FormBook knocks Emotet off top of malware chart

The FormBook infostealer has ended a seven-month period of dominance for the Emotet trojan-turned-botnet, becoming the most widespread observed malware in August 2022, according to Check Point’s latest Global threat index. FormBook... Read more »

This cloud computer goes with you everywhere

The Shells Personal Cloud Computer can be purchased for half-off now. Image: StackCommerce Technology is always innovating, and over the past few years, the Cloud has gotten cooler than ever. Today, it... Read more »

Ex-CISA head Krebs: Disrupt ransomware support networks to win the war

Ransomware operators rely on three key supports to enable them to target organisations en masse, and kicking away just two of these will be a huge win for the security community in... Read more »

Microsoft patches 64 vulnerabilities on September Patch Tuesday

Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday update arrived on schedule late on 13 September, and this month contained five critical common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) and one actively exploited zero-day, among a total of... Read more »

DDoS attacks on UK financial sector surged during Ukraine war

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed evidence of a dramatic and ongoing surge in the number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against the financial sector, with a quarter... Read more »

NCSC warns public of potential Queen-related phishing attacks

The death last week of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96, following a 70-year reign, has drawn global attention and may yet draw the focus of cyber criminal elements exploiting... Read more »

The differences between edge computing and cloud computing

Processing and data storage happen on edge systems over the cloud. But network constraints may be the best way to distinguish edge from cloud. Illustration: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic Must-read big data coverage At... Read more »

data masking

By What is data masking? Data masking is a method of creating a structurally similar but inauthentic version of an organization’s data that can be used for purposes such as software testing... Read more »

J.P. Morgan seeks cloud payments push with Renovite acquisition

The banking giant announced the acquisition of the cloud company on Monday. Image: Lewis Tse Pui Lung/Adobe Stock The digital transformation that hit financial institutions globally after the COVID-19 has continued unabated.... Read more »

Riverbed Alluvio IQ released, promises unified observability with greater data democratization

Riverbed has released Alluvio IQ, a SaaS unified observability solution that promises to simplify digital experience management. Learn more here. Image: peopleimages.com/Adobe Stock Today, Riverbed released Alluvio IQ, a cloud-native SaaS solution... Read more »