Google BigQuery is a fully managed serverless data warehouse that allows rapid Structured Query Language queries that include interactive analysis of massive datasets.
\nBigQuery Omni addresses the problem that companies using multiple public clouds face in analyzing their data effectively.<\/p>\n
Assured Workloads for Government by Google Started<\/h2>\n
Compliance and security around data locality and access are critical factors for government users in cloud technologies, as Google Cloud product managers Christopher Johnson and Bhavna Batra recently discussed in a blog post.<\/p>\n
Assured Workloads for Government<\/a>, a new tier of cloud computing for government agencies, was developed to solve this problem and is now available in private beta. Assured Workloads for Government provides access to Google\u2019s full suite of cloud services, using enhanced features to ensure they meet the government\u2019s highest compliance and security standards.<\/p>\n The Confidential VMs product was detailed at the Google Cloud Next OnAir online conference and is now available in beta test mode<\/a>. Google\u2019s Confidential Computing portfolio of services is new tech that maintains data in an encrypted state while being processed in memory. That means it isn\u2019t exposed to other parts of the computer system at that time, and Confidential VMs is the first product in this new portfolio. Google is saying Confidential VMs will ensure that data remains encrypted no matter whetherit\u2019s being used for analytics workloads, queries, or for training artificial intelligence models. The new VMs are a boon for any company using sensitive data. Still, Google believes that they will be of particular interest to clients in regulated sectors, like finance, for example.<\/p>\n Golden Tax invoicing software, part of the Chinese government\u2019s Golden Tax project, is coming with an extra payload, according to Trustwave SpiderLabs, which is a new backdoor called GoldenHelper<\/a>. Before this, Trustwave discovered the GoldenSpy backdoor concealed in the Intelligent Tax application that businesses need for Chinese bank connections.<\/p>\n While the GoldenHelper backdoor differs entirely from GoldenSpy, the delivery process is similar. The backdoor is also used to get access to the systems of international businesses in China.<\/p>\n Researches have found that the GoldenHelper campaign whichcirculated the malware had been in operation from January 2018 to July 2019. In April 2020, the GoldenSpy campaign followed. GoldenHelper has multiple suspicious features, which include:<\/p>\n The security threat posed remains, because it can\u2019t be determined if it\u2019s still operational, even if the GoldenHelper campaign isn\u2019t active anymore.<\/p>\n The Age encryption tool created by a Google employee is being used by a new and targeted ransomware named AgeLocker<\/a> to encrypt victims\u2019 files. A consultant recently created a topic in online forums about new ransomware used in an attack against their client. When they reviewed the encrypted files, they found that a text header was added to each file that starts with the URL \u201cage-encryption.org\u201d.<\/p>\n The URL takes you to a repository on GitHub for an encryption utility called Age, created by Filippo Valsorda, cryptographer and Go security lead at Google.<\/p>\n The threat actors behind AgeLocker are using the Age command-line tool to encrypt a victim\u2019s files, instead of encryption algorithms like AES+RSA.<\/p>\n While it hasn\u2019t been determined how the threat actors are getting access to their victims\u2019 computers, once they do, they use the Age encryption tool to encrypt the victim\u2019s files. A custom extension created with the victim\u2019s initials is appended to each encrypted filename while encrypting the data.<\/p>\n Threat actors ask for seven bitcoins, the equivalent of approximately $64,500, to decrypt the files.<\/p>\n
\nThe new service was announced at Google Cloud Next OnAir online conference, which runs for nine weeks until September 8th.<\/p>\nConfidential VMs Available From Google<\/h2>\n
\nGoogle\u2019s Confidential VMs product is based in part on its work with the Confidential Computing Consortium.<\/p>\nGoldenHelper Malware in Official Chinese Tax Software<\/h2>\n
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\n\u201cGoldenHelper malware utilizes sophisticated techniques to hide its delivery, presence, and activity,\u201d Trustwave explained.<\/p>\n\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAgeLocker Ransomware Discovered to Use Google Encryption Tool<\/h2>\n
Collabera Hit in Maze Ransomware Attack<\/h2>\n