
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.
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Weekly threat roundup: SolarWinds, Microsoft, SonicWall
News Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
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Avast and Norton in talks over multi-billion dollar merger
News The two competitors could join forces to become the biggest name in the consumer security market
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Microsoft makes second attempt to fix PrintNightmare flaw
News The Patch Tuesday fix is included among updates for 117 separate flaws, including four vulnerabilities that are under attack
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REvil vanishes from the web without a trace
News The mysterious shutdown comes only days after the ransomware group’s massive Kaseya cyber attack hit at least 1,000 businesses
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Ongoing chip shortage hampers PC market growth
News Year-on-year growth slowed from 35.7% in Q1 to 4.6% in Q2 with analysts blaming the semiconductor crisis
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Microsoft warns SolarWinds customers that Serv-U is under attack
News The beleaguered IT firm urges its customers to patch their FTP systems immediately
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Kaseya patches VSA flaws exploited in REvil ransomware attack
News Three now-patched vulnerabilities centred on credential leakage, cross-site scripting and 2FA bypass
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Microsoft acquires threat intelligence startup RiskIQ
News The tech giant's latest security-oriented move follows its MITRE partnership and ReFirm purchase
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New Zloader malware technique makes it harder to spot phishing emails
News The novel distribution technique involves sending Word documents that may bypass conventional malware scanning
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Visa partners with 50 platforms to support direct crypto payments
News People can buy goods using cryptocurrency-linked Visa cards, with rewards administered like airline miles
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Weekly threat roundup: Kaseya, PrintNightmare, Sage
News Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
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Microsoft’s emergency 'PrintNightmare' patch fails to fix critical exploit
News The RCE flaw embedded in the Print Spooler component can still be exploited when 'point and print' is enabled
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Kaspersky Password Manager generates passwords that can be 'cracked in seconds'
News A now-patched vulnerability means specialised tools can game Kaspersky's method for creating passwords
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Lack of over 50s in tech points to need for urgent reskilling
News Only 22% of those working in IT are over 50 years old, versus 31% of the wider workforce
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Manufacturers shed light on Windows 11 compatibility
News Gigabyte, MSI and others specify which devices can natively support the operating system
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UK gov mulls tech industry deregulation drive
News DCMS outlines a new regulatory framework that prioritises 'innovation' and promises to 'cut red tape'
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Google shuts down Play Store apps for stealing Facebook credentials
News The nine malicious Android apps boast nearly six million downloads collectively
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REvil demands $70 million ransom after Kaseya supply chain attack
News The cyber gang claims it’s infected “more than a million systems” after exploiting a zero-day flaw in VSA
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Qualcomm and Capgemini to launch end-to-end 5G private networks
News The two firms are collaborating on non-public, high bandwidth, ultra-low latency networks for industrial IoT settings
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Instructions on how to exploit Windows Print Spooler accidentally leaked after research blunder
News Security firm releases a PoC exploit for a bug it thought Microsoft had already patched
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Weekly threat roundup: Cisco, Windows, Google Cloud VMs
News Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
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Microsoft bolsters Azure with AT&T 5G deal and security collaboration
News The firm acquire’s AT&T’s Network Cloud platform while integrating MITRE's ATT&CK framework
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Samsung to support enterprise devices with five years of Android updates
News Samsung Galaxy S20, S21 and Note 20 series phones are among the devices set to benefit from extended support
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Kubernetes costs spiralling as businesses fail to monitor spend
News Although most businesses are reporting costs as expected to rise, less than 30% use accurately track this spend
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