We review the news in computer security and cybersecurity at this beginning of the month.
McAFEE puts for sale for 4,000 million dollars its cybersecurity division.
The company dedicated to computer security sells its cybersecurity division for 4,000 million dollars, which would be more than 3,372 million euros to change, as announced in its blog on March 8.
Specifically, Enterprise Business, their business cybersecurity division in the cloud. The purchase was made by Symphony Technology Group.
STG has been interested in the business cybersecurity business for several years. Proof of this was the purchase of the Redseal platform in 2019 and that of RSA Security ( Dell Computer Security
According to MCAFFE, they believe that the transaction is closed at the end of 2021, with the respective regulatory approvals and closure conditions in the sale.
The company was working more than thirty years in computer security , leading in cybersecurity solutions in the cloud. Enterprise Business is used by 86% of companies generating $ 1.3 billion in 2020.
Peterleav, president and executive director of McAFEE, comments that STG is the appropriate partner to strengthen McAfee's business business, allowing his company to focus on consumers and accelerate their strategy to be leaders in computer security .
On the other hand, William Chisholm, manager of STG, communicates that McAFEE is one of the most recognized brands in computer security , and commit themselves to promoting the strategy they had thought of McAFEE, to become the leading company in cybersecurity of “Device-To-Cloud”.
computer security products for consumers and accelerate the strategy to become leaders of computer security , according to Peter Leav, CEO of the cybersecurity company.
On the other hand, a part of the proceeds for the sale, will be destined to reduce the debt that McAFEE has, which could be around 4,000 million dollars.
The computer service of the Autonomous Community of Murcia (CARM) detects and brakes a cyberat against Educarm.
According to the Carm statement, on Thursday, March 4, 2020, a computer security of the Educarm platform was detected. After knowledge, the security protocol was activated, aiming to change access passwords, as well as notify people who have been affected.
As Javier Martínez communicates, during the pandemic, computer attacks on this type of platforms have increased, specifically those of high intensity attacks. Every month, the anti hacking systems of the community are detecting and braking these attacks. An example of this was the past 2020, with a total of 1,294 cyberbrains detected and paralyzed.
The attack was put to the knowledge of the data protection agency and the National Cryptological Center (CCN-CERT), as well as denounced to the National Police.
The statement of Monday, March 8 by the CARM, confirms, in a preliminary way, that the data of the teachers achieved by the cybercriminals have not been used. That is, the current accounts associated with EDUCARM have not been used to make fraudulent use of them, according to the General Directorate of Computer Science.
Javier Martínez's statements at the meeting, the computer security , consisted of the insertion of malware into the systems, even in the backups since November, so criminals had access to user names and passwords of the platform, in addition to the current accounts of some teachers.
The SEPE suffers again an attack on your computer security .
On March 9, from the SEPE account on Twitter they posted a statement by saying that due to foreign causes the portal is not available. The problem was an attack on computer security of the platform, leaving all its computer systems paralyzed, including its website.
The general director of the SEPE, Gerardo Gutiérrez communicates to the chain being who do not know who has been responsible for cyber attack, and who work in the restoration of computer systems.
It is known that the attack has been produced by a ransomware, specifically Riuk in its latest version, a ransomware that encrypts all Windows files, later asking for a rescue to decrypt them.
Gerardo Gutiérrez confirms that only Windows shared files have been affected and that confidential data is saved, the payroll system or citizen care services is not affected.
Computer services are cut communications with the outside so that no more equipment is affected. It transmits peace of mind about the data that is saved in the SEPE since every day backs are made.
All services that were being processed on the web will be processed by phone and in person at the employment offices.
As of March 11, the website is available only for information purposes, since many of the applications are not available.
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