybersecurity to President Biden's national security agenda.
An apparent ransomware incident at a Texas healthcare organization has potentially compromised the protected health information of more than 640,000 individuals.
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