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Managed service providers (MSPs) have long relied on third-party software to manage clients’ IT infrastructure, but a massive ransomware attack launched over the weekend at customers of Kaseya will likely cause MSPs to take a harder look at the security of their IT suppliers. Kaseya revealed late Friday night that a zero-day vulnerability in its VSA on-premises servers resulted in 60 clients being directly compromised, impacting a pool of 1,500 downstream businesses. After a series of highly ...

LinkedIn Hack is Scraped Data, Company Claims A hacker who recently offered 700 million LinkedIn records for sale alarmed LinkedIn users and security specialists, but the company insists the data is linked to previously reported scraped data and wasn’t hacked. The RaidForums post offering the data included a sample users’ full names, genders, birthdates, LinkedIn user names, Facebook user names, Twitter user names, GitHub user names, email addresses, phone numbers, job titles, and full comp...

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Ransomware attacks are growing in sophistication, with bigger targets and higher costs. Read more on RaaS, TTPs and protections.

The Biden Administration steps up pressure on organizations to boost cybersecurity - an issue that may soon take center stage in U.S.-Russia talks.

USAID Email Phishing Campaign Shows Supply Chain Threats Continue A Russian-based group’s cyberattack in late May on a range governmental agencies, think thanks, non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and the like around the world highlight the growing threat from software supply chain campaigns like the high-profile SolarWinds hack that was perpetrated by the same cybercriminals last year. Cybersecurity experts at both Microsoft and SecureWorks said that the hacker group – called Nobelium by Mic...

In the biggest cyberattack to date on critical infrastructure in the U.S., Colonial Pipeline – sprawling 5,500 miles from Houston to New York City – halted its mainlines on Friday, May 7, when administrators detected advanced ransomware internally. On Thursday, a day before the ransomware attack, Russia-based cyber criminal group DarkSide stole more than 100GB of data, giving DarkSide added leverage to extract a ransom from Colonial Pipeline, which some speculated could end up paying a rans...

Axis Security Axis Security provides a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform that uses policy controls based on dynamic directory integration, disarm and reconstruct capabilities and application-layer visibility for incident response investigations. The product was built on the zero trust security framework. In September 2020, Axis Security raised $32 million in Series B funding, for a total of $49 million over three rounds. Also last year, the company introduced the Axis Security Partner ...

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