Microsoft’s May 2022 Patch Tuesday is underway, featuring fixes for a total of 75 flaws, including three zero-day vulnerabilities, with one being actively exploited. Eight of these flaws are classified as ‘Critical’ as they allow remote code execution or elevation of privileges. Of the 75 vulnerabilities, there are 21 elevation of privilege vulnerabilities, four security […]
Atlassian, a provider of cloud-based collaboration software, has attributed a prolonged partial outage to an update to a maintenance script. The outage, which began on April 5th, is still ongoing, affecting services including Jira Software, Jira Work Management, Jira Service Management, Confluence, Opsgenie Cloud, Statuspage, and Atlassian Access for some of its customers. Around 400 […]
If you own a Samsung Galaxy S20 smartphone, you may already have access to Samsung Cloud – a cloud-based solution that allows you to remotely store files from your Samsung mobile device. Samsung SDS handles the servers for Samsung Cloud, and this division operates in over 40 countries worldwide. However, note that Samsung will no […]
On Sunday, logistics company Expeditors International, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, announced that it had been hit by a cyberattack that had disrupted its global systems. The Fortune 500 company reported that most of its operating systems had been shut down, and its customers had been informed that their operations had been impacted. The company referred […]
Nowadays, safeguarding the security and integrity of data is a significant challenge for most companies. However, many employees do not seem to share this concern, as their data management practices are often inadequate. A recent report by Western Digital, based on a survey of 737 data managers and 1,467 data users in several countries, revealed […]
A Romanian affiliate suspected of being involved in ransomware attacks on multiple high-profile companies worldwide, including a large Romanian IT firm with clients from the retail, energy, and utilities sectors, was arrested by Romanian law enforcement authorities. The suspect, a 41-year-old Romanian national, was apprehended at his home in Craiova by the Romanian Directorate for […]
Google Cloud services have experienced their second significant outage in less than a week, with service disruption affecting thousands of major customers. The cloud networking issue occurred for around two hours and left millions unable to access web pages. The incident appeared to stem from a configuration change to Google Cloud’s load balancing services, briefly […]
IBM struggled to adapt to the cloud computing era due to a combination of internal cultural issues and lack of technological innovation. Despite acquiring cloud computing division SoftLayer in 2013, the company found itself unable to keep up with competitors such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, due to the limitations of SoftLayer’s […]
To gain access to a corporate network, ransomware gangs are increasingly turning to initial access brokers (IABs) and dark web marketplaces instead of breaching targets themselves. By analyzing ransomware gang’s want ads, it is possible to understand the types of companies that are being targeted for attacks. KELA, a cybersecurity intelligence company, compiled a list […]
Home Depot is increasing its investment in cloud computing to expand its range of digital tools that have helped it meet the surging demand from both professional contractors and DIY customers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The home-improvement chain plans to extend its existing multiyear cloud-services contract with Google Cloud, which will allow the company to […]