May 29, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Cloud Download for Reinstalling Windows Windows 10 has a new “Cloud Download” option you can use when resetting your PC to a default Windows system. When you head to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery and choose to reset your PC and remove everything,...
May 28, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Apple has released the fourth major update to the sixteenth version of MacOS. With the virtual WWDC just around the corner and the expected announcement of the seventieth version. this release comes as somewhat of a surprise. Nevertheless it is welcome. Headline...
May 28, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
A security flaw in Qatar’s controversial mandatory coronavirus contact tracing app exposed sensitive information of more than one million users, rights group Amnesty International has warned. The glitch, which was fixed on Friday after being flagged by Amnesty a...
May 27, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
In Q1 2020, the number of postings advertising access to these networks increased by 69 percent compared to the previous quarter. This may pose a significant risk to corporate infrastructure, especially now that many employees are working remotely. “Access for sale”...
May 26, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Hackers claim to have obtained more than 200 GB of archived data from Australian transportation and logistics giant Toll, and they have already started leaking it after the company refused to pay a ransom. Toll admitted earlier this month that it was hit by ransomware...
May 22, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
LogMeIn users are being targeted with fake security update requests, which lead to a spoofed phishing page. “Should recipients fall victim to this attack, their login credentials to their LogMeIn account would be compromised. Additionally, since LogMeIn has SSO with...
May 21, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
A multiphase attack combines phishing with spear phishing and insider attack techniques. Difficult to detect and challenging to prevent, multiphase attacks are especially popular in Microsoft 365 due to growing popularity of the platform and the wide range of...
May 20, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
EasyJet has disclosed a massive data breach affecting nine million of its customers and involving over 2,000 credit-card details. EasyJet today said it has been the target of a “highly sophisticated” attacker, which gained access to nine million...
May 19, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
The list of major companies announcing that employees can solely work from home until at least 2021 due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic remains small, but the number is likely to rise. In recent research conducted by the Society for Human Resources...
May 18, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
The COVID-19 crisis has been testing the foundations of our lives, societies and economies posing huge challenges for the future. Organisations across industries are rightly focusing on their employees’ well-being, whilst making sure that their operations continue...
May 15, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
People aren’t protecting themselves from cybersecurity risks even though they know they should, a study on password psychology by LogMeIn reveals. Password psychology Year after year there is heightened global awareness of hacking and data breaches, yet consumer...
May 14, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Nearly a third (29%) of organisations in Europe and the Middle East still see usernames and passwords as one of the most effective means to protect access to their IT infrastructure, two years after the inventor of the complex static password admitted they don’t work,...
May 13, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Very few users take appropriate action to significantly reduce the risk of password compromise, according to a Balbix report. The study found that more than 99% of enterprise users reuse passwords, either across work accounts, or between work and personal accounts....
May 12, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Passwords remain the dominant method of authentication and top cause of data breaches, according to MobileIron. A new report also highlighted the importance of a zero trust security strategy that provides context-aware, conditional access to a device or user. EMA...
May 11, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Over 900,000 WordPress sites have been targeted in a new attack campaign which aims to redirect visitors to malvertising sites or plant backdoors into a theme’s header if an administrator is logged in. The majority of these attacks appear to be the work of a...
May 7, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Today is World Password Day, a day to reflect on just how vulnerable a poor password can leave you. As more and more of the processes and tools we use in our everyday lives shift to the online world, the number of passwords we need to create and remember increases....
May 6, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Microsoft is planning to put a stop to enterprise data theft via email forwarding by disabling Office 365’s email forwarding to external recipients by default. The company also wants to add improved external email forwarding controls which will allow Office 365...
May 5, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Apple launched a new 13-inch MacBook Pro yesterday. Cupertino announced the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, and although it’s a fairly minor update, it includes a major change to the design of the device. The new 13-inch MacBook Pro finally features a reliable keyboard...
May 4, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Office workers appear to have handled the transition to remote working remarkably well – with many not even remotely thrown off-balance. In fact, more than half are reportedly more productive than before lockdown measures were introduced. This is according to a...
May 1, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Cyberattackers are disguising themselves as big name brands to execute phishing attacks, a Check Point Research report found. The data, released on Tuesday, unveils the most imitated brands for these attempts during Q1 2020. Phishing attacks are some of the most...
