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Shelly Kramer

VMware Announces Security Innovations on Zero Trust Architecture

Futurum Research lead analyst Shelly Kramer covers VMware’s VMworld 2021 announcements including an overview of Zero Trust architecture-based security innovations, VMware’s Carbon Black cloud offering designed to target ransomware, a disaster recovery as a service solution, and a solution that is designed to afford protection for the hybrid workplace that is our new reality.
Shelly Kramer

Microsoft Issues Warning on Large Scale Phishing-as-a-Service Operation

Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team issued a warning on a large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation called BulletProofLink. Futurum’s Lead Analyst Shelly Kramer assesses the threat and offers insights why organizations should be concerned as well as how to protect themselves against future threats.
Shelly Kramer

AT&T Phone-Unlocking Malware Scheme Costs Company $200 Million and Shines Light on Potential Threats

Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer dives into the details of AT&T’s recent phone-unlocking malware scheme that cost the telecom giant over $200 million. She also shines a spotlight on the new potential threats that companies of all sizes need to be wary of.
Steven Dickens

Mastercard’s Acquisition of CipherTrace Will Bolster Crypto Capabilities

Futurum Research Senior Analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on the acquisition by Mastercard of CipherTrace. As bitcoin and cryptocurrencies move more and more into the mainstream the legacy financial services players need to bolster their capabilities to process these new digital assets. The acquisition of on-chain analytics company Ciphertrace by Mastercard is a lead indicator that this trend will only increase.
The New Normal. Hybrid Work Means Greater Focus On Endpoint Security
Daniel Newman

The New Normal: Hybrid Work Means Greater Focus On Endpoint Security

With remote work here to stay for many organizations, endpoint security has never been more crucial.
Steven Dickens

Biden Administration Appeals to Big Tech to Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity

Futurum Research Senior Analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on the focus by the Biden Administration over the last few months and the meetings on Capitol Hill last week to address recent security breaches. With Big Tech being summoned to engage with the administration against a backdrop of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents becoming more high profile and frequent, a coordinated government and private sector response is becoming increasingly called for by a bi-partisan coalition of lawmakers.
Daniel Newman

Massive T-Mobile Breach

Shelly Kramer

T‑Mobile’s Massive Data Breach Impacts 100 Million+ T-Mobile USA Customers

Futurum analysts Steven Dickens and Shelly Kramer take a look at the massive T-Mobile data breach affecting some 100+ million T-Mobile USA customers. Their analysis includes a look at how the news broke, who has claimed responsibility for the attack and why, how an allegedly insecure backup server is the claimed point of entry and where and how customer data is being sold.
Steven Dickens

SUSE Earns Highest Level Accreditation for its SLES Linux Distribution, Doubles Down on Security

Futurum Research Senior Analyst, Steven Dickens provides his analysis of recent announcements by Linux Operating System vendor SUSE concerning the security posture of its core SLES Linux distribution. In a move that is a clear nod toward doubling down on security, SUSE has announced that SLES SP 2 has achieved EAL 4+ certification for the Arm, Intel x86-64 and IBM Z and LinuxONE platforms.
Shelly Kramer

Accenture Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack Following Report of Increase in …. Ransomware

Accenture falls victim to ransomware attack following its recent report of increases in …. Ransomware. Irony that is not lost on Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer as she takes a look at the ransomware attack perpetrated by LockBit on one of the world’s largest tech consultancy firms.
Steven Dickens

What Does the Poly Network Hack Mean for DeFi

Futurum Research Senior Analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on the huge $600 million DeFi hack performed on the Poly Network. As the details of the hack become apparent Dickens takes a look at the details behind the hack and the wider implications for DeFi going forward.
Daniel Newman

Networking and Security: Why SASE Needs to be a Priority – Futurum Tech Webcast Interview Series

In this new episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, Futurum co-founder Daniel Newman talks with Juniper Network’s VP of Security and Business Strategy , Samantha Madrid about the future of networking and security.
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