Cisco’s executive leadership team this week had a lot to say about Cisco 360, the fully overhauled partner program. They also talked about the company’s transformation as it folds in Splunk. Cisco’s executive leadership team was out in full force at the tech giant’s partner summit this week in Los Angeles in a clear signal…
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QNAP has released security patches for a second zero-day bug exploited by security researchers during last week’s Pwn2Own hacking contest. This critical SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50387, was found in QNAP’s SMB Service and is now fixed in versions 4.15.002 or later and h4.15.002 and later. The zero-day flaw was patched one week…
Read MoreFortinet has updated their security advisory addressing a critical FortiManager vulnerability (CVE-2024-47575) to include additional workarounds and indicators of compromise (IOCs). A remote, unauthenticated cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive files or take control of an affected system. At this time, all patches have been released. CISA previously added this…
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‘We’re seeing some real focus from the Dell teams and much more in-person interactions. … Based on engagement and the Partner First For Storage, we expect to see significant growth within every business unit, with Dell, across the board,’ says CR Howdyshell, CEO of Dell Titanium partner Advizex. Dell Technologies channel partners told CRN that…
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Oct 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Threat Intelligence Threat actors in North Korea have been implicated in a recent incident that deployed a known ransomware family called Play, underscoring their financial motivations. The activity, observed between May and September 2024, has been attributed to a threat actor tracked as Jumpy Pisces, which is also known as…
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The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group tracked as ‘Andariel’ has been linked to the Play ransomware operation, using the RaaS to work behind the scenes and evade sanctions. A report from Palo Alto Networks and its Unit 42 researchers claims that Andariel might be either an affiliate of Play or acting as an initial access broker…
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Longtime Dell Technologies executive and general manager of Dell’s federal business, Jim Kelly, has jumped ship to lead Google’s public sector business. Dell Technologies’ general manager and senior vice president of the company’s federal business, Jim Kelly, has departed the infrastructure giant to help lead Google’s public sector business. “Today marks the beginning of my…
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The $859 million deal seeks to enable MSPs to deliver improved detection and response to smaller customers, which are relentlessly targeted by cyberattacks, according to Levy and Secureworks CEO Wendy Thomas. The planned acquisition by Sophos of extended detection and response specialist Secureworks will accelerate the cybersecurity giant’s effort to bring improved XDR capabilities to…
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A new version of the FakeCall malware for Android hijacks outgoing calls from a user to their bank, redirecting them to the attacker’s phone number instead. The goal of the latest version remains to steal people’s sensitive information and money from their bank accounts. FakeCall (or FakeCalls) is a banking trojan with a focus on…
Read MoreCISA, through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), enabled swift, coordinated response and information sharing in the wake of a significant IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update. This outage, which impacted government, critical infrastructure, and industry across the globe, led to disruptions in essential services, including air travel, healthcare, and financial operations. Leveraging…
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