Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Update to Fix Patch Tuesday-Related Issue on Arm Devices
Microsoft has issued an out-of-band update to fix an issue with Windows devices with Arm chips that was caused when users applied their June 2022 Patch Tuesday updates. The issue caused problems signing into Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365 on Arm devices, and also affected applications and services that use Azure Active Directory for signing in, such as Microsoft Outlook, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams Microsoft...
TitanHQ Acquires Cyber Risk Aware to Add Security Awareness Training to its Cybersecurity Portfolio
The Irish cybersecurity firm TitanHQ, a leading SaaS business offering a portfolio of cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, has announced the acquisition of the Dublin-based security awareness firm Cyber Risk Aware. Cyber Risk Aware was formed in 2016 and provides the only behavior-driven security awareness platform that provides real-time training to help counter the threat from phishing and other cybersecurity threats that target...
Patch These Actively Exploited SonicWall Vulnerabilities Now!
SonicWall has released patches to correct three actively exploited vulnerabilities in its on-premises and hosted email security solutions. The vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely to gain access to SonicWall Email Security hardware and virtual appliances as well as software installations on Microsoft Windows Server. Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities would allow threat actors to access files and emails, install...
SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack Impacts up to 18,000 Customers
Hackers successfully compromised the SolarWinds Orion software solution and incorporated a backdoor dubbed SUNBURST that has been downloaded by up to 18,000 of its customers, including many large enterprises and government agencies. SolarWinds Orion is a software solution used by large enterprises and government agencies to manage their IT networks and IT infrastructure. The software is used by all five branches of the U.S. military,...
Facebook Fixes Messenger Bug That Allows Audio to be Transmitted Without a User’s Permission
A critical flaw in the Facebook Messenger messaging app for Android which allowed callers to listen to users’ surroundings without permission has been fixed by Facebook. The bug allowed callers to eavesdrop on the person they were calling before the call was answered. In order to exploit the flaw, a caller would need to send a type of message known as SdpUpdate to the person they were calling, which would allow them to connect to the...
Zoom Implements New Features to Tackle Zoombombing
Zoom recently agreed to settle allegations of lax cybersecurity and misrepresentation of the level of encryption provided by its teleconferencing platform with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The settlement required Zoom to implement additional security controls and accurately describe the security features of the platform moving forward, although the company was able to avoid a financial penalty. Just a few days after the...
Zoom Announces End-to-End Encryption Will be Rolled Out Next Week
Earlier this year following a massive increase in the number of users, it was discovered that the Zoom teleconferencing platform did not offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE) as the company advertised on its website. Instead, the company used transport layer security (TLS) encryption, which only encrypts the connection between the user and the service provider. That means the connection is secure and encrypted, but Zoom, should the...
TigerConnect Acquires Adjuvant’s Call Scheduler and launches TigerSchedule On-Call Physician Scheduler
TigerConnect has announced the acquisition of Adjuvant’s Call Scheduler solution, which has now been integrated into the TigerConnect care team collaboration solution and has also been made available as a standalone solution. Call Scheduler is a rules-based automated physician scheduling software solution that is used by many hospitals, clinics, and health groups for managing physician schedules. Call Scheduler has an extensive...
Microsoft Announces the End of Internet Explorer
For the past 25 years, Internet Explorer has allowed people to access the Internet, but it has finally been killed off by Microsoft. It has been a long time coming, as Microsoft introduced its Chromium-based successor in 2015, allowing Internet Explorer to plod on for a further 5 years. Now its death date has been announced. From August 17, 2021, Internet Explorer will no longer be supported, meaning no more updates will be released...
Livingbridge Invests in Cloud Security Vendor TitanHQ
The leading cloud security vendor TitanHQ has announced that the UK mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge has invested in the company through its Enterprise 3 program. Livingbridge has been investing in fast growing companies for more than 20 years, with more than 150 companies around the world having benefited from investment, many of which have gone on to become household names. Livingbridge identified TitanHQ as an ideal...
June 23, 2020: MVP GrowthFest: Join Magic Johnson and Channel All-Stars at this Must Attend Virtual MSP Event
Businesses in all industry sectors have faced difficult challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and have had to make considerable changes in order to survive. Managed Service Providers (MSPs) have similarly had to adjust their business practices in response to the pandemic, and while some have struggled there have been several success stories. Overall, the Channel has demonstrated considerable strength and resilience and some...
Webinar: Double Up on Protection for Your Remote Workers
TitanHQ is hosting a webinar on Thursday May 21, 2020 to explain how you can better protect your remote workers from phishing attacks and block malware and ransomware downloads during the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond. Many businesses have been forced to rapidly transition from an office-based workforce to a largely at-home workforce due to COVID-19, and by doing so have greatly increased cybersecurity risks. Remote...
Hospitals Offered Free Use of TigerConnect Text Messaging Network During COVID-19 Pandemic
TigerConnect has announced that hospitals and health systems can use its secure text messaging network free of charge during the COVID-19 pandemic to support their efforts in combatting the disease. The 2019 Novel Coronavirus has been spreading at pace and hospitals and health systems are working round the clock to ensure quality care is provided to patients to help them recover from the disease in the shortest possible time frame....
Avast and AVG Customers’ Sensitive Browsing Data Will No Longer Be Collected and Sold to Third Parties
There’s some good news today for users of Avast and AVG antivirus products. Personal search histories, clicks, and details of online purchases will no longer be covertly collected and sold to third parties. Avast, which owns AVG, has announced that it is shutting down its subsidiary, Jumpshot, which was doing just that. Jumpshot would likely still be fully operational were it not for a joint investigation by Motherboard and PCMag....
TitanHQ’s Web and Email Security Solutions Now Available for Pax8 Partners
Pax8, the multi-award-winning cloud distribution company, has formed a new strategic partnership with TitanHQ, the leading provider of cloud-based email and web security solutions for managed service providers serving the SMB market. In order to block an increasingly diverse range of cyberthreats and effectively mitigate risk, a layered approach to security is required. Cybersecurity solutions need to be used to protect mobile...
SpamTitan Scores Big on Business Review Websites
TitanHQ is the leading provider of cloud-based email security to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) serving the SMB market and its email security solution, SpamTitan, is well loved by SMBs and MSPs alike. SpamTitan is consistently rated highly by end users on the leading business software review sites and is routinely awarded scores in excess of 4.5 out of 5 by end users, with a high percentage giving top marks across all rating...
Phishing Attacks at Highest Level Since 2016
A new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) shows phishing attacks are occurring at levels not seen since 2016. The quarterly phishing reports from APWG are compiled from data supplied by APWG members such as Agari, MarkMonitor, RIskIQ, and PhishLabs. The reports provide insights into the methods used by phishers and the extent to which businesses and consumers are being attacked. In Q3, 2019, more than 86,000 unique...
TitanHQ Releases SpamTitan Version 7.06 and New RESTapi
On November 12, 2019, TitanHQ released a new version of its award-winning anti-phishing and anti-spam solution, SpamTitan. SpamTitan v7.06 includes a new RESTapi to help clients and partners ensure seamless integrations. The latest version of SpamTitan has already been applied for users of the cloud-based spam filtering service. Users of the software solution, SpamTitan Gateway, have had the new version downloaded, although they will...
Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Confirms Increase in Malware-as-a-Service Edge Surface Attacks
The recently released Fortinet Threat Landscape Report for Q3, 2019 shows hackers are targeting edge services and malware-as-a-service continues to grow in popularity. While there are many methods of delivering malware, email remains the most common delivery vector, being implicated in 90% of malware attacks. Businesses are realizing the importance of implementing powerful email security solutions to block email threats. End users are...
Mimecast Moves into New 79,000 Sq. ft Central London Headquarters
Mimecast has announced it has now opened its new London HQ in 1 Finsbury Avenue in Broadgate. The company has moved to its new 79,000 Sq. ft office space which will support the cybersecurity firm’s expansion plans. The company I about to embark on a major recruitment drive and will be hiring new staff for its research and development teams. Up to 100 new jobs are expected to be filled over the coming months. The company recently...
Sophos Threat Report Predicts 2020 Cyberattack Trends
Sophos has released its 2020 Threat Report, which reveals some of the recent changes in the cybersecurity threat landscape and details some of the key attack trends that are likely to continue in the New Year. The cybersecurity threat landscape is in a constant state of flux, so it is impossible to predict what direction cybercriminals will take over the next 12 months, although the attack trends from the past few months provide...
Proofpoint Acquires ObserveIT in $225 Million Deal
The Sunnydale, CA-based cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the data loss prevention (DLP) and insider threat management firm ObserveIT for $225 million. For several months there has been speculation that Proofpoint will be moving into DLP to better protect its clients from sophisticated cyberattacks and insider threats. The announcement has confirmed that that those...
Cisco Announces New Partnership with Perch Security
Cisco has partnered with Perch Security and is now delivering a new tool to better protect managed service providers and their clients from new and evolving threats. Perch Security has integrated Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints and Cisco Umbrella into its Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution, which now correlates data from endpoints and networks to reduce ticket counts and cut down on labor...
SonicWall Q3 Threat Report Shows Increase in IoT Malware, Web App Attacks, and Encrypted Threats
There has been a year-over-year decline in malware and ransomware attacks according to a new report from SonicWall, but Quarter 3, 2019 has seen a marked increase in IoT malware, web app attacks, and encrypted threats. The year to date has seen 7.2 billion malware attacks and 151.9 million ransomware attacks, which represent a 15% and 5% decline from the same period last year. While the downward trend is certainly good news, attacks...
TitanHQ Enjoys Record Breaking Growth in MSP Business
It has been a busy quarter for TitanHQ. Q3, 2019 has been the busiest ever month for MSP growth in the Irish cybersecurity company’s 20-year history. From humble beginnings selling spam filtering appliances to businesses in its native Ireland, TitanHQ developed its own cybersecurity solutions for SMBs and managed service providers serving the SMB market and is now a global brand and the leading provider of cloud-based email security...
Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Email Security for 2019
The Lexington, MA-based email security company Mimecast has been named a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Email Security for 2019. Gartner Peer Insights is a review platform for IT products and services where users of software and services can submit reviews of their experiences with the solutions. The platform includes more than 215,000 verified customer reviews in 340 markets. When sufficient numbers of reviews are...
Thoma Bravo Private Equity Firm Makes Offer to Acquire Sophos
One of the most active private equity firms in the technology and software sector, Thoma Bravo, has made an offer to acquire the cybersecurity firm Sophos. The offer of $7.40 per share represents an enterprise value of $3.82 billion. Over the past 40 years, Thoma Bravo has acquired more than 200 computer software and technology firms with a combined value of $50 billion. Those acquisitions have been secured with more than $35 billion...
Agari Announces Fall 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution
Agari has announced the Fall 2019 release of its AI-powered email security solution, Secure Email Cloud. The latest updates include new features to improve protection against advanced email security threats. The Agari Secure Email Cloud leverages threat intelligence gathered from trillions of emails which is used to keep inboxes free from phishing and spear phishing emails. The solution also provides protection against business email...
Sophos Announces New Strategic Partnership with ArcServe
The network and endpoint security firm Sophos has announced a new strategic partnership with the data protection provider, Arcserve. The collaboration will provide Arcserve customers with greater protection from ransomware attacks. Many businesses have succumbed to ransomware attacks in the past few years and have faced the difficult decision of paying exorbitant demands for keys to unlock encrypted files or having to deal with major...
SMBs are Underestimating Damage Caused by a Cyberattack
AppRiver has published the results of its Q3 Cyberthreat Index for Business Survey, which have revealed that SMBs are underestimating the consequences of a successful cyberattack. The survey was conducted in the United States on 1,083 cybersecurity decision-makers at SMBs with under 250 employees. One of the main findings is the extent to which SMBs are underestimating the cost of a cyberattack, which on SMBs has been estimated to be...
SpamTitan Named Leader in G2 Crowd 2019 Summer Grid Report for Cloud Email Security
The independent business software review platform, G2 Crowd, has named SpamTitan leader in cloud email security in its Grid Summer 2019 Report. This is the third consecutive quarter where SpamTitan has been named leader in cloud-based email security, and this quarter is joined by Proofpoint Email Security Protection and Barracuda Email Security Gateway. The G2 Crowd Grid reports rate companies based on market presence and customer...
New Distribution Agreement Between GFI Software and Infinigate
GFI Software has announced it has signed a new distribution agreement with Infinigate, one of Europe’s largest Value Added Distributors. GFO Software already has distribution agreements with Infinigate covering Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and the United Kingdom. The new agreement will cover France and is expected to see GFI Software solutions pushed to customers throughout the country. “We have established successful...
Proofpoint Partners with CrowdStrike to Better Protect Endpoints and Email Systems from Cyberattacks
Proofpoint has announced it has formed a strategic partnership with CrowdStrike to help joint customers improve endpoint security and defend against email -based cyberattacks. CrowdStrike is a leading provider of cloud-delivered endpoint security and Proofpoint has developed a suite of solutions that provide protection from advanced threats and helps identify and address compliance risks. The partnership will initially see...
GFI Software Nets Network Product Guide Silver Award for GFI Unlimited
GFI Software has been recognized by Network Products Guide as one of the Hot Companies of the Year in the 14th Annual IT World Awards, following impressive sales growth for GFI Unlimited, a suite of solutions that provide network, communications and security for small and medium sized businesses. The IT World Awards program recognizes solutions, companies, and individuals across all sectors of the information technology industry. The...
New Threat Intelligence Report Provides Insights into Email-Based Malware Attacks
A new report has been released that contains an analysis of the most common malware threats that are delivered via email, the most targeted industry sectors, and some of the tactics and techniques cybercriminals are using to infiltrate business networks. For its Threat Intelligence Report: Black Hat Edition 2019, Mimecast analyzed more than 67 billion emails that its email security solution rejected from more than 160 billion messages...
TitanHQ Partners with Leading UK MSP, OneStopIT
TitanHQ has announced it has partnered with one of the leading managed service providers in the UK, OneStopIT. Edinburgh-based OneStopIT was formed in 2003 to help small- and medium-sized businesses implement enterprise-grade IT solutions and best practices at an affordable price. Under the new partnership, OneStopIT will be offering its customers protection from email threats with SpamTitan Email Security, web-based threat protection...
Cisco Warns of Increase in Email Threats and Complacency About Email Security
The findings of Cisco’s Threat Report and CISO Benchmark Study reveal a marked increase in email security threats and highlight the importance of investing in email security to make it harder for cybercriminals to succeed. Spam is nothing new, as the first reports of spam email occurred in 1978, but over the years spam email volume has been increasing. Today, spam accounts for between 45% and 50% of all emails sent, and while many of...
Mid-Year Threat Report Shows Rise in Ransomware-as-a-Service and IoT Malware Threats
SonicWall’s 2019 Cyber Threat Report shows a there has been a 20% fall in malware attacks in the first half of 2019, but there have been increases in IoT malware, ransomware, cryptojacking, and encrypted threats. Globally, ransomware attacks have increased by 15% in the first 6 months of 2019, with the United Kingdom being increasingly targeted. Ransomware attacks in the UK are up 195% in 2019. The rise in attacks is largely due to...
Vade Secure Adds Auto-Remediate Feature to its Office 365 Email Security Solution
Vade Secure has announced it has launched a new email security feature for Managed Service providers (MSPs) to allow them to better protect their clients’ Office 365 environments with minimal management overhead. The new feature – Auto-Remediate for Vade Secure for Office 365 – provides a layer of continuous, automated protection for Office 365 through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Vade Secure uses...
2019 Beyond the Phish Report Reveals Employees Have Significant Cybersecurity Knowledge Gaps
A survey conducted by the Sunnyvale, CA-based cybersecurity company Proofpoint has revealed end users are unsure how to protect sensitive data and lack the skills to identify phishing threats. For the latest Beyond the Phish report, Proofpoint analyzed the responses to almost 130 million cybersecurity questions in 14 categories. The survey was conducted on employees in 16 industries across 20 different department classifications. The...
Agari Announces Summer 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution
Agari has announced the Summer 2019 release of its email security solution, Secure Email Cloud. The Summer release includes major code upgrades and new features to enhance protection against email security threats such as phishing, spear phishing, business email compromise, and zero-day threats. The latest release also provides improved insights into email-based threats targeting companies in the APAC region. One of the main upgrades...
General Catalyst Enters into €70 Million Finance Agreement with Vade Secure
Vade Secure has announced it has secured €70 million in funding from General Catalyst. The money will be invested in machine learning technology for its predictive email security solution to improve its threat detection capabilities and for improvements to its email security solution for Office 365. Vade Secure is also planning a major global expansion and part of the finance will be used to expand its global footprint and accelerate...
TitanHQ Rated One of Best Software Companies in EMEA
TitanHQ has been recognized by G2 Crowd for its cybersecurity products and has been included in its list of the Best Software Companies in EMEA for the first time. G2 Crowd is an independent business software review platform used by more than 1.5 million people each month to find out more about business software solutions from verified users of the software. The reviews and reports on the site help businesses select the best software...
TitanHQ Expands Footprint in France with Exer Partnership
The leading email and web security firm TitanHQ has had a strong year of growth. MSPs have played a considerable part in the success of the company and the company’s products are proving popular. In the past 9 months alone, the number of MSP partners offering TitanHQ’s spam filtering, web filtering, and email archiving solutions has increased by 40%. MSPs are now TitanHQ’s core market. TitanHQ’s products now protect many thousands of...
Google Has Been Storing Unhashed G-Suite Passwords for 14 Years
Google has recently announced it has discovered an error was made in its enterprise password recovery feature that has resulted in G Suite passwords being stored on internal servers in plaintext for 14 years. The passwords could not be accessed remotely by anyone outside of Google, but the error does pose a security risk. Any Google employee with access to its servers could have viewed those passwords. The problem does not affect...
New Partner Program Launched by TitanHQ
The email archiving, spam filtering, and DNS filtering solution provider TitanHQ has launched a new partner program for managed service providers (MSPs), cloud distributors, Wi-Fi partners and OEM partners that makes it even easier to add TitanHQ’s cloud-based security solutions and improve protection against email and web-based attacks. TitanHQ has been developing innovative cybersecurity solutions for two decades. The company...
TitanHQ Releases WebTitan Cloud v4.12
TitanHQ has released an update for its award-winning web filtering platform WebTitan Cloud. The latest version of the DNS filtering solution – WebTitan Cloud v4.12 – includes a new feature that will be of particular benefit to MSPs and customers who have facilities in different geographic locations. WebTitan Cloud now supports filtering by location. Policies can be set by location and will be applied whether users are on or off the...
AppRiver Customers can Now Benefit from ZixEncrypt Email Encryption
AppRiver has announced the first cross-over since the company was acquired by Zix in February 2019. AppRiver customers can now access Zix’s email encryption offering, ZixEncrypt. The encryption solution has already been adopted by many Zix customers, including some of the largest financial institutions and healthcare providers in the United States. The email encryption solution was made available to AppRiver customers on April 25,...
Cybercriminals Turn to PDF Files to Deliver Malicious Payloads
Q1, 2019 saw a marked increase in the use of PDF files to deliver malware, according to the Q1 2019 Cyber Threat Report from SonicWall. Office documents containing malicious macros are still extensively used to deliver malware, but thanks to security awareness training, employees are wary of office documents and have been instructed not to enable macros in Office files. PDF files are extensively used by businesses, so end users are...
SpamTitan Leading Secure Email Gateway Solution According to G2 Crowd
Selecting the best business security software can be a headache. Even when business leaders know exactly what they want from a software solution, choosing the right product can be difficult. After determining that a software solution ticks all the boxes and has all the required features, many businesses discover that it is a nightmare to use. When it comes to security software it is important to choose a solution that’s user friendly...
Verizon Pushing Firmware Upgrade that Addresses Serious Router Command Injection Flaw
Millions of Verizon routers are affected by a command injection flaw that could allow an attacker to gain full control of the device. The flaw affects Fios Quantum Gateway routers and is one of three vulnerabilities that have been addressed by Verizon in the latest version of its firmware. The most serious flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-3914, has been assigned a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 and affects the API backend of the router. If...
Webinar: New DMARC and Sandboxing Features of SpamTitan Email Security Solution Explained
Cybercriminals are launching ever more sophisticated attacks on businesses, which require more powerful cybersecurity solutions to protect against attacks. One of the most common methods of attack is email and this is an area where security defenses often fall short. Even with robust perimeter defenses, cybercriminals can gain access to business networks by targeting the weakest link: Employees. Phishing attacks are becoming more...
Cisco Releases 24 Patches to Address ISO XE Software Vulnerabilities
Cisco has released 25 patches that address 19 high-severity and 6-medium-severity flaws, most of which are present in its ISO XE operating system used by its networking products such as switches, controllers, and routers. 15 of the 19 high severity vulnerabilities are in the Internetworking Operating System IOS XE, several of which could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain root privileges on vulnerable devices and execute...
7 Out of 10 Ransomware Attacks are on SMBs
71% of ransomware attack are on SMBs, according to a new report from Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services When an attack involves widespread encryption across an organization’s network ransom demands can be very high. The highest ransom demand received by a client was $8.5 million. The ransom wasn’t paid, but some companies have no alternative other than to pay the ransom demand. One client paid $935,000 for the keys to unlock...
Agari Announces Spring 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution
Agari has announced the Spring 2019 release of its AI-powered email security solution, Secure Email Cloud. The latest round of updates includes enhanced Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) management and introduces the Continuous Detection and Response Mobile App, which was announced at the 2019 RSA Conference. BIMI is an industry standard that allows brand logos to be inserted into receiver inbox messages to help end...
Communication Issues and Lack of Emergency Planning are Putting Employees at Risk
Companies are taking steps to improve safety in the workplace by planning for emergencies, but communication issues and poor preparedness for modern emergencies is putting employees at risk, according to a recent report from Rave Mobile Security. The company’s 2019 Workplace Safety and Preparedness Survey shows that emergency preparedness is improving in the United States and many businesses and organizations are planning...
SpamTitan Email Security Solution Now Incorporates Sandboxing and DMARC Authentication
SMB and MSP email security solution provider TitanHQ has announced a major update of its SpamTitan email security solution. New features have been added to the solution to provide even greater protection against sophisticated phishing attacks and new malware threats. The new layers of security were applied to the solution this week and are now available to customers at no extra cost. The past few years have seen a major increase in...
OpenTempo and TigerText Announce New Partnership
TigerConnect has announced it has formed a new partnership with OpenTempo, the leader in physician scheduling and clinical labor analytics. OpenTempo has developed a healthcare staff scheduling solution that helps health systems and academic medical centers optimize physician scheduling and improve service line efficiency, which have been shown to improve staff satisfaction by providing greater transparency into their working...
Investigation of Corporate Phishing Incidents Costs $4.86 Million Per Year
New figures from email security company Agari show organizations are now spending $4.86 million a year triaging, investigating, and responding to phishing incidents. The Agari Q1 2019 Email Fraud & Identity Deception Trends report shows that on average, organizations are now having to investigate around 23,000 phishing incidents a year. Approximately half of the emails reported to security teams by employees are false positives,...
Zix to Acquire AppRiver for $275 Million
The cloud cybersecurity company AppRiver is set to be purchased by the email encryption, threat protection, and email archiving solution provider Zix for $275 million. An all cash deal was agreed between both firms this week. Florida-based AppRiver provides email and internet security services such as spam filtering, antivirus protection, email archiving, email encryption, and MS Exchange hosting. The company was formed in 2002 and...
Fortinet FortiMail Given AAA Rating in SE Labs Phishing Detection Test
Fortinet’s FortiMail Secure Email Gateway has recently been independently tested by SE Labs and has been shown to be highly effective at identifying and blocking phishing threats. In the tests, SE Labs found the solution blocked 100% of phishing attempts with no false positives. The solution was not quite as effective at blocking business email compromise attacks and other advanced threats, although only 5% of those threats were not...
Webinar: Cost-Effective DNS-Based Web Filtering
In order to protect against web-based threats such as malware, ransomware, viruses, exploit kits, malvertising, and phishing, businesses need to implement a web filtering solution. A web filter allows businesses to carefully control the websites and webpages that employees can access while connected to the wired and wireless networks. All Internet traffic is routed through the filter where controls are applied to block malware...
TigerConnect Recognized for High Consideration, Retention, and Performance by KLAS
KLAS has published its 2018 Decision Insights: Secure Communication Report, which recognizes TigerConnect (formerly TigerText) for its strong, easy to use clinical communication and collaboration platform solution, very deep adoption, and high customer satisfaction levels. For the report, more than 20 solution providers were assessed, including EHR vendors, but only three – TigerConnect included – were named as top solutions for...
Eutelsat Chooses TitanHQ to Secure its WiFi Networks
The leading European satellite operator Eutelsat has implemented a new Wi-Fi filtering solution to secure its Wi-Fi networks. Eutelsat is one of the world’s largest satellite operators. The company has global coverage and provides video, data and broadband services in 150 countries throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The company has bases in 44 countries and employs more than 1,000 technical, operational, and commercial...
Z Services Expands TitanHQ Partnership to Provide New Cloud-Based Security Services
The Dubai-based managed service provider Z Services has expanded its partnership with TitanHQ and is now offering cloud-based web filtering and in-country email archiving as a service to customers throughout the MENA region. Cybersecurity is a critical business concern throughout the MENA region and companies are increasingly looking to managed service providers to provide solutions to improve their security posture. It makes much...
Cloud-Based Threat Analytics Firm ZoneFox Acquired by Fortinet
Fortinet has announced it has acquired the cloud-based threat analytics firm ZoneFox and will be using the company’s machine learning threat detection technology to enhance protection against insider threats. As companies are migrating data and infrastructure to the cloud, more and more endpoints and users are accessing cloud resources. While those resources need to be accessed by employees for legitimate work purposes, they can also...
Cofense Explores the State of Phishing Defenses in 2018
The anti-phishing solution provider Cofense has released its 2018 State of Phishing Defense report. The report provides insights into the most common phishing emails being used by cybercriminals and the message subjects that are most effective at fooling employees into clicking and revealing sensitive information. The report also breaks down phishing attacks by industry sector and shows which industries are most susceptible to...
Webinar: Datto Networking and TitanHQ Explain Enhanced Web Content Filtering for MSPs
On Thursday October 18, 2018, TitanHQ and Datto Networking will be hosting a webinar for managed service providers (MSPs) to explain how they can provide their customers with secure, reliable, always-on, Internet access through the Datto Networking Appliance. Earlier this year, Datto Networking partnered with TitanHQ, the leading provider of spam filtering, web filtering and email archiving solutions for MSPs, to augment the already...
KnowBe4 Launches ‘Domain Doppelgänger’ Fake Domain Identification Tool
A new tool has been released by the security awareness training and phishing simulation platform provider KnowBe4 that can help companies to identify ‘evil twin domains’ – lookalike spoofed domains that are typically used by cybercriminals for phishing and spreading malware. An evil twin domain is very similar to a genuine website that is used by a company. It could include an extra letter such as faceboook.com, have missing letters...
CloudHealth Platform Updates Provide Additional Support for Azure Users
Microsoft is making up ground on AWS. Revenue from the Microsoft Azure platform jumped 98% in the infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) market in 2017, exceeding the market growth of AWS. In order to better meet customer needs and to cater to increase in adoption of Microsoft Azure, CloudHealth Technologies, the leading cloud management platform provider, has enhanced its Azure capabilities with the latest updates to its cloud management...
Cofense Takes a Closer Look at Healthcare Phishing Attacks
Cofense, the leading provider of human-based phishing threat management solutions, has published new research that shows the healthcare industry lags behind other industry sectors for phishing defenses and is routinely attacked by cybercriminals who often succeed in gaining access to sensitive patient health data. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights publishes a summary of data breaches reported by...
CloudHealth Technologies Achieves AWS Cloud Management Tools Competency Status
CloudHealth Technologies has announced it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Management Tools Competency status, demonstrating that the company is highly proficient at helping AWS customers to provision and manage AWS workloads through its cloud management platform. In order for an AWS Partner Network (APN) member to achieve AWS Cloud Management Tools Competency status, they must demonstrate specialized technical proficiency...
Proofpoint Launches Closed-Loop Email Analysis and Response (CLEAR) Solution
The Sunnyvale, CA-based cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has announced it has launched a new Closed-Loop Email Analysis and Response (CLEAR) solution that can significantly reduce the time it takes to triage email-based threats. The solution uses a complete closed-loop approach to automatically analyze suspicious emails reported by end users to security teams, identify real threats from false positives, and help security teams remediate...
CloudHealth Technologies Hosts First Annual User Conference
This September, CloudHealth Technologies will be running a two-day summit in Boston to give its customers and partners an opportunity to meet cloud computing visionaries, take part in training sessions to help them get the most out of the CloudHealth platform, and pick up important tips and tricks to help them accelerate their business transformation in the cloud. This is the first annual CloudHealth user conference and it has been...
ParkMyCloud and CloudHealth Technologies Announce New Optimized Cloud Cost Management Integration
ParkMyCloud, the leading provider of automated public cloud cost optimization solutions, and CloudHealth Technologies, the leading hybrid cloud governance platform provider, have depended their partnership and have announced a new technology integration to improve cloud governance and cost control for customers. This is a first of its kind technical integration that will see the products of both companies fully integrated to provide...
Wombat Security Technologies Releases 2018 State of the Phish Report
Wombat Security Technologies has released its 2018 State of the Phish Report – an analysis of data from tens of millions of simulated phishing attacks conducted through its Security Education Platform over the past 12 months. The report also provides insights on the current state of phishing from quarterly surveys sent to its customers, highlighting the frequency of phishing attacks on organizations, the impact those attacks are...
VMware to Complete Acquisition of CloudHealth Technologies in Q3, 2019
At the VMworld 2018 conference in Las Legas, VMware, Inc., announced its intention to acquire the cloud management and cloud cost optimization firm CloudHealth Technologies. An agreement has now been signed between the two companies following months of detailed negotiations. Subject to customary closing conditions and pending regulatory approvals, the deal is expected to be closed by the end of fiscal Q3, 2019. VMware has been a...
KnowBe4 Boosts Security Awareness Training Library with Twist & Shout Partnership
The Tampa Bay, FL-based security awareness training and anti-phishing solution provider KnowBe4 has announced that it has formed a new strategic partnership with the content provider Twist & Shout. Twist & Shout Media has created security awareness campaigns for a wide range of companies, including Estee Lauder, Warner Bros, Barclays, Symantec and Verizon, as well as developing training content on covering business ethics and...
Cofense PhishMe Update Adds Further Opportunities for Automation of Phishing Simulation Campaigns
Cofense has released another update to its product line, providing even more opportunities for automation of phishing simulation exercises. The benefits to be gained from conducting phishing simulation exercises are clear – They allow organizations assess the effectiveness of their security awareness and anti-phishing training programs and condition employees to report phishing threats in a safe environment. They also help security...
Cofense Included in 2018 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies for 4th Consecutive Year
Each year, Inc. Magazine compiles and published the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing privately owned small companies in the United States – the most dynamic segment of the U.S economy. The companies in the 2018 Inc. 5000 list collectively generated more than $206.2 billion in revenue in 2017 with the top company – SwanLeap – recording an astonishing 3-year growth rate of 75,661%. Even number 5,000 – Pedigree Technologies –...
Industry First Security Awareness Practitioner Certification Offered by InfoSec Institute
Security awareness training for employees is now a vital part of any cybersecurity strategy, yet until recently there was no certification program available to confirmed proficiency in the creation and management of these vital training programs. The InfoSec Institute has addressed this problem with the launch of a boot camp. The boot camp provides essential training in this area and certifies that IT professionals have the necessary...
AI-Assisted Virtual Security Analyst Added to Ironscales’ Advanced Threat Protection Platform
Ironscales, the Tel Aviv-based anti-phishing solution provider, has announced it has incorporated a new module into its advanced threat protection platform that helps security teams assess suspicious incoming emails more quickly to determine whether they are benign or malicious. When email threats are reported to security teams they must manually analyze the emails to find the real threats hidden among the false positives. That...
Cofense Develops New SOAR Platform That Allows IRs to Block Phishing Attacks Even Faster
The leading anti-phishing solution provider Cofense has developed a new platform that detects and stops phishing attacks in progress even faster. The Cofense Phishing-Specific Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platform is the first such platform to come to market that has been specifically developed to identify and disrupt phishing attacks in progress. Cofense had already developed its innovative, multi-award...
AWS EC2 Pricing Options Explained
Confused about AWS EC2 instance types and AWS EC2 pricing options? In this post we explain some of the ways that it is possible to reduce cloud costs, with a useful video at the end that provides figures demonstrating the cost range for a specific instance type. Instance Types and AWS EC2 Pricing Options AWS offers many different instance types, each suited to a particular range of uses. Within each of those instance types there are...
CloudHealth Technologies Adds Support for the Google Cloud Platform
Managing multi-cloud environments can be complex and time-consuming process. Many companies lack visibility into the cloud resources they have provisioned and how they are being used, which makes keeping control of costs a major challenge. As cloud migration increases, and businesses take advantage of the flexibility and cost benefits from using multiple cloud platforms, it often leads to cloud chaos. That was the case for CloudHealth...
Cofense Appoints Tonia Dudley as Security Solutions Advisor
Cofense has announced that the security industry veteran Tonia Dudley has been recruited and will become the company’s first Security Solutions Advisor. Tonia has extensive experience in developing and managing incident response, cybersecurity awareness programs, and IT compliance programs at large multinational organizations. Tonia is a board member of the National Cybersecurity Society, which helps to raise awareness of the need for...
Reduce Cloud Costs by Switching Off Idle Cloud Resources
Cloud costs can easily spiral out of control without careful management, although it is easy to reduce cloud costs by not paying for resources that are not being used. Stop idle resources and the cost savings can be considerable. One of the biggest areas of cloud wastage is On Demand resources used for non-production purposes. Resources are spun up for staging, QA, and development. These resources are not needed 24/7/365, yet...
Ransomware Damage Predicted to Exceed $8 Billion in 2018
Ransomware is one of the most common types of malware and has been widely adopted by cybercriminals who use it to extort money from businesses. Ransomware encrypts essential files to prevent them from being accessed. A ransom is then demanded to supply the keys to unlock the encrypted files. It is often installed unwittingly by employees when they respond to malicious emails or can be deployed manually if access is gained to a...
TitanHQ Expands Executive Team with Appointment of Rocco Donnino
TitanHQ has announced it has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Rocco Donnino, the former Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at AppRiver, as its new Executive Vice President of Strategic Alliances. TitanHQ is the developer of the powerful web filtering solution WebTitan, which helps businesses carefully control the types of content their employees can access while providing additional protection from...
Partial Backup File Stolen in Typeform Data Breach
Typeform, a Spanish SaaS company that specializes in online forms and surveys, has announced it has experienced a data breach in which a hacker gained access to a backup file. The breach occurred on May 3, 2018 and was detected six weeks later on June 27, 2018. Typeform has confirmed that a backup file was downloaded by the attacker. Typeform explained in a statement that the backup file only included ‘partial information,’ and all...
WebTitan Vs Lightspeed: A Comparison of Web Filtering Solutions for K12 Schools
In this post we explore two of the most popular web filtering solutions for K12 schools: A comparison of WebTitan vs Lightspeed. The Importance of Content Filtering for Schools According to the American College of Pediatricians, “Consumption of pornography is associated with many negative emotional, psychological, and physical health outcomes. These include increased rates of depression, anxiety, acting out and violent behavior,...
ParkMyCloud Cloud Cost Optimization Now Available for Alibaba Cloud
ParkMyCloud has announced that its continuous cloud cost optimization platform can now be used by Alibaba cloud customers to turn off idle cloud resources when they are not in use and save a small fortune on their cloud bills. Alibaba Cloud is the largest public cloud provider in China and is attracting increasing numbers of customers in the United States and Europe. Alibaba is currently undergoing a massive international expansion...
CloudHealth Technologies Dispels Cloud Security Myths
There is a common misconception that companies that transition to the public cloud are forced to make compromises on security. While there have certainly been cases where companies have made mistakes that have led to the exposure of data, it does not mean the public cloud is not secure. Just as with on-premises IT solutions, it is the responsibility of a company to ensure appropriate security measures are implemented. CloudHealth...
Breached Password Testing Tool Launched by KnowBe4
Data breaches are occurring every day and many result in the theft of passwords. Since many individuals reuse or recycle passwords, if a password is obtained through a data breach it can be used to access multiple platforms, including work accounts. It doesn’t matter how many capital letters, digits, or special characters are in that password. If it is compromised in a data breach the strength of the password is irrelevant. Companies...
More than 400 Models of Axis Communications Cameras Vulnerable to Remote Attacks
More than 400 models of Axis Communications’ security cameras contain vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious actors to intercept and view camera footage, take full control of the cameras, or disable them entirely. The security cameras are used by many organizations, including industrial firms, banks and hotels. The vulnerabilities were discovered by the cybersecurity company VDOO as part of its investigation into the...
Cofense Triage Named Best Phishing Defense Solution by CSO Online
CSO Online, the leading online resource for security professionals, has conducted an in-depth review of software security solutions and has picked 12 of the best and most effective cybersecurity products currently on the market. Each product was evaluated using strict reviewing methodologies to gain a full understanding of how the solution worked, how it could be deployed in customer environments, and its effectiveness at dealing with...
CloudHealth Partners with Brazilian Next-Gen MSP Dedalus Prime
CloudHealth Technologies has announced a new partnership with the leading Brazilian managed service provider (MSP) Dedalus Prime. Dedalus Prime is a next-generation MSP that has helped many Latin American companies transform their businesses and gain a competitive edge by migrating to the cloud. Dedalus Prime has forged strong partnerships with all of the major cloud providers and is one of the largest AWS partners in Latin America....
Yahoo Fined £250,000 by ICO for 2014 Data Breach
The UK’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined Yahoo £250,000 over the data breach the company experienced in 2014. The fine was issued to resolve serious violations of the Data Protection Act of 1998. The 2014 data breach resulted in the exposure of more than 515,000 UK Yahoo email account holders’ data. The information exposed included customers’ names, birth dates, telephone numbers, email addresses, usernames, hashed...
Dixons Carphone Breach Exposes 5.9 Million Payment Cards
Dixons Carphone, the UK electronics and telecommunications retailer, has experienced a massive breach of payment card data. The payment card details of 5.9 million customers have been exposed and potentially stolen by hackers. In addition to the Dixons, Dixons Travel, and Carphone Warehouse stores, the company also operates under the brand names Currys and PC World in the UK and under other brand names in Europe. The breach is...
Proofpoint Essentials Named Best SME Security Solution at SC Media Europe Awards
Proofpoint has been crowned winner of a prestigious SC Media Europe Award at the June 5, 2018 ceremony at the Marriott Grosvenor Square, London. The Sunnyvale, CA-based next generation security and compliance firm won the Best SME Security Solution for Proofpoint Essentials. Proofpoint Essentials is an enterprise-class cybersecurity solution for small and medium sized businesses that incorporates data loss prevention, policy-enforced...