cloud computing

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2023
Cybersecurity: CASB vs SASE

Understanding cybersecurity aspects addressed by Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) In an increasingly digital world, where businesses rely on cloud services and remote access, cybersecurity has become paramount. As organizations strive to safeguard their data, applications, and networks, two prominent concepts have emerged as vital components of modern cybersecurity: […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2023
Experts warn of an emerging Python-based credential harvester named Legion

Legion is an emerging Python-based credential harvester and hacking tool that allows operators to break into various online services. Cado Labs researchers recently discovered a new Python-based credential harvester and hacking tool, named Legion, which was sold via Telegram. At this time, the sample analyzed by Cado Labs has a low detection rate of 0 […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2018
IBM buys Red Hat for $34 Billion, it is largest software transaction in history

IBM announced it is going to buy the open source company Red Hat for $34bn with the intent to enhance its cloud offerings. This is the biggest tech merger in history involving a software company. Red Hat was founded in 1993, it currently operates in 35 countries and employs some 12,000 people. The company achieved a net profit of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2018
Tech giant Telstra warns cloud customers they’re at risk of hack due to a SNAFU

On May 4th Tech giant Telstra discovered a vulnerability in its service that could potentially expose customers of its cloud who run self-managed resources. Telstra is a leading provider of mobile phones, mobile devices, home phones and broadband internet. On May 4th, the company has discovered a vulnerability in its service that could potentially expose […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2017
Amazon S3 outage. Increased error rates. Amazon AWS is down

An Amazon AWS S3 outage is causing serious problems for a huge number of websites, applications, and Internet of Things devices. The Amazon S3 web-based storage service is experiencing serious widespread issues. Web services and mobile apps leveraging on Amazon S3 suffered a significant outage. According to the company, the Amazon S3 outage was caused by “high […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2016
Critical DOM XSS flaw on Wix.com put million websites at risk

A DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the cloud-based development platform Wix.com put million websites at risk. The cloud-based development platform Wix.com is affected by a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to gain full control over any website running on the popular platform. Millions of websites hosted on Wix.com are potentially […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2015
The US government created new rules for Cloud Providers

A new set of rules was created by the Department of Defense (DoD) for Cloud Providers to report security holes when dealing with US government data. A new set of rules was created by the Department of Defense (DoD) of the US government for how the cloud providers should report the security issues that involve […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2015
European cloud trends: Law reforms on cloud data protection is vital for the European Commission

Law reforms on cloud data protection is vital for the European Commission (EC). The role of EC and EU has a compromise to perform legal priorities in cyberspace and develop markets Breaking down barriers is the dilemma for investors, companies, EU member states and lawmakers to guarantee an atmosphere of legitimacy on new European cloud […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2015
Shadow Cloud Services a serious risk for Government Networks

Cloud Security Alliance revealed that shadow cloud service used by employees and unmanaged by IT can pose a major security problem for organizations. Last month, Cloud Security Alliance found out that shadow cloud service used by employees and unmanaged by IT can pose a major security problem for organizations. Based on the survey, mostly half […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2014
Europol issued 2014 iOCTA report on evolution of cybercrime

The Europol issued 2014 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (iOCTA) report to provide details about on-going developments in the cyber criminal ecosystem. The Europol European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) has issued the 2014 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (iOCTA) which describes the evolution of cybercrime an the models of sales adopted in the criminal ecosystem. This ‘Crime-as-a-Service‘ business […]