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The Ghosts of Network Operations Past, Present and Yet to Come
In a Christmas Carol, the protagonist is visited by three ghosts that show him the error of his ways, while also offering an opportunity to course-correct. Network cybersecurity teams might find themselves in a similar pattern of reflection as the year winds down and we look ahead. After the year…
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Xfinity admits data breach may have affected 36 million customers
Xfinity is the latest in a long line of companies to fall victim to Citrix Bleed, parent company Comcast has confirmed, revealing that almost 36 million customers may have had their data stolen. The company published a press release confirming that it had been breached and that sensitive customer data…
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Critical vulnerability discovered in Helix Core Server could give full system control to hackers
Four vulnerabilities have been discovered by Microsoft in the Perforce Helix Core Server, with one of them giving the ability for an intruder to remotely execute commands from the ‘LocalSystem’ account. Helix Core Server offers a single location for storage and access to digital content, often used to store code,…
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Southwest Airlines hit with huge fine for Christmas IT fiasco
The US Department of Transport (DoT) has revealed details of an eye-watering $140 million fine facing Southwest Airlines following its catastrophic IT outage over Christmas 2022. The DoT says that the civil penalty, which is thirty times larger than any other previous DoT penalty for consumer protection violations, is the…
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FBI reveals Play ransomware has hit hundreds of businesses, including critical firms
The Play ransomware, a threat actor that emerged roughly a year and a half ago, has so far claimed some 300 victims, some of which are critical infrastructure organizations, a new joint advisory published by the FBI, CISA, and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre has claimed. “Since…
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Vans, Supreme, North Face owner says cyberattack means it won’t make Christmas shipments
Major apparel retailers including Vans, Supreme, and The North Face won’t make their Christmas shipments on time following a disruptive ransomware cyberattack that hit their parent company. In an SEC filing, VF Corporation (VF Corp.) said the data breach was first spotted on December 13, when threat actors disrupted its…
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