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Ransomware writers are now targeting cloud service providers with network file encryption attacks as a way to hold hostage the maximum number of customers that they can, notes Chris Morales, head of security analytics for Vectra. He also discusses Vectra’s new ransomware report, which offers tips for protecting against virtual hostage taking.

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Techniques too tough for quantum computing solutions will be part of public cloud and tape storage encryption.

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Qualys’s Chairman and CEO, Philippe Courtot talks about changes in the security landscape he’s witnessed during the company’s 20-year lifespan, as well as what motivated the vendor to give away its Global IT Asset Discovery and Inventory app for free.

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Techniques too tough for quantum computing solutions will be part of public cloud and tape storage encryption.

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A group of mostly Nigerian nationals attempted to steal $46 million through business email compromise and romance scams, the FBI reports.

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Containers, virtual machines, and the advent of DevOps as a software creation tool all put new pressures on organizations’ security strength, according to Dan Hubbard, CEO of Lacework. Cloud’s ability to offer scale, capacity, and processing power may even exacerbate the vulnerabilities unless properly managed, he adds.

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Virtual machine giant’s big cloud move includes plans to shell out $2.7 billion in stock transactions for Pivotal Software.

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