Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

“A leader has to be passionate about their work be able to motivate their teams to be equally passionate” With Bill Conner – Authority Magazine

• Bill Conner, CEO of SonicWall, is interviewed about his career, from his days loading shipping containers all the way to his current role.

Cryptomining Malware Steals Fortnite Gamers’ Bitcoins and Personal Data – SC Magazine (UK)

• As malware continues to target Fortnite players, SonicWall’s Lawrence Pingree talks about the probable future of kinetic ransomware.

Chart of the Day: Google Plus Never Got off the Ground – Real Money

• SonicWall CEO Bill Conner weighs in with his thoughts on the importance, or not, of the Google Plus breach.

Cyber Security News

Pentagon Struggling to Meet Cyber Challenges, as Modern Warfare Goes High Tech – The Washington Times

• The Pentagon wants to avoid another “Beast of Kandahar” situation but is struggling to keep its cybersecurity stronger than its attackers.

New Evidence of Hacked Supermicro Hardware Found in U.S. Telecom – Bloomberg

• Accusations that China are inserting spying chips into US companies’ hardware are still being made and are spreading to other companies.

Medtronic Disables Pacemaker Programmer Updates Over Hack Concern – Reuters

• There have been no documented reports of the vulnerability being exploited but the company are taking no chances with peoples’ hearts.

Vietnam Cyber Law Set for Tough Enforcement Despite Google, Facebook Pleas – Reuters

• Companies will be required to store a wide range of user data and set up offices inside the country.

Heathrow Airport Fined £120,000 Over USB Data Breach Debacle – ZDNet

• A memory stick with unencrypted private data of airport employees was found by a member of public last year.

Payment-Card-Skimming Magecart Strikes Again: Zero out of Five for Infecting E-Retail Sites – The Register (UK)

• The British Airways and Ticketmaster attacking toolkit Magecart isn’t going away, this time turning up in a plugin called Shopper Approved that is used by hundreds of e-commerce sites.

This Cryptojacking Mining Malware Pretends to Be a Flash Update – ZDNet

• The much-maligned Flash software now has the added problem of an imposter program that uses a victim’s computer to mine for the Monero cryptocurrency.

In Case You Missed It

• 2 Smart Reasons to Upgrade to SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) – Ganesh Umapathy
• How to Stop Malware-Created Backdoors – Brook Chelmo
• Tips for Getting a Job in Cybersecurity – Geoff Blaine
• Top 7 Cybersecurity Tips Anyone Can Use at Home – Terri O’Leary
• Protecting What’s Important: How to Keep Your Family Safe from Online Threats – Geoff Blaine

Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

SonicWall Firewalls Named A 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice – SonicWall Blog

• With 122 reviews and a 4.3 rating, SonicWall is recognized as a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Unified Threat Management, reflecting commitment to partners and customers in providing top-tier cyber security solutions, along with an exceptional customer experience to support it.

SonicWall NSa Series Wins Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award as Best Firewall Solution – SonicWall Blog

• This recognition brings SonicWall to a total of 42 industry honors so far in 2018.

SonicWall CEO Bill Conner On Cybersecurity Trends CEOs Should Know – Chief Executive Magazine

• SonicWall CEO Bill Conner talks about the cybersecurity trends that CEOs should be paying attention to in this profile by Chief Executive Magazine.

ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #089 – Mimeographs Are Extinct. Are You? – Channelpro Podcast

• SonicWall TZ500 Wireless-AC Gen 6 Firewall is the tech pick of the week.

Cyber Security News

Uber Settles Data Breach Investigation for $148 Million – NYTimes

• In 2016, not wanting to expose a leak, Uber paid big money to a hacker who had gained access to 600,000 driver’s names and license numbers.

Pennsylvania Senate Democrats paid $700,000 to recover from ransomware attack – ZDNet

After falling victim to a ransomware attack, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats refused to pay the $30,000 ransomware demand, opting instead to pay over $700,000 to Microsoft to rebuild its IT infrastructure.

President Trump Unveils America’s First Cybersecurity Strategy in 15 Years – The White House

• The White House has announced a new National Cyber Strategy that they are calling the first Cybersecurity Strategy in 15 years.

Some Credential-Stuffing Botnets Don’t Care About Being Noticed Any More – The Register (UK)

• The “low and slow” covert method of malicious logins previously employed has been replaced by some bots with pure volume; one US credit union saw almost 9 thousand attempts per hour.

Qualcomm Accuses Apple of Stealing Its Secrets to Help Intel – Reuters

• It’s a long-running patent drama but Qualcomm have filed papers against Apple saying they used Qualcomm software and log files without permission to “improve the sub-par performance of Intel’s chipsets.”

In Case You Missed It

• The Evolution of Next-Generation Antivirus for Stronger Malware Defense – Lawrence Pingree
• How MSSPs & Artificial Intelligence Can Mitigate Zero-Day Threats – James Whewell
• August 2018 Cyber Threat Data: Monthly Attacks Slow, Yearly Volume Up Across the Board – Geoff Blaine
• How Everyone Can Implement SSL Decryption & Inspection  – Beau Beamesderfer
• Infographic: Ransomware’s Devasting Impact on Real-World Businesses – Geoff Blaine

Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

Cybersecurity and the future of work: How much can we predict? – Silicon Republic (Ireland)

• SonicWall CEO Bill Conner, talking to Silicon Republic, shares his thoughts on battling the growth areas of cybercrime over the coming years.

US Indicts North Korean Over Sony, Bank and WannaCry Attacks – Infosecurity magazine

• The U.S. Justice Department has formally charged a hacker in connection with cybercrimes that they are directly connecting to the North Korean government. SonicWall’s Bill Conner is featured as a security expert on the issue.

Cyber Security News

British Airways boss apologises for ‘malicious’ data breach – BBC

• A week after the Air Canada security leak another major security breach in an Airline, this time British Airways, has been dominating news headlines. Names, email address and credit card information from over 380,000 transactions have been compromised.

Nope, the NSA isn’t sitting in front of a supercomputer hooked up to a terrorist’s hard drive – The Register

• The Register talks about what exactly Government intelligence services want versus what it’s likely they will be able to get in the current digital climate.

The Case for a National Cybersecurity Agency – Politico

• Gen. David Petraeus argues in Politico that national cybersecurity is in need of a complete overhaul with the creation of an independent National Cybersecurity Agency that reports directly to the President.

FIN6 returns to attack retailer point of sale systems in US, Europe – ZDNet

• Point of Sale (POS) malware is really gathering steam. ZDNet have a report on a new campaign by a cybercriminal group called FIN6 who were previously known for selling credit card numbers on the Dark Web.

More U.S. Cities Brace for ‘Inevitable’ Hackers – The Wall Street Journal

• After the city of Atlanta paid millions of dollars to ransomware attackers this year other U.S. Cities are considering their options on how to handle cyberattacks.

Obama-Themed Ransomware Also Mines for Monero – BankInfoSecurity

• They’re calling it Barack Obama’s Everlasting Blue Blackmail Virus and it doubles as a cryptocurrency miner on top of being ransomware.

In Case You Missed It

• 4 Ways to Protect Your Virtualized Infrastructure  – Beau Beamesderfer
• Advancing Beyond Hygiene to Next-Gen Email Protection Services – Scott McCrady and Ganesh Umapathy
• New NIST Cybersecurity Policy Provides Guidance, Opportunities for SMBs – Geoff Blaine
• Report: Business Email Compromise (BEC) Now A $12.5 Billion Scam – Ganesh Umapathy
• Foreshadow Vulnerability (L1TF) Introduces New Risks to Intel Processors – Lawrence Pingree
• Upgrade Your SonicWall Next-Generation Firewall with ‘3 & Free’ Program – Steve Pataky

Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

SonicWall Email Security Wins Coveted 2018 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) Award  — Ganesh Umapathy

• SonicWall Email Security solution has been named the overall winner at the CRN Annual Report Card, this is the third award it’s won this year so far.

Industry Reactions to Foreshadow Flaws: Feedback Friday — SecurityWeek

• SonicWall’s Bill Conner was featured amongst industry professionals for his insight on the Foreshadow flaw.

Cyber Security News

US airports’ new facial recognition tech spots first imposter — Engadget

• Facial Recognition has only been used for 3 days in Dulles airport and has already caught an imposter.

After the Bitcoin Boom: Hard Lessons for Cryptocurrency Investors — New York Times

• The current digital currency bust could be a sign that the always volatile virtual currency market is on a permanently downward trend.

Super-mugs: Hackers claim to have snatched 20k customer records from Brit biz Superdrug — The Register

• British Cosmetics firm Superdrug argue with hackers over whether or not they were hacked and whether or not the hack affected 20,000 or 386 customers.

Hackers steal more than $1M from global economy in a single minute: analysis — The Hill

• A new report has worked out that $1 million is stolen every minute through cybercrime and is pushing to make “Evil Internet Minute” happen.

In Case You Missed It

• Advancing Beyond Hygiene to Next-Gen Email Protection Services — Scott McCrady and Ganesh Umapathy
• New NIST Cybersecurity Policy Provides Guidance, Opportunities for SMBs — Geoff Blaine
• Report: Business Email Compromise (BEC) Now A $12.5 Billion Scam — Ganesh Umapathy
• Foreshadow Vulnerability (L1TF) Introduces New Risks to Intel Processors — Lawrence Pingree
• July 2018 Cyber Threat Intelligence: Malware, Ransomware Attack Volume Still Climbing — Geoff Blaine
• Upgrade Your SonicWall Next-Generation Firewall with ‘3 & Free’ Program — Steve Pataky

Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

DHS Has New Cyber Collaboration Center, But Private Companies May Hesitate to Share — Law.com

• SonicWall CEO Bill Conner discusses the challenges faced by the new DHS National Risk Management Center initiative in relation to cooperation from the private sector.

ADT Acquires MSSP SDI, Eyes Small Business Cybersecurity Market Growth — MSSP Alert

• ADT, the monitored security and home and business automation solutions provider, has acquired Secure Designs Inc. (SDI), a well-known MSSP and SonicWall partner that manages firewall equipment for small business customers.

The Changing Data Security Landscape — Database Trends and Applications

• The SonicWall 2018 Cyber Threat Report is used in an analysis of the overall risk landscape for cybersecurity.

SonicWall to expand product engineering facility in India — ETCIO

• Debasish Mukherjee, Country Manager India & SAARC SonicWall sat down with ETCIO to discuss the country’s expansion in Bangalore, India.

Cyber Security News

The Sensors That Power Smart Cities Are a Hacker’s Dream — Wired

• Research from IBM Security and data security firm Threatcare that looked at sensor hubs from three companies—Libelium, Echelon, and Battelle—that sell systems to underpin smart city schemes.

Network of 15,000 bots used to spread cryptocurrency giveaway spam via Twitter — SC Magazine

• A recently developed methodology for identifying Twitter bot accounts in large quantities turned up a cryptocurrency scam botnet operation found to leverage at least 15,000 bots to submit bogus tweets and likes.

Internet of Things Adoption to Rise Despite Security, Data Integration Challenges — The Wall Street Journal

• Firms continue to adopt Internet of Things technologies, but believe large-scale deployments and returns on investment may take longer than expected to materialize due to ongoing security and implementation challenges.

iPhone Chipmaker Blames WannaCry Variant for Plant Closures — Bloomberg

• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. blamed a variant of the 2017 WannaCry ransomware for the unprecedented shutdown of several plants, as it ramps up chipmaking for Apple Inc.’s next iPhones

Atlanta’s Reported Ransomware Bill: Up to $17 Million — Bank Info Security

• The cost of the city of Atlanta’s mitigation and subsequent IT overhaul following a massive SamSam ransomware infection earlier this year could reach $17 million.

In Case You Missed It

• SonicWall’s Bill Conner, Steve Pataky Honored in CRN Top 100 Executives List for 2018 — Geoff Blaine
• SonicWall’s Consistent Value, Cyber Security Effectiveness Earn ‘Recommended’ Rating from NSS Labs — Atul Dhablania
• What Is SonicWall Partner Enabled Services? — Gary Staff
• SonicWall Leans into Mid-Tier Enterprise Market for Next Phase of Company Growth, Leadership with Expansion of Disruptive Cloud-based Platform — Press Release
• SonicWall Wins 7 New Awards, Bringing 2018 Total to Over 30 — SonicWall Staff
• Inside the Cloud Sandbox: How Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Works — Brook Chelmo
• Capture Client Endpoint Protection: What’s New in Version 1.5 — Brook Chelmo