Microsoft Flags Ransomware Problems on Apple’s macOS Platform
Security researchers at Microsoft are flagging ransomware attacks on Apple’s flagship macOS operating system, warning that financially motivated cybercriminals are abusing legitimate macOS...
View ArticleForgepoint Capital Places $15M Series A Bet on Converge Insurance
Forgepoint Capital makes another investment in the cyber-insurance sector with a $15 million Series A investment in Converge Insurance. The post Forgepoint Capital Places $15M Series A Bet on Converge...
View ArticleA Cyberattack Has Disrupted Hospitals and Health Care in Five States
A cyberattack has disrupted hospital computer systems in several states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be diverted. The post A Cyberattack Has Disrupted Hospitals and Health...
View ArticleCisco Plugs Gaping Hole in Emergency Responder Software
Cisco warns that unauthenticated, remote attackers can log into devices using root account, which has default, static credentials that cannot be changed or deleted. The post Cisco Plugs Gaping Hole in...
View ArticleMassachusetts 911 Outage Caused by Errant Firewall
A statewide outage of the Massachusetts 911 system was the result of a firewall that blocked calls from reaching emergency responders. The post Massachusetts 911 Outage Caused by Errant Firewall...
View ArticleCytactic Snags $16M Seed Funding for Cyber Crisis Management Technology
Israeli startup raises $16 million in seed funding to build what is being described as a “cyber crisis readiness and management” platform. The post Cytactic Snags $16M Seed Funding for Cyber Crisis...
View ArticleCrowdStrike Says Logic Error Caused Windows BSOD Chaos
CrowdStrike says a routine sensor configuration update pushed to Windows OS triggered a logic error that blue-screened computers worldwide. The post CrowdStrike Says Logic Error Caused Windows BSOD...
View ArticleCrowdStrike Speeding Up Remediation of Systems Hit by Blue Screen of Death
CrowdStrike tested a new technique to speed up the remediation of systems impacted by the recent bad update. The post CrowdStrike Speeding Up Remediation of Systems Hit by Blue Screen of Death appeared...
View ArticleCrowdStrike Explains Why Bad Update Was Not Properly Tested
CrowdStrike has shared a preliminary incident review, explaining why the update that caused global chaos was not caught by testing. The post CrowdStrike Explains Why Bad Update Was Not Properly Tested...
View ArticleCrowdStrike Releases Root Cause Analysis of Falcon Sensor BSOD CrashIndustry...
CrowdStrike says the Falcon sensor crash that blue-screened Windows machines was caused by a "confluence" of vulnerabilities and testing gaps. The post CrowdStrike Releases Root Cause Analysis of...
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