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September 2021

A kernel of truth: Linux isn't as foolproof as we may have thought

A world without Linux is hard to imagine. Every Google search we run is accomplished on Linux-based servers. Behind the Kindle we enjoy reading, to the social media sites we spend scrolling away every day sits the Linux kernel. Would you believe your ears if I tell you the world’s top 500 supercomputers run on Linux? No wonder Linux has permeated into every aspect of the digital age, not to mention its steadily growing enterprise user base.

Gartner recognizes ManageEngine in its 2021 Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management Tools

The COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked the adoption of hybrid workforce in organizations, bringing with it a slew of problems for IT teams. Organizations had to enable a majority of their employees to work remotely, without affecting their productivity and while ensuring the security of the corporate resources. ManageEngine recently conducted a survey of IT professionals to understand the effects of remote work on cloud adoption.

How brute-force attacks are spearheading ransomware campaigns

Ransomware groups have been exploiting the switch to remote work unlike any other. Ransomware attacks increased by more than 485% in 20201. By 2031, a new organization is expected to fall prey to a ransomware attack every 2 seconds2. Multiple reports by threat hunting firms confirm that the primary attack vector they are using to infiltrate corporate networks are poorly guarded Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections.

How Kaseya fell victim to a ransomware attack

On July 2, 2021, the cybersecurity world woke up to yet another ransomware attack—this time, the victim was Kaseya, a software enterprise that provides IT management solutions predominantly to managed service providers (MSPs). The attack made a huge impact, affecting several MSPs and thousands of their customers. So, what exactly transpired in what most cybersecurity experts are calling the largest criminal ransomware attack on record?

ManageEngine FileAnalysis - A file security and storage analyzer

ManageEngine FileAnalysis helps reduce storage costs by analyzing disk space usage and managing junk, inactive, and duplicate files. It also examines security permissions to locate at-risk data such as overexposed or orphaned files, or files with permission hygiene issues.

Beware of malware attacks: Little-known facts and why they matter

Did you know that nearly 560,000 new instances of malware are detected every day? As cybersecurity advances, threat actors develop malware with new tricks that exploit weaknesses in an IT environment. Once the malware finds a loophole, it spreads exponentially like a disease, corrupting files, exfiltrating data, redirecting traffic to other destinations, and performing other malicious activities. Malware can spread at a jaw-dropping rate.

3 reasons SMBs are more vulnerable to cyberattacks than large enterprises

Details about cyberattacks on small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) may not make it to the headlines, but numerous industry reports and surveys have highlighted the grim reality of the SMB cybersecurity landscape. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, SMBs were largely targeted by adversaries1.