
Security

Cybersecurity has been a challenge from the beginning of IT and it will be until the end. It all started with endpoint and network security, but today we are also dealing with cloud security and training our employees to incorporate good security practices. All these new technologies that help us innovate also help cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers get new tools that they can use to access our systems and, in the worst cases, gain access to our most valuable data and trade secrets. Moreover, with new legislation such as GDPR, you have to make sure everything is secure or you will not only lose your reputation, but you could also be fined by the government. In short, protecting IT environments is more important than ever.
Timeline

“Number of impersonation attacks increased by 70 percent.
The number of impersonation attacks worldwide has increased by almost 70% in just one year. Mimecast states th...

NetApp acquires Israeli data protection start-up Cognigo
NetApp has quietly taken over a startup called D.Day Labs, which does business as Cognigo. Cognigo has confirm...

Nearly one million Windows systems are vulnerable to BlueKeep
Almost a million Windows computers are vulnerable to BlueKeep, writes ZDNet. That is less than the previously ...

FireEye buys startup for testing effectiveness security Verodin
FireEye took over Verodin for $250 million. Verodin is a company that can run a review for the existing securi...

Google Play Store distributed malicious apps Coin Wallet and Trezor Mobile Wallet
Googles Play Store has hosted two malicious apps aimed at Android users. It's about Coin Wallet and Trezor Mob...

Netherlands first country to show Amber Alerts on ATMs
The national Amber Alert system will now also be used in Dutch ATMs. This makes the Netherlands the first coun...

Huawei leader critical of Trump: ‘Plans for a trade agreement are a joke’.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei, criticised the plans of US President Donald T...

Hackers infect MySQL databases with GandCrab ransomware
A Chinese hacker group is currently scanning the Internet for Windows servers running MySQL databases. In this...

Design tool Canva victim of proud hacker
At the end of last week, the design and marketing tool Canva became the victim of a hack. The service now advi...

KnowBe4 acquires security software specialist CLTRe
KnowBe4, a provider of cyber security awareness training, takes over the Norwegian specialist for security sof...