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FTC Questions Big Tech About User Data | Avast
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent orders this week to nine internet giants, demanding they share details of their data collection processes, including the method and manner in which they collect, ...
Malicious Browser Extensions | Avast
Browser extensions are usually useful, sometimes fun — and occasionally dangerous ...
Malicious Domain in SolarWinds Hack Turned into ‘Killswitch’
A key malicious domain name used to control potentially thousands of computer systems compromised via the months-long breach at network monitoring software vendor SolarWinds was commandeered by security experts and used as ...
Adrozek Adware Dangers | Avast
Microsoft has found that various browsers are being targeted with ad-injection malware called Adrozek. At the attack's peak in August, the malware was observed on more than 30,000 devices every day, according to ...
SolarWinds Hack Could Affect 18K Customers
The still-unfolding breach at network management software firm SolarWinds may have resulted in malicious code being pushed to nearly 18,000 customers, the company said in a legal filing on Monday. Meanwhile, Microsoft ...
NotPetya Flashback: The Latest Supply-Chain Attack Puts Active Directory at Risk of Compromise
Last week, news broke that a sophisticated adversary penetrated FireEye’s network and stole the company’s Red Team assessment tools. The attack is reportedly linked to a larger supply-chain assault that struck government, consulting, technology, and ...
Consider this when switching to an IT Managed Service Provider (MSP)
There’s a significant challenge facing organizations of all sizes today. They must find and retain IT staff with yesterday’s IT expertise while also becoming subject matter experts (SMEs) on tomorrow’s technology. The ...
Thycotic Secret Server Update Makes Privileged Access Management Easier Than Ever Before
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 15, 2020 — Thycotic, a provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions to more than 10,000 organizations worldwide, including 25 of the Fortune 100, today announced the latest release ...
Tracing the SolarWinds exploit upstream
In the past week the US Treasury, US Department of Commerce and cybersecurity company FireEye experienced breaches tied to their reliance on software supply chains and a compromise of a SolarWinds software ...
U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds Compromise
Communications at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments were reportedly compromised by a supply chain attack on SolarWinds, a security vendor that helps the federal government and a range of Fortune 500 ...
