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Get Ahead of Cybercriminals With Extended Security Posture Management

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The COVID-19 pandemic may have started in 2020 but we are still reeling from its effects in 2021. While businesses and various organizations have struggled to stay afloat as it gets pummeled by the negative effects of the pandemic, cybersecurity teams are also facing their own significant challenges.

For one, the shift to work-at-home or remote work arrangements for many businesses has put a lot of strain on the IT department as it tries to configure and maintain the office network for remote access by employees working from many different locations. But another significant challenge for the IT team—which in itself may also be brought about by the pandemic—is the significant increase in the activity of malicious actors and cybercriminals.

A recent report published online revealed that in 2021, ransomware attacks surged by an alarming 148 percent. This dramatic increase in attacks has been attributed directly to the pandemic as more people are now working from home. Attackers know that there are now more exposed vulnerabilities and potential points of entry into networks because of the large number of users who access office networks remotely.

Another reason for the dramatic increase in attacks is the fact that hacking tools are now so readily available and easily accessible. There is even a growing industry of tools that take advantage of zero-day exploits to access the It infrastructure of organizations. It’s a lucrative business—given that zero-day exploits can have a value that could reach 1 million USD or even more in the open market.

With the alarming increase of malicious actors now operating with the sole purpose of taking advantage of networks in order to steal data, one thing is for certain. Cybersecurity needs to be beefed up.

Fortunately, while hackers are hard at work with their malicious intent, the good guys are also hard at work to try and thwart them. This is why it’s wonderful news for security experts all over the world that Extended Security Posture Management (XSPM) services are now available. This is a huge benefit to IT professionals.

 

Extended Security Posture Management to the rescue

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360 CEO Zhou Hongyi: Safety Technologies Developed at Hozon Auto Will Be Extended to the Whole Industry

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The 2021 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference was held in Beijing on Saturday, the world’s largest professional exhibition on intelligent networked and new energy vehicles, with many first-class enterprises participating both from within China and from abroad.

Zhou Hongyi, founder and CEO of the internet security company Qihoo 360 Technology, said at the conference that mature safety technologies that developed on Hozon Auto will be extended the whole industry in the future.

On Saturday evening, Zhou wrote on Weibo, saying that “Qihoo 360 Technology is not only a promoter of smart car safety technology, but also a participant. This year, Qihoo 360 Technology invested in Hozon Auto, hoping to recombine our Internet technologies with automobile manufacturers. We hope to develop Hozon Auto as a test field for smart car safety technology, and will extend the mature technology researched at Hozon Auto to other automobile companies in the future. “

In May this year, Qihoo 360 Technology announced its cooperation with Hozon Auto to build their own smart vehicles. In July, Zhou said in an interview, “Smart electric vehicles can be built below 150,000 yuan ($23,196), and cars below this price account for about 70% of the total sales of all models in China. If this market is not fully developed, it means that smart electric vehicles will always be niche products.”

SEE ALSO: Blacklisted Chinese Cybersecurity Company Qihoo360 Criticizes US for “Irresponsible Action”

According to its official website, Qihoo 360 Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing. It is the largest provider of Internet and mobile security products and services in China. The company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011.

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Shopkees.com woo customers with Debit Card EMI Scheme and Extended Warranties – News

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The Middle East’s leading e-commerce website Shopkees.com has introduced their new ‘Buy-now-pay-later’ (BNPL) feature along with an extended warranty for their customers all over the GCC Countries. By this new equated monthly instalment (EMI) scheme, customers can now pay the amount in four instalments with zero per cent interest on all debit and credit cards.

While all products come with one year warranty as standard, Shopkees is currently offering an extended warranty of three years, taking the cumulative warranty to four years and additional damage protection for one year. This feature is available to all products purchasing from Shopkees.com. By spending a little extra on the purchase of an extended warranty, you can save a lot of money spent on potential repairs and maintenance. An extended warranty gives you comprehensive coverage for your purchased products.

Along with these benefits, Shopkees.com also provides installation services. Unlike before, customers find it difficult to install products as it requires good skill and needs to follow different safety measures to set up in a perfect way.

So, if you’re not confident in your product installation skills, Shopkees.com’s authorised installation engineers will install your products at a time that is convenient for you. Your installation expert will ensure that your product is carefully inspected from beginning to end. Customers also get seven-day free support in case of any future issues.

Instalment plans are popular among online shoppers because they let customers purchase things even if they are running a little short on cash. And it enables customers with insufficient funds or credit at the time of purchase.

Shopkees.com is a complete online store for mobile phones, tablets, smart devices, televisions, computers, computer servers, cameras, laptops, printers, toners and cartridges, Wi-Fi routers, UPS, storage devices, computer memory and all IT products. Shopkees also provides services like CCTV installation and maintenance, access control systems, network cabling and infrastructure solutions, cyber security solutions, and data recovery solutions. Shopkees is an authorised seller of international…

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Kia Motors America: Ransomware Not Behind Extended Systems Outage

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Kia Motors America stated that a ransomware attack was not the apparent cause of an extended systems outage affecting the automobile dealer’s IT systems. It all started with an error message…

According to Bleeping Computer, the outage started on February 13 when the Kia Owners Portal went offline and displayed the following error message:

We are currently experiencing an IT service outage that has impacted some internal networks. Our customers are our top priority, and we are working to resolve the issue quickly.

The Kia Owners Portal is a platform where owners of Kia automobiles can book an appointment with a dealer, store their insurance and/or registration information and more.

Bleeping Computer confirmed in its reporting that the outage affected the phone self-help services operated by Kia Motors America, a subsidiary of Kia Motors Corporation headquartered in Irvine, California. Those services informed callers that unspecified server issues might undermine the company’s ability to provide customer support. 

The outage also affected customers’ ability to use the Kia Access with UVO Link, UVO eServices and Kia Connect mobile apps, the customer self-help website wrote. In a statement provided to Bleeping Computer, the automobile dealer did not provide any details about the cause of the outage:

KMA is aware of IT outages involving internal, dealer and customer-facing systems, including UVO. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers and are working to resolve the issue and restore normal business operations as quickly as possible.

On February 16, however, a user tweeted out that they had attempted to pick up their car from one of the 800 dealerships operated by Kia Motors when a manager informed them that they couldn’t drive their car off the lot that day because a ransomware attack had knocked some of Kia’s computer systems offline:

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The following day, Bleeping Computer received what appeared to be a ransom note from the DoppelPaymer ransomware group indicating that the gang had successfully attacked Hyundai Motor America, Kia’s parent company.

In their ransom message, the attackers asserted that they had stolen a “huge amount” of data from Kia…

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