Cyber Security Today, Feb. 5, 2024 – Warnings to AnyDesk and Mastodon administrators, a lesson from a Cloudflare breach, and more
Warnings to AnyDesk and Mastodon administrators, a lesson from a Cloudflare breach, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, February 5th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. IT administrators allowing the use of the AnyDesk remote desktop connection software
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Illustration: Beatrice Sala 2023 was a big year for ransomware groups, even as law enforcement around the world continued to crack down on attackers. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, the threat intelligence firm, found a 49 percent bump in victims reported by ransomware leak sites, totaling nearly 4,000 posts to
Read MoreYandex to sell its remaining Russian businesses for $5.2B — half its market value
Yandex N.V., the Dutch parent company of the eponymous Russian internet giant, is selling the last of its remaining Russian businesses at a steep discount, following sanctions imposed in the wake of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago. The value of the transaction, which will include the sale
Read MoreMimecast Fortifies QR Code Security Measures
Mimecast Limited, an advanced email and collaboration security company, has declared an improvement in Quick Response (QR) code protections to better cater customers. Mimecast Email Security reengineers to deeply scan URLs linked with QR codes, promptly blocking any identified malicious content upon inspection. In 2023, ‘quishing’ QR code attacks surged,
Read MoreSamsung chief Jay Y. Lee acquitted in 2015 merger case
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