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Many of the same threats, delivered faster, and with more automation and efficiency.

Hackers rush to exploit the vulnerability to steal data, deploy ransomware, install back doors, create botnets, mine cryptocurrencies, and conduct other illegal activities.

The rapid deployment of 5G and edge computing, the transition to work-from-home, combined with accelerating growth of mobile apps, APIs and web services are expanding…

With this approach, the hardware is owned by the service provider, so upfront capital expenses are replaced by operating expenses. Scaling up and down is…

The Russian state actors behind last year’s SolarWinds attack have been targeting IT resellers and service providers since at least May, according to a Microsoft…

Data center management has permanently changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read up on how data centers are evolving.

With the rise of work-from-home, SaaS, IoT, cloud, mobile and edge computing, the traditional on-premises identity and authentication systems are becoming obsolete, giving way to…

APIs have emerged as a major attack vector, with only 6% of companies reporting no API-related security issues in the past year, according to one…

Businesses are facing staff shortages and budget constraints that impact their ability to maintain security. Cybersecurity automation, including AI-powered intelligent automation, is helping close the…

When the pandemic hit, enterprises rushed to the new cloud-based networking solutions for remote employees. Now it’s being applied to on-prem data centers and WANs.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a cryptocurrency exchange for its role in facilitating ransomware payments and issued an advisory to private companies against making…

New Azure-based OMIGOD vulnerability is easy to exploit and has already been attacked by Mirai botnet.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Microsoft Azure vulnerability, ChaosDB, exposes the fact that enterprises can’t simply trust cloud providers to protect the infrastructure. Experts point to the zero-trust…

Researchers from cloud security firm Wiz reported an Azure vulnerability affecting Cosmos DB that gave them complete access to thousands of Azure customers.

The $1 trillion spending package includes funds for bolstering cybersecurity posture in critical digital infrastructure.

The advisory outlines the tactics, techniques, and procedures China’s state-sponsored cybercriminals use to breach networks.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The pandemic has driven more outsourcing to MSPs, making them prime targets for cybercriminals wanting to scale their attacks.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Under pressure to accelerate cloud adoption, IT orgs often skip over crucial security planning steps.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Even as cybersecurity grows in importance as a national priority, individual states continue to push ahead with their own data breach legislation, making…

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Russia has long been the world’s biggest haven for cybercrime. On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that this would change. But will…

Data Center Knowledge–The government is taking cybercrime more seriously than ever, but it should do a lot more than it has done so far, experts…

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Verizon’s annual report on data breaches finds that more cybersecurity incidents involved external cloud assets than internal ones.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The failed AWS plot highlights ongoing rise in physical threat activity accompanying the pandemic and social unrest.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Confidential computing in Armv9, called Arm CCA, builds on TrustZone secure enclave technology in mobile chips.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Minute inconsistencies introduced in manufacturing make every chip different from the rest and can be used for authentication.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Targeting of data centers is a new development. Experts believe the incident should spur review of physical security posture, investment in dark-web monitoring.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The startup, founded by former top US government cybersecurity officials, has a novel approach to neutralizing malicious communications.

The platform is designed to turn servers, storage, and networking equipment in your data center into software-defined infrastructure.

Its servers are offline, and this is a good time to check for any doors the notorious malware may have left open on your network.

Flash may be dead, but it lingers in more enterprise data centers than you may think, creating a massive vulnerability.