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COVID-19 pandemic
sparks 72%
ransomware growth
kybox Security, a global leader
in cybersecurity management,
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has published the mid-year
update to its 2020 Vulnerability
and Threat Trends Report. The report
analyses the vulnerabilities, exploits and
threats in play over the first half of a year
dominated by the chaos surrounding the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, compiled by Skybox
Research Lab, aims to help
organisations align their security
strategy with the reality of the current
threat landscape.
The report showed that: there was a
50% increase in mobile vulnerabilities,
which highlights the dangers of blurring
lines between corporate and personal
networks; ransomware thrives during
the COVID-19 pandemic, with new
samples increasing by 72% and there
were attacks on critical infrastructure,
including healthcare companies and
research labs.
“The global COVID-19 pandemic has
completely reshaped the way that
organisations and their employees
work,” said Ron Davidson, VP of R&D
and CTO for Skybox Security.
“With the majority of the workforce now
working remotely, the network perimeter
has significantly widened – securing
this perimeter now needs to be a top
strategic priority. Organisations need
to be able to identify the flaws that sit
within both personal and professional
devices. They also need to be able
to model their expanded network so
that they can understand all potential
attack vectors. If they do not have these
capabilities, then they will not be able
to manage the mass of 20,000 new
vulnerabilities, leaving them vulnerable to
attack; something that they cannot afford
at a time of global financial uncertainty.”
BT LAUNCHES A NEW RANGE
OF MANAGED SECURITY AND
ADVISORY SERVICES FOR
MICROSOFT AZURE SENTINEL
T has announced a new
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range of fully managed
security and advisory
services to support Microsoft Azure
Sentinel. These are the first in a
series of managed security services
offered by BT to support Microsoft’s
cloud-based applications, with
the details being announced as
part of Microsoft’s Inspire digital
partner event.
BT is one of the first Microsoft
Managed Security Service
Providers to have been selected
for the Microsoft Intelligent Security
Association (MISA), with the two
companies sharing a common
vision for cloud services and
offering market-leading security
capabilities as the need for flexible
and scalable technology solutions
drive cloud adoption.
BT will provide a managed service
for Azure Sentinel’s scalable,
cloud-native, security information
event management (SIEM) and security
orchestration automated response
(SOAR) solution. The BT-managed
service includes alert detection,
threat visibility and threat response by
combining data from the Azure Sentinel
workspace with BT’s own expertise and
extensive threat intelligence gained from
protecting one of the world’s largest
global networks. Customers will also
benefit from BT’s Security Advisory
Services which offer expert guidance
to help organisations navigate today’s
complex cybersecurity landscape.
Using advanced cybersecurity tools,
BT’s 16 global Security Operations
Centres monitor data ingested into a
customer’s Azure Sentinel workspace.
BT’s cybersecurity experts will detect,
analyse and mitigate threats across the
customer’s Microsoft estate, working
closely with incident response teams to
protect customer data. The service is
available to a wide range of businesses
and organisations spanning different
industries across the globe.
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