Jan 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananSocial Media / Data Privacy Popular video-sharing social network TikTok has officially gone dark in the United States, as a federal ban on the app comes into effect on January 19, 2025. "We regret that a U.S. law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and force us to make our services temporarily unavailable," the company said in a pop-up … [Read more...] about TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025
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Cloud Security Takes the Stage at Fal.Con 2024
Cloud adoption has revolutionized organizations in recent years, driven by its ability to prevent data loss, enhance security through centralized management, drive resource scalability and reduce costs. Most organizations are already reaping the benefits of cloud transformation. Along with the advantages of cloud adoption come new and evolving risks. Adversaries are growing … [Read more...] about Cloud Security Takes the Stage at Fal.Con 2024
Logz.io’s Open 360 Observability Platform Takes Home Over a Dozen Winter G2 Badges
As we continue to iterate and help organizations meet their observability goals, Logz.io is thrilled to announce we’ve earned over a dozen Winter 2023 G2 Badges for our Logz.io Open 360™ essential observability platform!G2 Research is a tech marketplace where people can discover, review, and manage the software they need to reach their potential. Here are the Winter 2023 G2 … [Read more...] about Logz.io’s Open 360 Observability Platform Takes Home Over a Dozen Winter G2 Badges
Meta Takes Down Malware Campaign That Used ChatGPT as a Lure to Steal Accounts
May 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Security / ChatGPT Meta said it took steps to take down more than 1,000 malicious URLs from being shared across its services that were found to leverage OpenAI's ChatGPT as a lure to propagate about 10 malware families since March 2023. The development comes against the backdrop of fake ChatGPT web browser extensions being increasingly used … [Read more...] about Meta Takes Down Malware Campaign That Used ChatGPT as a Lure to Steal Accounts
Microsoft Takes Legal Action to Disrupt Cybercriminals’ Illegal Use of Cobalt Strike Tool
Apr 07, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan Microsoft said it teamed up with Fortra and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) to tackle the abuse of Cobalt Strike by cybercriminals to distribute malware, including ransomware. To that end, the tech giant's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) revealed that it secured a court order in the U.S. to "remove illegal, legacy copies of … [Read more...] about Microsoft Takes Legal Action to Disrupt Cybercriminals’ Illegal Use of Cobalt Strike Tool
Google Takes Gmail Security to the Next Level with Client-Side Encryption
Dec 18, 2022Ravie Lakshmanan Google on Friday announced that its client-side encryption for Gmail is in beta to its Workspace and education customers to secure emails sent using the web version of the platform. This development comes at a time when concerns about online privacy and data security are at an all-time high, and it is certainly welcomed by users who value the … [Read more...] about Google Takes Gmail Security to the Next Level with Client-Side Encryption
Royal Ransomware Threat Takes Aim at U.S. Healthcare System
Dec 12, 2022Ravie LakshmananHealthcare IT / Ransomware The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has cautioned of ongoing Royal ransomware attacks targeting healthcare entities in the country. "While most of the known ransomware operators have performed Ransomware-as-a-Service, Royal appears to be a private group without any affiliates while maintaining financial … [Read more...] about Royal Ransomware Threat Takes Aim at U.S. Healthcare System
Cynet Takes Cyber Threat Protection Automation to the Next Level with Incident Engine
We have all heard of the "cybersecurity skills gap" — firms' inability to hire and retain high-level cybersecurity talent.I see this gap manifesting in two ways. First, companies that want to hire cybersecurity talent simply cannot find candidates with sufficient skills. Second, companies that cannot afford specialized cybersecurity talent and therefore lack the necessary … [Read more...] about Cynet Takes Cyber Threat Protection Automation to the Next Level with Incident Engine