Monday 3/2
Warning Issued For Millions Of Microsoft Windows 10 Users
Every Windows 10 computer is vulnerable to a serious (and widespread) system hack unless they change the default settings for viewing files.
http://bit.ly/2PBEhiw
Ransomware – Pure’s Unique Mitigation Solution
Immutability Plus via FlashBlade SafeMode is the key. This offers the ability to prevent backups stored on FlashBlade from being compromised by attackers, thus acting as a force multiplier on FlashBlade’s existing simplicity and Rapid Restore capability.
http://bit.ly/38cTSLN
Tuesday 3/3
New Evasion Encyclopedia Shows How Malware Detects Virtual Machines
To evade detection and analysis by security researchers, malware may check if it is running under a virtualized environment such as virtual machine in VirtualBox and VMware. If these checks indicate that it is being run in a VM, the malware will simply not run, and in some cases, delete itself to prevent analysis.
http://bit.ly/32NlUwv
Insight Partners Completes Acquisition of Cloud Data Management Leader Veeam for a Value of $5 Billion
“Veeam has consistently addressed the hard problems that customers have around next-generation data management. This is a significant transaction that provides the additional resources necessary for Veeam to address the needs of an increasingly diverse and complex customer landscape.”
http://bit.ly/2VFGSMf
Wednesday 3/4
Fortinet Optimizes Network Performance With Secure SD-WAN
Applications moving to the cloud and increased traffic demands due to SaaS and cloud-hosted applications can have an immediate effect on user experience, especially for business-critical and real-time applications such as voice and video. To deliver better performance, these applications need to be identified correctly, prioritized, and forwarded on using the highest performing WAN link available.
http://bit.ly/2ImYZ1q
Securing Serverless Applications with Prisma Cloud (Palo Alto Networks)
Serverless security boils down to having strong code and tight permissions, as well as inspecting triggering events – and how they impact function behavior.
http://bit.ly/3cxtM9F
Thursday 3/5
A Brief History of Securing the Hybrid Cloud (CyberArk)
As hybrid cloud environments become more prevalent, it’s time to look back at the evolution of cloud computing – and, more importantly, how to secure these dynamic environments.
http://bit.ly/2TDPLmN
NetSupport Manager RAT Spread via Bogus NortonLifeLock Docs
Researchers said that the campaign is likely part of a larger offensive that dates back to early November, with email subject lines reusing themes associated with refunds, as well as transaction and order inquiries.
http://bit.ly/2TE4pdY
Friday 3/6
Boost employee productivity with Citrix Workspace microapps
Citrix Workspace comes with about 100 microapps out of the box, but you can further enhance the employee experience with custom application integrations. These integrations support use cases for custom enterprise applications and systems and are made easier with our low-code microapp builder.
http://bit.ly/2VP6LcD
Nvidia acquires data storage and management platform SwiftStack
Nvidia today announced that it has acquired SwiftStack, a software-centric data storage and management platform that supports public cloud, on-premises and edge deployments.
https://tcrn.ch/2Tut8T9