Melisa Lindsay, a manager for technology consulting at MC Systems, urges companies to invest in cybersecurity to protect customer data and their reputation. Lindsay highlights the increasing number of cyber attacks and data breaches, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, predicting cybercrimes will cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. She advises businesses to hire cybersecurity experts who can develop firewalls, conduct tests, manage access and provide training, guarding against the significant financial loss and reputational damage caused by data breaches.

Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited to Deploy DripDropper Malware on Cloud Linux Systems
Threat actors are exploiting a nearly two-year-old security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to gain persistent access to cloud Linux systems and deploy malware called DripDropper.