OpenTelemetry is more than just becoming the open ingestion standard for observability. As one of the major Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) projects, with as many commits as Kubernetes, it is gaining support from major ISVs and cloud providers delivering support for the framework. Many global companies from finance, insurance, tech, and other industries are starting to … [Read more...] about Native OpenTelemetry support in Elastic Observability
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WoofLocker Toolkit Hides Malicious Codes in Images to Run Tech Support Scams
Aug 19, 2023THNMalvertising / Website Security Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an updated version of an advanced fingerprinting and redirection toolkit called WoofLocker that's engineered to conduct tech support scams. The sophisticated traffic redirection scheme was first documented by Malwarebytes in January 2020, leveraging JavaScript embedded in compromised … [Read more...] about WoofLocker Toolkit Hides Malicious Codes in Images to Run Tech Support Scams
4 tips to excel in technical support from Elastic’s Julie Baxter-Rudd
Elastic’s Vice President of Global Customer Support, Julie Baxter-Rudd, got her start in technical support over two decades ago.“I was super lucky to find support early on,” she says with a smile. “It is a people business, from the customers we serve to the teams that help deliver the service. I love people, in all their glorious forms.”It's the people that led Julie to … [Read more...] about 4 tips to excel in technical support from Elastic’s Julie Baxter-Rudd
How to add support for more languages in your Elastic Enterprise Search engines
How to add support for more languages in your Elastic Enterprise Search enginesEngines in Elastic App Search enable you to index documents and provide out-of-the-box, tunable search capabilities. By default, engines support a predefined list of languages. If your language is not on that list, this blog explains how you can add support for additional languages. We’ll do this by … [Read more...] about How to add support for more languages in your Elastic Enterprise Search engines
Iranian Hackers Using SimpleHelp Remote Support Software for Persistent Access
Apr 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater is continuing its time-tested tradition of relying on legitimate remote administration tools to commandeer targeted systems. While the nation-state group has previously employed ScreenConnect, RemoteUtilities, and Syncro, a new analysis from Group-IB has revealed the adversary's … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Using SimpleHelp Remote Support Software for Persistent Access
Google to Add Passwordless Authentication Support to Android and Chrome
Google today announced plans to implement support for passwordless logins in Android and the Chrome web browser to allow users to seamlessly and securely sign in across different devices and websites irrespective of the platform. "This will simplify sign-ins across devices, websites, and applications no matter the platform — without the need for a single password," Google … [Read more...] about Google to Add Passwordless Authentication Support to Android and Chrome
Someone Like Me: A marketing leader finds support during her child’s transition
My first week at Elastic, I showed up to orientation and sat next to a trans woman with bright blue hair. That evening, at a welcome reception with executives all in casual attire, a male colleague arrived wearing a black skirt and combat boots. It was pretty obvious from Day 1 that Come as YOU Are was not lip service, it was truly part of our source code. As the years of my … [Read more...] about Someone Like Me: A marketing leader finds support during her child’s transition
Cisco Secure Firewall to Support Microsoft Azure Gateway Load Balancer
Microsoft’s recent announcement of its upcoming Azure Gateway Load Balancer is great news for organizations requiring rapidly scalable firewalls with high availability in public cloud. Cisco has partnered with Microsoft and will be supporting Cisco Secure Firewall with Azure Gateway Load Balancer. The Gateway Load Balancer makes rapid scaling of security services with highly … [Read more...] about Cisco Secure Firewall to Support Microsoft Azure Gateway Load Balancer
SolarWinds Hackers Breach Microsoft Customer Support to Target its Customers
In yet another sign that the Russian hackers who breached SolarWinds network monitoring software to compromise a slew of entities never really went away, Microsoft said the threat actor behind the malicious cyber activities used password spraying and brute-force attacks in an attempt to guess passwords and gain access to its customer accounts. "This recent activity was mostly … [Read more...] about SolarWinds Hackers Breach Microsoft Customer Support to Target its Customers
Google Extends Support for Tracking Party Cookies Until 2023
Google's sweeping proposals to deprecate third-party cookies in Chrome browser is going back to the drawing board after the company announced plans to delay the rollout from early 2022 to late 2023, pushing back the project by nearly two years. "While there's considerable progress with this initiative, it's become clear that more time is needed across the ecosystem to get this … [Read more...] about Google Extends Support for Tracking Party Cookies Until 2023