by Lance Whitney | Mar 31, 2020 | Cybersecurity
Cybercriminals are tapping into the widespread use of Office 365 to spread malware in an attempt to steal account credentials, according to email security provider Vade Secure. Phishing emails are a key way that cybercriminals use social engineering to try to deploy...
by Eduard Kovacs | Mar 10, 2020 | Cybersecurity
Consulting giant Accenture has acquired UK-based cyber defense consultancy Context Information Security from Babcock International Group. Accenture says it’s not disclosing any financial terms, but aerospace and defense company Babcock revealed that it sold Context...
by AFP | Jan 31, 2020 | Cybersecurity, News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed telecoms security with US President Donald Trump as he prepares to announce if Britain will use China’s Huawei in its 5G networks, officials said Saturday. In a phone call on Friday evening, the leaders “discussed a...
by AFP | Jan 28, 2020 | Cybersecurity
Paying off hackers after a ransomware infection could end up being a total loss, according to a study released Thursday which finds some attackers just take the money and run. A survey by researchers at the security firm Proofpoint found that 33 percent of...
by Associated Press | Jan 16, 2020 | Cybersecurity
An upstate New York airport and its computer management provider were attacked by ransomware over Christmas, officials said. Officials at the Albany County Airport Authority announced Thursday that the attack came to light after Schenectady-based LogicalNet reported...
by Kevin Townsend | Nov 13, 2019 | Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity startup firm Sepio Systems, with headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland and R&D in Tel Aviv, Israel, has closed a $6.5 million Series A funding round. The funding was led by Hanaco Ventures and Merlin Ventures, with the participation of existing...
