Keumars Afifi-Sabet
Keumars Afifi-Sabet is a writer and editor that specialises in public sector, cyber security, and cloud computing. He first joined ITPro as a staff writer in April 2018 and eventually became its Features Editor. Although a regular contributor to other tech sites in the past, these days you will find Keumars on LiveScience, where he runs its Technology section.
Latest articles by Keumars Afifi-Sabet
Weekly threat roundup: SolarWinds, Microsoft, SonicWall
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
Avast and Norton in talks over multi-billion dollar merger
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The two competitors could join forces to become the biggest name in the consumer security market
Microsoft makes second attempt to fix PrintNightmare flaw
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The Patch Tuesday fix is included among updates for 117 separate flaws, including four vulnerabilities that are under attack
REvil vanishes from the web without a trace
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The mysterious shutdown comes only days after the ransomware group’s massive Kaseya cyber attack hit at least 1,000 businesses
Ongoing chip shortage hampers PC market growth
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Year-on-year growth slowed from 35.7% in Q1 to 4.6% in Q2 with analysts blaming the semiconductor crisis
Microsoft warns SolarWinds customers that Serv-U is under attack
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News The beleaguered IT firm urges its customers to patch their FTP systems immediately
Kaseya patches VSA flaws exploited in REvil ransomware attack
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Three now-patched vulnerabilities centred on credential leakage, cross-site scripting and 2FA bypass
Microsoft acquires threat intelligence startup RiskIQ
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The tech giant's latest security-oriented move follows its MITRE partnership and ReFirm purchase
New Zloader malware technique makes it harder to spot phishing emails
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The novel distribution technique involves sending Word documents that may bypass conventional malware scanning
Visa partners with 50 platforms to support direct crypto payments
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News People can buy goods using cryptocurrency-linked Visa cards, with rewards administered like airline miles
Weekly threat roundup: Kaseya, PrintNightmare, Sage
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
Microsoft’s emergency 'PrintNightmare' patch fails to fix critical exploit
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The RCE flaw embedded in the Print Spooler component can still be exploited when 'point and print' is enabled
Kaspersky Password Manager generates passwords that can be 'cracked in seconds'
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News A now-patched vulnerability means specialised tools can game Kaspersky's method for creating passwords
Lack of over 50s in tech points to need for urgent reskilling
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Only 22% of those working in IT are over 50 years old, versus 31% of the wider workforce
Manufacturers shed light on Windows 11 compatibility
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Gigabyte, MSI and others specify which devices can natively support the operating system
UK gov mulls tech industry deregulation drive
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News DCMS outlines a new regulatory framework that prioritises 'innovation' and promises to 'cut red tape'
Google shuts down Play Store apps for stealing Facebook credentials
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The nine malicious Android apps boast nearly six million downloads collectively
REvil demands $70 million ransom after Kaseya supply chain attack
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The cyber gang claims it’s infected “more than a million systems” after exploiting a zero-day flaw in VSA
Qualcomm and Capgemini to launch end-to-end 5G private networks
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The two firms are collaborating on non-public, high bandwidth, ultra-low latency networks for industrial IoT settings
Instructions on how to exploit Windows Print Spooler accidentally leaked after research blunder
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Security firm releases a PoC exploit for a bug it thought Microsoft had already patched
Weekly threat roundup: Cisco, Windows, Google Cloud VMs
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
Microsoft bolsters Azure with AT&T 5G deal and security collaboration
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The firm acquire’s AT&T’s Network Cloud platform while integrating MITRE's ATT&CK framework
Samsung to support enterprise devices with five years of Android updates
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Samsung Galaxy S20, S21 and Note 20 series phones are among the devices set to benefit from extended support