Hitachi Energy, the multibillion-dollar power and energy solutions division of Japan’s Hitachi conglomerate, has confirmed that some employee data was accessed by the Clop (aka Cl0p) ransomware cartel in an attack on its systems that originated through a vulnerability in Fortra’s managed file transfer product GoAnywhere. Hitachi did not disclose what data was affected […]
Supercar manufacturer Ferrari has warned customers that their personal data may be at risk after a limited number of its IT systems were compromised and information exfiltrated by an as-yet unspecified threat actor. The Maranello, Italy-based firm reached out to those involved on Monday 20 March. In a letter to customers – a verified […]
Hard disk drives (HDDs) deliver high storage capacities at low cost, but HDD models can differ considerably. Capacity and price are not the only criteria that should determine the choice of HDD. Other specifications such as reliability and ability to handle challenging operating conditions must also be taken into account. HDDs are still the […]
Law firm NJORD has replaced a legacy document management system (DMS) with cloud-based technology to transform the way its staff access and work on business critical documents. As part of its digital transformation journey, the Denmark-headquartered company, which servers international customers in Denmark and the Baltic region, decided its existing system was no longer […]
Ransomware gangs are becoming increasingly assertive and aggressive in their approaches to victims, resorting to high-pressure tactics including campaigns of targeted harassment to extort money, even from those that have paid attention to ransomware prevention and maintain backups of their data. This is according to a report published today by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit […]
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The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is today launching two new services pitched at the country’s 5.5 million small businesses, a third of which were targeted by cyber criminals in 2022, but which frequently lack the know-how and resources to effectively respond to the threat and protect their livelihoods. The Cyber Action Plan […]
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has confirmed that its cloud division will be affected by its next round of job cuts, with 9,000 employees across several business units set to lose their roles over the coming weeks. In an email to staff, published on the Amazon company news page, Jassy said job cuts will affect […]
What is packet filtering? Packet filtering is the process of passing or blocking data packets at a network interface by a firewall based on source and destination addresses, ports or protocols. The packet filter examines the header of each IP packet based on a set of rules and decides to prevent it from passing (drop) […]
By Published: 20 Mar 2023 13:00 NatWest bank has launched a service that will enable businesses to quickly check the identities of customers. The bank’s customers can easily and safely consent to bank-held data being shared with the businesses they engage with to make their online experience easier and more secure. The NatWest Customer […]