Tag: business
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Ransomware Operators Keep Business Hours. The Data Proves It
16,699 ransomware leak posts over 2 years show 84% drop MondayFriday, peak at European afternoon hours. October spikes yearly. Someone analyzed 16,699 ransomware leak-site posts across 200 groups over two years and asked the question most threat intelligence reports dance around: when does this actually happen? The answer is mundane and useful. Ransomware runs on…
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Software and services shift benefits Westcon-Comstor
Distributor shares full-year numbers as it continues to look for higher-value business and areas that deliver recurring revenues First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366643572/Software-and-services-shift-benefits-Westcon-Comstor
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Objektspeicher sicher schützen: Warum Replikation kein Backup ersetzt
Mit dem rasanten Wachstum von KI-, Analytics- und Cloud-Workloads wird ein unabhängiges, unveränderliches Backup zum entscheidenden Gamechanger für Cyberresilienz und Business Continuity. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/objektspeicher-sicher-schuetzen-warum-replikation-kein-backup-ersetzt/a45294/
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Objektspeicher sicher schützen: Warum Replikation kein Backup ersetzt
Mit dem rasanten Wachstum von KI-, Analytics- und Cloud-Workloads wird ein unabhängiges, unveränderliches Backup zum entscheidenden Gamechanger für Cyberresilienz und Business Continuity. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/objektspeicher-sicher-schuetzen-warum-replikation-kein-backup-ersetzt/a45294/
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Objektspeicher sicher schützen: Warum Replikation kein Backup ersetzt
Mit dem rasanten Wachstum von KI-, Analytics- und Cloud-Workloads wird ein unabhängiges, unveränderliches Backup zum entscheidenden Gamechanger für Cyberresilienz und Business Continuity. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/objektspeicher-sicher-schuetzen-warum-replikation-kein-backup-ersetzt/a45294/
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Downtime has become a $600 billion business problem
Tags: businessThe average cost of downtime has reached $600 billion for the Global 2000, a 50% increase in two years. According to Splunk’s The Hidden Costs of Downtime report, unplanned … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/22/splunk-average-downtime-cost-report/
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Apache OFBiz RCE Flaw Abuses Password-Change Restrictions for Authentication Bypass
Tags: apache, authentication, business, cyber, flaw, open-source, password, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityA critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache OFBiz allows attackers to hijack forced password-change flows and achieve remote code execution (RCE) via a single HTTP request, affecting all versions before 24.09.06. Apache OFBiz RCE Flaw Apache OFBiz is an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform used for managing business processes. When an administrator flags a…
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Two U.S. Executives Plead Guilty in India-Based Tech Support Fraud Schemes
Two U.S.-based business executives have pleaded guilty to their roles in enabling large-scale tech-support fraud operations linked to call centers in India, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Adam Young, 42, former CEO of a telecommunications services company based in Miami, and Harrison Gevirtz, 33, former CSO from Las Vegas, admitted to knowingly supporting…
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Instructure cyberattack reignites ransom payment debate
Instructure struck a deal to recover its stolen data — likely paying a hefty ransom. For CISOs, deciding whether to negotiate with cybercriminals should come down to business risk. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366642963/Instructure-cyberattack-reignites-ransom-payment-debate
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Microsoft Launches New Surface AI PCs for Business Buyers
Microsoft launched new Surface for Business PCs with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips, AI features, 5G options, and enterprise security tools. The post Microsoft Launches New Surface AI PCs for Business Buyers appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-surface-for-business-ai-pc-refresh/
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Mac Users Face New Malware Threat Spoofing Apple, Google, and Microsoft
A new SHub Reaper macOS infostealer spoofs prompts from Apple, Google, and Microsoft to steal passwords, crypto data, and business files from Macs. The post Mac Users Face New Malware Threat Spoofing Apple, Google, and Microsoft appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-reaper-shub-malware-mac-users/
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Mac Users Face New Malware Threat Spoofing Apple, Google, and Microsoft
A new SHub Reaper macOS infostealer spoofs prompts from Apple, Google, and Microsoft to steal passwords, crypto data, and business files from Macs. The post Mac Users Face New Malware Threat Spoofing Apple, Google, and Microsoft appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-reaper-shub-malware-mac-users/
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Check Point Wants AI Agents to Do What Security Teams Can’t: Manage Networks at Machine Speed
Check Point has launched an agentic orchestration platform that can end the policy drift, stalled Zero Trust projects, and manual configuration backlogs that have plagued enterprise security teams for decades. The company’s Agentic Network Security Orchestration Platform is built around autonomous AI agents that translate business intent directly into firewall policy, tighten configurations in real…
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7 tips for accelerating cyber incident recovery
Tags: attack, awareness, backup, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, communications, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, finance, framework, governance, incident, incident response, infection, insurance, international, lessons-learned, malicious, malware, monitoring, nist, risk, service, technology, threat, updateEmphasize scoping and containment from the outset: Because you can’t recover from what you can’t stop, scoping and containment should be the absolute first priority during incident recovery, says Amit Basu, CIO and CISO at freight shipping firm International Seaway.”Before anything else, you must stop the bleeding,” he says. This means understanding the true scope…
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams: 2 Decades of Cyber Fails
From the MGM and Caesars fiasco and MOVEit’s patch nightmare to epic business blunders and the jaded reality of living in a post-breach world, Dark Reading looks back at the mistakes, miscalculations, systemic failures, and cringeworthy moments that still have us shaking our heads. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/broken-dreams-2-decades-cyber-fails
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams: 2 Decades of Cyber Fails
From the MGM and Caesars fiasco and MOVEit’s patch nightmare to epic business blunders and the jaded reality of living in a post-breach world, Dark Reading looks back at the mistakes, miscalculations, systemic failures, and cringeworthy moments that still have us shaking our heads. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/broken-dreams-2-decades-cyber-fails
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Secure, Fast, Reliable: The Best Cloud Storage Providers for Businesses in 2026
Discover the X best business cloud storage providers of 2026. Secure, fast, and reliable solutions reviewed to streamline your workflow. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cloud/best-cloud-storage-for-business/
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How to Reduce Phishing Exposure Before It Turns into Business Disruption
What happens when a phishing email looks clean enough to pass through security, but dangerous enough to expose the business after one click? That is the gap many SOCs still struggle with: the attacks that leave teams unsure what was exposed, who else was targeted, and how far the risk has spread.Early phishing detection closes…
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Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders
British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and cyber-attacks’UK business leaders have warned that crime is becoming an increasingly “serious barrier” to growing Britain’s economy amid a rise in shoplifting, fraud and cyber-attacks against companies.The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents tens of thousands of businesses…
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The AI oversight paradox: Is the investment worth the cost of watching it?
Unlike in 2025, when AI adoption and testing drove business strategies, organizations in 2026 want proven ROI before committing budgets, according to a report by Globalization … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/15/ai-workforce-impact-report/
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How Fintech APIs Are Modernizing Business Cash Flow Management
Business cash flow is often harder to manage than revenue. A company can have strong sales and still… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fintech-apis-modernize-business-cash-flow-management/
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FlowerStorm phishing gang adopts virtual-machine obfuscation to evade email defenses
Tags: attack, authentication, business, cloud, communications, control, credentials, defense, detection, email, framework, government, infrastructure, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, phishing, service, theftThe campaign dynamically adapts to victims: After deobfuscation, the phishing payload loads infrastructure designed to impersonate Microsoft 365 and other login portals while dynamically adapting to targeted users.According to the report, the malware can determine which authentication provider should be impersonated, preload victim email addresses into phishing pages, and customize branding elements such as company…
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Amazon Quick Security Flaw Allowed Restricted Users to Access AI Chat Agents
A newly disclosed security flaw in Amazon’s AI-powered business intelligence platform has revealed how restricted users could quietly bypass controls and interact with AI chat agents, despite explicit administrative denial. The issue, discovered by Fog Security researcher Jason Kao, exposes a critical gap between user interface restrictions and backend enforcement in modern AI-integrated cloud services.…
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What CISOs need to land a board role
Tags: business, ciso, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, governance, government, intelligence, jobs, resilience, risk, skills, strategy, trainingTips for CISOs aiming for a board role: For CISOs interested in contributing to global vendor boards, Morelli advises focusing on becoming a partner, not just a customer. This requires the ability to articulate how a product’s evolution impacts the risk profile of an entire sector.For non-industry or public boards, CISOs must be comfortable contributing…
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Palo Alto Networks bets on identity security for autonomous AI with Idira launch
Tags: ai, attack, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, credentials, cybersecurity, governance, identity, injection, intelligence, least-privilege, mfa, network, RedTeam, risk, soc, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCISOs navigate AI risks: For enterprises, the launch reflects a broader industry shift toward identity-centric cybersecurity models as organizations deploy generative AI tools, autonomous agents, and cloud-native applications at scale.Analysts say the growing number of non-human identities is creating operational and security challenges because many existing identity systems were originally built to manage employees and…
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West Pharmaceutical warns of ransomware attack impacting business operations
West Pharmaceutical Services filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday evening warning customers that a hacker breached the company network on May 4, stole data and encrypted systems. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/west-pharmaceutical-warns-of-ransomware-attack-impacting-operations
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Amazon Quick authorization bypass let users reach blocked AI chat agents
Enterprises running Amazon Quick, the AWS business intelligence and agentic AI service, rely on a feature called custom permissions to restrict who inside an account can use … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/12/fog-security-amazon-quick-authorization-bypass/