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Oracle Expands Cloud Security Services at OpenWorld 2019

The company broadens its portfolio with new services developed to centralize and automate cloud security.

Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month

Insecure Internet-connected devices have aided different types of cybercrime for years, most common being DDoS and spam campaigns. But cybercriminals have now shifted toward a profitable scheme where botnets do not just launch DDoS or spam—they mine cryptocurrencies as well.

IBM Launches z15, Designed for Hybrid Multicloud Security and Cloud-Native App Development

IBM announced z15, a new enterprise platform delivering the ability to manage the privacy of customer data across hybrid multicloud environments. With z15, clients can manage who gets access to data via policy-based controls, with an industry-first capability to instantly revoke access to data[...]

AWS Launches Amazon Quantum Ledger Database

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced the general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB), a fully managed service that provides a high-performance, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable ledger for applications that need a central, trusted authority to[...]

Multicloud Businesses Face Higher Breach Risk

More than half of firms running multicloud environments have been hit with a data breach in the past year, compared with 24% of hybrid cloud organizations and 24% of single-cloud users.

How Fraud Prevention Tech can Save Banks €10M a Year

A typical European bank, serving 10 million customers, could save up to €10 million annually and avoid growing fines by the regulator by implementing technology to improve the ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) processes, according to new research from Mitek and Consult Hyperion.

New Credential-Theft Attack Weaponizes DNS

The recently discovered campaign sends stolen data out of the network as part of a DNS query.

Attackers are Targeting Vulnerable Fortigate and Pulse Secure SSL VPNs

Attackers are taking advantage of recently released vulnerability details and PoC exploit code to extract private keys and user passwords from vulnerable Pulse Connect Secure SSL VPN and Fortigate SSL VPN installations.

New Ransomware Grows 118% as Cybercriminals Adopt Fresh Tactics and Code Innovations

McAfee Labs saw an average of 504 new threats per minute in Q1 2019, and a resurgence of ransomware along with changes in campaign execution and code. More than 2.2 billion stolen account credentials were made available on the cybercriminal underground over the course of the quarter. Sixty-eight[...]

Fileless Attacks Designed to Disguise Malicious Activity up 265%

Trend Micro published its roundup report for the first half of 2019, revealing a surge in fileless attacks designed to disguise malicious activity. Detections of this threat alone were up 265% compared to the first half of 2018.