Mayank Sharma

Mayank Sharma

With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’s TechRadar Pro’s expert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.

Articles by: Mayank Sharma

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Trend Micro uncovers dangerous new 'hackers for hire' Void Balaur

By Mayank Sharma published

Newly uncovered hacking group has attacked thousands of businesses and individuals for over five years.

Healthcare

Critical security vulnerabilities put millions of healthcare devices at risk

By Mayank Sharma published

Researchers suggest attackers could exploit vulnerabilities to throw a country’s healthcare infrastructure into disarray.

Windows Subsystem for Linux

Windows Subsystem for Linux now supports USB devices

By Mayank Sharma published

Windows developers cleverly route USB traffic over the network to enable developers to access USB devices from within WSL.

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Microsoft urges Exchange admins to patch their on-prem servers now

By Mayank Sharma published

Microsoft uncovers and patches critical vulnerability that affected virtually all on-prem Exchange servers.

containers

Hackers are going after poorly configured Docker instances

By Mayank Sharma published

Improperly configured Docker instances are a ripe target for exploitation, reveals new report.

security

Most ransomware attacks rely on exploiting older, unpatched vulnerabilities

By Mayank Sharma published

While ransomware attackers are looking to find and leverage zero-day bugs, most campaigns are conducted through older unpatched vulnerabilities.

ID theft

Big businesses hit by multiple ransomware campaigns every day

By Mayank Sharma published

Large companies experienced nearly 10,000 ransomware attacks over last two years, reveals report.

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Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus review

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus is the company’s top-tier endpoint protection product that does a lot more than just flagging malicious activity.

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Major security issues found in top Linux program for embedded devices

By Mayank Sharma published

Researchers find over a dozen vulnerabilities in one of the most popular Linux suite of programs for embedded devices.

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Most businesses underestimate the risk of a cyberattack

By Mayank Sharma published

Overconfidence in security infrastructure, despite evidence to the contrary, is a leading impediments to security OT, survey finds.

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Microsoft officially launches Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6

By Mayank Sharma published

Exciting news for developers as both .NET and Visual Studio 2022 are now available for download.

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Developers can now launch Linux instances on Apple M1

By Mayank Sharma published

Canonical adds support for Apple M1 to its Multipass VM manager.

Data leak

This top VPN provider may have leaked millions of user details

By Mayank Sharma published

Security researchers find unprotected database with sensitive user details of a popular VPN service provider, who’s denied ownership of the data.

cybersecurity

Microsoft adds useful new features to its Endpoint protection tool for Linux

By Mayank Sharma published

Microsoft continues to enhance the Defender for Endpoint product with useful new features for its Linux users.

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Lawsuit claims SolarWinds reportedly knew about cybersecurity issues before attack

By Mayank Sharma published

Lawsuit claims SolarWinds board knew about the vulnerabilities that led to last year’s attack, but didn’t do anything about it.

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This could be a great time to patch your Linux kernel

By Mayank Sharma published

Vulnerability in the Linux kernel could lead to remote attackers gaining full control of a vulnerable Linux installation.

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NASA apparently needs to swot up on its open-source knowledge

By Mayank Sharma published

NASA is big on open source, but it’s developer’s don't seem to be well-versed with the peculiarities of the ecosystem.

Cryptocurrencies

Hackers hit bZX DeFi platform, stealing millions of dollars of crypto

By Mayank Sharma published

Phishing attack on the developer of a DeFi platform paved the way for a multi-million dollar heist.

security threat

Password manager hacked to launch wide-ranging cyberattack against businesses worldwide

By Mayank Sharma published

Critical vulnerability in a popular enterprise password manager was exploited to exfiltrate sensitive information from businesses.

Discord

PC gamers targeted in new Discord phishing scam

By Mayank Sharma published

New Discord scam capitalizes on the popularity of Discord Nitro.

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US officially blacklists NSO Group and Positive Technologies

By Mayank Sharma published

US sanctions NSO Group, Positive Technologies, and others for selling spyware and hacking tools.

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Apple software guru rages against app side-loading as a criminal's 'best friend'

By Mayank Sharma published

Craig Federighi believes forcing Apple to allow side-loading apps will have a detrimental impact on iOS users.

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Microsoft Exchange servers are still suffering cyberattacks - so patch now

By Mayank Sharma published

Threat actors deploying ransomware on hosts that haven’t yet patched for the ProxyShell Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities.

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Rootkits are the tool of choice to attack governments around the world

By Mayank Sharma published

Rootkits are costly to develop, but the payouts, whether in monetary terms or information, are far more rewarding, survey warns.

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Most businesses agree that employees use business apps irresponsibly

By Mayank Sharma published

Migrating to the cloud is advantageous, but also creates security blind spots, finds survey.

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