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Next generation of phishing attacks uses unexpected delivery methods to steal data

Duncan MacRae — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:40:59 +0000

Netskope, a specialist in secure access service edge (SASE), has unveiled new research that shows how the prevalence of cloud applications is changing the way threat actors are using phishing attack delivery methods to steal data. The Netskope Cloud and Threat Report: Phishing details trends in phishing delivery methods such as fake login pages and... Read more »

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Benten Technologies: A secure, passwordless future

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 07:08:53 +0000

A Benten Technologies spokesperson explains how the company’s patented technology is solving critical user identity verification problems. For anyone who doesn’t know about Benten Technologies, what type of product and service do you offer? We offer a patented smartphone-based authentication and authorisation service. Integration with our system is through well-defined APIs. Using our service, through... Read more »

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BankID expands Digital Identity Protection with OneSpan

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:40:00 +0000

OneSpan, a digital agreements security company, has expanded its OneSpan Cloud Authentication service with BankID. BankID first launched with OneSpan in September 2021 and has already reached a multi-million user milestone that is expected to continue growing as BankID’s technology adoption increases. This expanded partnership further solidifies the crucial role BankID has entrusted to OneSpan... Read more »

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EU body to investigate public sector usage of cloud services

Fin Strathern — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:26:15 +0000

The EU’s privacy watchdog, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), has launched joint investigations with 22 national regulators into public sector usage of cloud services. More than 80 public bodies from across the European Economic Area (EEA) will be investigated, covering sectors from health and education to tax and finance, to ensure compliance with privacy... Read more »

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Alibaba’s cloud arm facing US national security probe

Fin Strathern — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:35:34 +0000

Alibaba’s cloud wing is being reviewed by the Biden administration to determine if it poses a risk to US national security, according to Reuters. The probe is investigating how the company stores US client data, including personal information and intellectual property, and whether the Chinese government could gain access to it. Concerns also centre around... Read more »

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Kronos Cloud hit by ransomware attack and warns of data breach

Fin Strathern — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:46:35 +0000

Kronos Private Cloud, a HR management platform, has suffered a ransomware attack which puts many of its high-profile customers’ data at risk. Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), Kronos’ parent company, said the attack will bring down the service for “several weeks” and advised customers to “evaluate and implement alternative business continuity protocols related to the affected... Read more »

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Amazon shuts down cloud infrastructure linked to NSO Group

Fin Strathern — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:20:42 +0000

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has shut down infrastructure and accounts connected to Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group. The decision follows an investigation held by a consortium of media organisations into the firm’s ‘Pegasus’ spyware. The investigation found that NSO’s military-grade spyware was involved in at least 37 successful hacks of smartphones belonging to journalists, government... Read more »

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Cloud account compromises costs organisations £4.5m annually

Fin Strathern — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:47:00 +0000

The average cost of cloud account compromises reached $6.2 million (£4.5m) over a 12-month period according to more than 600 IT and IT security professionals in the US. This finding is the most revealing of many from a new report on ‘The Cost of Cloud Compromise and Shadow IT’ released by Proofpoint, a cybersecurity and... Read more »

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Human rights activists urge Google to halt cloud computing work in Saudi Arabia

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 26 May 2021 11:07:06 +0000

Human rights groups and activists have called on Google to halt plans to establish a Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia until the company can publicly demonstrate how it will mitigate risks to human rights. In December 2020, Google announced an agreement with Saudi Aramco to set up a Google Cloud region in Saudi Arabia and... Read more »

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Why you should look at a global footprint for your cloud: A 10-point guide

Sarah Doherty — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 11:10:56 +0000

With the increased awareness around cloud solutions, most organisations immediately think about reducing cost and shortening time-to-market. As more ideas around cloud are discussed, other criteria like performance, security, compliance, workload segmentation, and how to integrate the cloud become more relevant to an existing environment. The profile of a global cloud footprint; however, is an... Read more »

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