Renato Mirabili Junior, Information Security Consultant, Protiviti, makes the case for collaborative work to deal with new attacks and opportunities that AI can make available. One of the most talked about subjects today is AI and it is also one of the most studied areas due to a fascinating and peculiar feature: allowing tasks – […]

Elevation of Privilege is the top vulnerability category for the fourth year running, accounting for 40% of all Microsoft vulnerabilities in 2023. BeyondTrust has released its 2024 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report. Produced annually by BeyondTrust, this report analyses data from security bulletins publicly issued by Microsoft throughout the previous year and provides valuable information to help […]

Coveware by Veeam will bring industry-leading cyber-extortion incident response services and proactive enterprise preparedness to Veeam’s existing ransomware protection and recovery capabilities. Veeam Software acquired Coveware, a leading provider in cyber-extortion incident response. It brings best-in-class ransomware recovery and first responder capabilities to further strengthen Veeam’s radical resilience solutions for customers. Coveware by Veeam will […]

When a ransomware attack threatened to paralyze Prefeitura de Itaúna, Brazil, CIO Cláudio Machado, had most users back online within minutes – thanks to Veeam and its partner MGDATA. Across the world, local government organizations are taking on the challenge of serving rising populations with limited public funds. Take the vibrant city of Itaúna, in […]

Miguel Sanhueza, Academic, Department of Electricity, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, UTEM, says achieving a fully secure Internet may be a utopian goal – but through education, awareness, and collective responsibility a more resilient and protected digital space can be built. The notion of a completely secure Internet is, in many respects, an unattainable […]

BioCatch, a global leader in digital fraud detection powered by behavioural biometric intelligence, has unveiled its anticipated 2023 Digital Banking Fraud Trends in Latin America (LATAM) report. The report offers an in-depth understanding of the latest risks and prevention strategies for the banking industry in the region, specifically how and where cybercriminals are using social engineering tactics, […]

Nokia has announced that it has been selected with partner DPR by K2 Telecom Brazil to provide solutions that will help the ISP strengthen its network security and create new revenue streams. Nokia will deploy its unique and innovative BNG/CGNAT wholesale solution, enabling K2 Telecom to provide all IP infrastructure and ISP requirements as-a-Service, as well as providing cloud-based DDoS Defence-as-a-Service.  […]

Christian Borst, EMEA CTO at Vectra AI, and Brian Neuhaus, CTO, Americas at Vectra AI, have outlined a range of trends that they believe will have a big impact on the cybersecurity industry next year.  Vectra AI, a leader in Security AI-driven hybrid cloud threat detection and response, has released its predictions for 2023, revealing […]

Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, has released its fourth-annual threat research report on ransomware. The new report looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2021 and July 2022. For the 106 highly publicised attacks Barracuda researchers analysed, the dominant targets are still five key industries: education (15%), […]

Hacking, however, remains on the rise, as US$1.9bn worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen in hacks this year, compared to under US$1.2 billion at the same point in 2021. After cryptocurrency-based crime hit an all-time high in 2021, with illicit addresses receiving US$14 billion over the course of the year, there now appears to be […]