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Glasswall, an industry-leading provider of intelligent zero-trust file protection solutions in both the business-to-government (B2G), and business-to-business (B2B) sectors, today announced a strategic growth investment from PSG Equity, a leading growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to drive transformational growth.
Major companies hit by data theft, ransomware, and hack attacks in early 2023
2023 is already proving to be tough for cybersecurity, with multiple major companies and organizations falling victim to data breaches and ransomware attacks. Despite the concerns these events continue to raise, however, it hasn’t all been one-way traffic in favour of the cybercriminals. Here’s what’s been happening.
Cybercriminals using ChatGPT to write malware
Never far from the headlines, AI is front and center at the moment thanks to the huge impact being made by ChatGPT, which in its own words, is a “powerful AI-based language generation model.”
While this sounds simple, the range of potential ChatGPT applications is huge, from writing essays, code, poetry, movie scripts and even novels to offering ideas and insight into just about any conceivable subject on demand. It’s been touted as a major threat to Google and is attracting huge levels of investor interest. The list of possibilities is almost endless.
Helping Managed Security Service Providers address the risks posed by file-based threats
Organizations across the Managed Service Providers (MSP) ecosystem have become a target for cybercriminals in recent years due to their access to multiple networks and applications for various clients.
Seven days of risk – the story behind a file-based malware attack
One of the biggest advantages of implementing Glasswall CDR is that it enables organizations to be proactive in preventing file-based security breaches.
Best practice guide: protecting file uploads
File uploads have become a necessity for organizations around the world, and because of this they have become an integral feature in most web applications available on the market today.
Welcome to Glasswall – introducing our new top tech talent
During 2022, we have seen the Glasswall teams in the US and UK grow significantly, and we’re delighted to share news of even more amazing talent arriving in our UK-based tech team.
Glasswall CDR – Helping managed service providers build cybersecurity confidence
In providing a wide range of operational and mission-critical tech solutions, MSPs take on the role of keeping customer systems and data secure from cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities. For many, this is a major challenge – according to recent industry research, nearly 90% of MSPs say their customers have been affected by cyberattacks in the past two years.
Record-breaking ransomware payments topped $1 billion in 2021
A new federal report released just after Halloween revealed yet more frightening insight into the huge and growing cost of ransomware. In a record-breaking 12 months, U.S. banks processed more than $1 billion in potential ransomware-related payments during 2021 – up from $416 million the year before.
The simple way to avoid document-based phishing attacks
According to threat intelligence research from IBM, phishing attacks were the top infection vector in 2021, with over 4 in 10 attacks initiated using this tactic – a 33% increase over the previous year. This helps explain why recognizing and reporting phishing has been chosen as one of the core themes for Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Patchy protection – the cybersecurity limitations of software updates
The importance of keeping software regularly updated is one of the key themes for Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2022. As the event organizers explain,“one of the easiest ways to keep your information secure is to keep your software and apps updated.”
Glasswall’s Steve Roberts secures Maiden win in Porsche Sprint Challenge GB Championship
The final three rounds of the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB Championship took place at Donington Park at the weekend, which saw some extremely exciting racing across all the events.
Passwords – cybersecurity’s favourite hot topic
During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re once again reminded about the importance of using strong passwords and password managers as the first line of defence against cybercriminals.