Apr 19, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Firmware Security Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by a threat actor called BlackTech as part of a recent cyber attack wave. The intrusions pave the way for an updated version of modular backdoor dubbed Waterbear as well as its enhanced successor referred to as … [Read more...] about BlackTech Targets Tech, Research, and Gov Sectors New ‘Deuterbear’ Tool
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Women in tech: Diana Todea shares her career journey to becoming a site reliability engineer
After completing a degree in political philosophy, Diana Todea pivoted to a role in IT customer service. While it seems like a big leap, it made sense for her. She comes from a family of engineers. “Asking questions is a part of who I am,” she says. “I’m an engineer at heart, I like seeing how things are constructed.”Diana started her tech career in her home country of Romania … [Read more...] about Women in tech: Diana Todea shares her career journey to becoming a site reliability engineer
Iranian Hackers Launches Destructive Cyberattacks on Israeli Tech and Education Sectors
Nov 06, 2023NewsroomCyber War / Malware Israeli higher education and tech sectors have been targeted as part of a series of destructive cyber attacks that commenced in January 2023 with an aim to deploy previously undocumented wiper malware. The intrusions, which took place as recently as October, have been attributed to an Iranian nation-state hacking crew it tracks under … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Launches Destructive Cyberattacks on Israeli Tech and Education Sectors
Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaw Exploited to Target from Government, Tech Firms
Oct 18, 2023NewsroomEnterprise Security / Vulnerability Citrix is warning of exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances that could result in exposure of sensitive information. Tracked as CVE-2023-4966 (CVSS score: 9.4), the vulnerability impacts the following supported versions - NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway … [Read more...] about Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaw Exploited to Target from Government, Tech Firms
Women in tech: How Angela Chuang’s childhood sparked her dream of becoming a software engineer
As a young girl, Angela Chuang accompanied her father to the bookstore where they would browse books on software engineering together. He started his own business in software engineering and served as an inspiration to her. Later, she followed in his footsteps and became a software engineer herself. “I admire his self-motivation and diligence, which make him a role model in my … [Read more...] about Women in tech: How Angela Chuang’s childhood sparked her dream of becoming a software engineer
WoofLocker Toolkit Hides Malicious Codes in Images to Run Tech Support Scams
Aug 19, 2023THNMalvertising / Website Security Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an updated version of an advanced fingerprinting and redirection toolkit called WoofLocker that's engineered to conduct tech support scams. The sophisticated traffic redirection scheme was first documented by Malwarebytes in January 2020, leveraging JavaScript embedded in compromised … [Read more...] about WoofLocker Toolkit Hides Malicious Codes in Images to Run Tech Support Scams
Women in Tech: Stephanie Harris explains how she switched careers from musician to software engineer
Stephanie Harris has always had an interest in computers, but her initial career path started out in a different direction. Now, she’s a Senior Software Engineer at Elastic. Since she was young, Stephanie says she’s always had the ability to take confusing concepts and make them “make sense,” a skill that helped her on her winding path which eventually led her to Elastic. While … [Read more...] about Women in Tech: Stephanie Harris explains how she switched careers from musician to software engineer
The Elastic Guide to: Getting your first tech job
The time between graduating and starting your first job is an exciting — and overwhelming — time. As you enter the ‘real world’, you’re embarking on a new phase and there isn’t one path to take. If you’ve surveyed your options and are set on finding a role in tech, we can help! We asked two participants of our ElastiGrad program and two seasoned tech-industry Elasticians for … [Read more...] about The Elastic Guide to: Getting your first tech job
Someone Like Me: Tanisha L. Turner on breaking the bias for women in tech
Tanisha L. Turner didn’t set out to create a career in technology, or more specifically, cybersecurity. She wanted to go to medical school to become a cardiologist and was computer programming as a hobby. With support from her then boyfriend, now husband, she turned her hobby into an exceptional career.“I just thought it was fun,” Turner, now a Senior QA Engineer at Elastic, … [Read more...] about Someone Like Me: Tanisha L. Turner on breaking the bias for women in tech
How Well-integrated Tech Can Boost Your Organization’s Security
When Cisco created the first earlier this year, five key practices emerged as being most critical to successful security programs. But why are these practices so impactful? And what should security leaders do to implement and maintain them? These questions (and more) have been answered in our newly published . As a part of that study, we’re diving even further into each of … [Read more...] about How Well-integrated Tech Can Boost Your Organization’s Security