Category Security

Google extended the client side encryption (CSE) Support for additional products in the Workspace suite. Security features were already available in Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Meet. The company announced Tuesday that CSE is now also supported in his Gmail…

Employee benefits have become a major focus for many companies. Even before the pandemic, management was acutely aware of how employee mental health impacted business performance. But for cybersecurity professionals, stress is always part of the job. One of the…

A quarter (81%) of medium businesses and 78% of large businesses store encrypted files on Google Drive Additionally, 61% of companies have employees who share company-owned assets via personal email. The findings are Do Control‘s latest Software as a Service…

March 1, 2023Rabbi LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware In January and February 2023, six different law firms were targeted as part of two different threat campaigns. goot loader and fake update (aka SocGholish) malware strain. Active since late 2020, GootLoader is…

According to Lookout, 2022 will see record high mobile phishing rates, with half of mobile phone owners worldwide exposed to phishing attacks each quarter. These findings are the endpoint security provider’s Global State of Mobile Phishing Reportswas published on March…

March 1, 2023Rabbi LakshmananEndpoint security / cyber threats A stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackLotus became the first known malware capable of bypassing Secure Boot defenses, making it a powerful threat in the cyber environment. “This bootkit…

According to CrowdStrike, the average time it takes for an attacker to laterally move from a compromised host has decreased by 14% between 2021 and 2022, putting more pressure on incident response teams. A threat intelligence company 2023 Global Threat…

March 1, 2023Rabbi LakshmananEncryption / Email Security Google announced the general availability of client-side encryption (CSE) for Gmail and Calendar, months after piloting the feature in late 2022. Google’s Ganesh Chilakapati and Andy Wen said data privacy controls “enable more…

Satellite TV company Dish Network has revealed that ransomware was responsible for several days of outages affecting customers. The Colorado-based company, which also owns wireless service provider Boost Mobile and streaming provider Sling, revealed the news in an SEC filing…

March 1, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cyberattack Cryptocurrency companies have been targeted as part of a new campaign delivering a remote access Trojan called Parallax RAT. In a new report, Uptycs says the malware “uses injection techniques to hide inside legitimate…