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XYPRO presents at CTUG, BITUG and HPE DISCOVER 2021 IT Software Firm Kaseya Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack How has consumer behaviour changed in Latin America? HPE & LUSIS PARTNERSHIP OFFERS GREENLAKE FOR CORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS TANDsoft’s FileSync is a Disaster-Recovery Alternative to Tape ASK
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XYPRO Expands Collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Offer Full Suite of Security Solutions on HPE NonStop SystemsLOS ANGELES, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- XYPRO Technology Corporation (XYPRO), a leader in delivering software solutions in cybersecurity, analytics, identity management, and secure database management, today announced the expansion of a decades-long partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to deliver its entire suite through HPE NonStop systems. HPE NonStop systems, which tackle mission-critical environments requiring 100% fault tolerance, are now available with expanded XYPRO solutions for optimal threat detection and security management capabilities. This expansion supports XYPRO's growth strategy and extends the availability of mission critical database management, security and integration solutions into new markets within HPE's customer base. These solutions help customers protect their mission-critical environment, and, include XYPRO's flagship product - XYGATE SecurityOne, a patented security, compliance and threat detection platform and XYGATE Identity Connector, the first and only Sailpoint and CyberArk integrations for HPE NonStop systems. Customers can now meet requirements to secure and monitor their mission-critical investment with these solutions using HPE NonStop systems.
"In our history of delivering risk management solutions for HPE NonStop systems customers longer than anyone has, we strive for meaningful and strategic business relationships while providing great support and leading edge security solutions. Our strong relationship with HPE is why several XYPRO solutions have shipped with the HPE NonStop operating system for more than a decade," said Lisa Partridge, CEO, XYPRO. "Making the rest of the XYPRO's solution suite available through HPE further strengthens security within the HPE NonStop system ecosystem, providing customers security and consistency at significant value."
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Gravic Publishes New Technical Brief on HPE Shadowbase Mapping Facility (SBMAP)
Gravic recently published a new technical brief on HPE Shadowbase Mapping Facility (SBMAP), which is a SQL-like scripting facility for transforming large data sets. Transforming data is critical in today’s IT landscape. To remain competitive, enterprises must collect, extract, and analyze real-time data in various parts of the organization simultaneously. Transforming large datasets is daunting, whether for migration, real-time analysis, database administration, or another reason.
Shadowbase User Exits have long been a feature to embed custom logic into the replication engine. Prior to SBMAP, all data mapping logic had to be manually programmed as a User Exit. Now, SBMAP automatically transforms in-flight data as it is replicated and defines data mapping logic without the need to write custom C, C++, or COBOL Shadowbase User Exits, by using a familiar and intuitive SQL-like syntax. Designed to work and feel like SQL/MP, SBMAP makes transforming large data sets easier than ever before.
SBMAP is sold as part of the HPE Shadowbase Essentials Software Bundle that includes several utilities to monitor, manage, and control your Shadowbase environments. For additional information on SBMAP, please visit our website or contact us. Hewlett Packard Enterprise globally sells and supports Shadowbase solutions under the name HPE Shadowbase. For more information, please contact your local HPE Shadowbase representative or visit our website. For additional information, please view our Shadowbase solution videos: https://vimeo.com/shadowbasesoftware.
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XYPRO presents at CTUG, BITUG and HPE DISCOVER 2021It’s been a busy and exciting time for the HPE Community with virtual events by CTUG, BITUG and HPE Discover.
XYPRO Account Executive Steve Roy presented “Multi-Factor Authentication for HPE NonStop” at BITUG covering how XYGATE User Authentication (XUA) – included with your HPE NonStop server – provides multi-factor authentication to strengthen the security of your servers AND applications. XUA enables regulatory compliance with PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA and more. THis enables you to secure your environment against authentication attacks using the tools you already have. Click here to watch the presentationIn addition to our participation at BITUG, XYPRO’s Chief Product Officer Steve Tcherchian presented an informative talk on ” Enterprise Integration of Your HPE NonStop Ecosystem” at the CTUG Virtual Conference. You can watch the video by clicking here.Rounding out a very busy time, Steve Tcherchian and XYPRO product analyst Zuhra Rahyab also created an on-demand presentation for HPE Discover 2021 entitled “What is Zero Trust Security Anyway?". Zero trust is a “never trust, always verify” model and Steve explains how it can reduce your vulnerability footprint. Click here to view the presentation.
IT Software Firm Kaseya Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack Software maker Kaseya Limited urged users of its VSA endpoint management and network monitoring tool to immediately shut down VSA servers to prevent them from being compromised in a widespread ransomware attack. The cyberattack exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the product. According to Kaseya, the attack began around 2:00 pm ET on Friday, July 2.
Businesses around the world rushed to contain the ransomware attack that paralyzed their computer networks. The timing of the attack does not seem to be a coincidence, as IT and security teams were likely understaffed and slower to respond due to the 4th of July holiday weekend in the United States. There is no information yet regarding the number of organizations affected by ransom demands to get their systems working again. However, some cybersecurity researchers predict the attack targeting customers of software supplier Kaseya could be one of the broadest ransomware attacks on record. The cybersecurity firm ESET says there are victims in at least 17 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, and Germany. The attack appears to have exploited a zero-day vulnerability and delivery of a malicious Kaseya VSA software update. The update delivered a piece of ransomware that encrypted files on compromised systems. The hackers appear to have leveraged an authentication bypass flaw affecting the VSA web interface to upload the malicious payload. They were then able to execute arbitrary code on compromised systems.
Who was Behind the Attack? Cybersecurity experts say the REvil gang, a major Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, appears to be behind the attack that targeted Kaseya. The attack used Kaseya's network management package as a conduit to spread the ransomware through cloud-service providers.
The REvil ransomware was also used recently in an attack aimed at meat packaging giant JBS, which paid $11 million to the hackers to ensure that the files they stole would not be made public. The number of impacted Kaseya customers is relatively small. However, their products are also used by managed service providers (MSPs), and the attackers were able to deliver the ransomware to the customers of those MSPs. Coop, a Swedish grocery chain whose POS supplier uses an MSP affected by the Kaseya attack, was forced to close down a majority of its 800 stores. This is just the latest in a string of recent cyberattacks, following the SolarWinds hack and JBS ransomware attack from earlier this year. The importance of a robust cybersecurity strategy has never been more evident.
Reduce Security Vulnerabilities with Multi-Factor Authentication
Modern authentication methods represent a more robust security structure than simple passwords. They also provide a better user experience when logging into applications. MFA makes it easier for auditors to get answers to critical compliance questions. MFA provides valuable information, such as which users are granted access to which system and how the access policy is enforced. Additionally, some of the modern MFA applications available today also include reporting capabilities. That ensures that compliance standards, such as PCI-DSS, are met.
CSP Authenticator+® supports numerous authentication factors for NonStop. It provides a RESTful interface that supports multi-factor authenticated logins on NonStop systems. CSP Authenticator+ resides on the NonStop Platform and uses an OSS “bridge” to connect to the RESTful interface of the CSP Authenticator+ web server.
CSP Authenticator+ provides authentication services via Safeguard Authentication SEEP, or Pathway and Non-Pathway servers. Almost any application, including TACL, can now easily support multi-factor authentication (MFA). Authentication methods such as RADIUS, RSA Cloud, Active Directory, and Open LDAP are supported. Additional authentication methods include RSA SecurID, Email, Text Message, and Google Authenticator. You can now enable MFA logins for different applications, making them more secure! CSP Authenticator+ Key Features: · Support for various authentication methods · Browser-based user-friendly interface · Standardized authentication across platforms · Configurable for all or selected users · Support for virtual addressing
CSP - Compliance at your Fingertips® For complimentary access to CSP-Wiki®, an extensive repository of NonStop security knowledge and best practices, please visit wiki.cspsecurity.com We Built the Wiki for NonStop Security ® +1(905) 568 –8900 How has consumer behaviour changed in Latin America?
We shine a different light this month on the shape of the changing payments landscape in Latin America. We were delighted to be joined by Emilio Vasquez who as Visa’s executive director of solutions for merchants and buyers, gave us an interesting insight into how consumer behaviour is evolving in his region, and in particular in Colombia, Mexico, & Chile. The presentation aimed to address one other key question. What are the Fraud Trends in the post-covid payment processing industry. “Today we are interested in focusing on those behavioural changes that affect technology in the payments industry. Let's see that it is not surprising that the behaviour of the final consumer has challenged the projections that were made and experienced across 2020 and 2021. Of course, these behaviours vary depending on the segments of the population. Still, the available projections in Latin America focus on In what has been called the "Affluent Consumer" - this is an attractive segment for commerce due to its purchasing power since it currently owns 16% of global wealth. The pandemic radically changed the lifestyle and consequently the shopping habits of consumers. Now, some temporary trends are becoming more visible. Under Visa research published within numerous reports, we can list some six trends in consumer behaviour, transforming the landscape for merchants, issuers and acquirers. (1) The first is the use of technology in everyday life; communications, telework, telemedicine, video games, what we already know. But mainly the disruption of electronic commerce. The pandemic situation immensely helped people who felt mistrust when making digital payments were tempted to try these channels and assess their benefits in online shopping. Studies by the consulting firm E-marketer show that there was a 30% increase in digital commerce in Latin America last year. These figures are fascinating, especially in Latin America, a region with a high degree of informality and a preference for cash. (2) Second, consumer experience assessment, which has been gaining momentum for a few years, deepened in the pandemic. The experience of a secure payment now not only includes protection against fraud but also protection against contagion. Market research projections support that this psychological sensation will persist over time, such as increased consumer awareness of contact. Without a doubt, this is a challenge for new payment technologies and an opportunity for e-commerce and digital payments in general. (3) The third trend results from a consumer with a more refined criterion of trust, evaluating, punishing or rewarding brands with their loyalty. Market surveys show that 71% of consumers during the pandemic will withdraw their support from brands that are more focused on their profits than on people or opportunists. (4) Fourth, a marked preference for local shopping, as a result of an ethical reflection in consumers on the economic losses of local merchants and is also a practical adaptation to the difficulties of distribution and delivery times. We are left with two trends in consumer behaviour affecting the payments industry and the rise of e-commerce. (5) One is that the internet became the centre of entertainment and learning during the first months of the pandemic. According to preliminary data, it is estimated that visits to the extensive network increased between 50% and 70%. This situation creates a sea of opportunities for e-commerce and innovation in digital payments. (6) And the last trend of the panorama that the VISA reports show us, has been cultivated in recent decades. Still, it has deepened with the pandemic and is the high valuation of comfort, trust, and well-being of the Visa brand and the differentiation that brings to its membership. This also shapes the needs of consumers in the personalization of payment experiences. In summary, these trends accelerated by psychological situations of a scarcity mentality, social awareness and economic uncertainty, configure challenges for the different players in the payment industry, which based on the research of VISA and market consultants, we summarize as follows; In the operations of the merchants, it is a priority now; digitize payments, have an online presence, drive the customer experience and enable B2B payments. For their part, acquirers have needed to renew their digital offerings. Multi-acquiring models that allow accepting a set of digital payment methods no matter who processes them are gaining relevance worldwide. In this way, the supplier's selection would be more transparent and based on the needs of the consumer. Acquirer operations face challenges in creating and offering full-stack solutions, reducing acceptance paths and facilitating merchant activity, paying more attention to long-tail digital merchants, and enabling B2B payments faced with the restrictions of the pandemic. As for issuers, they play an even more competitive role in the post-covid landscape, especially amid the proliferation of financial technologies. With the growing demands of a more digitized post-pandemic consumer, the challenges for banks are to reinvent themselves to meet greater demand for personalization and closeness in people's lives. Also, investment in technology departments is crucial to offer the client much more than the possibility of opening an account through an app. And finally, partnerships with traditional players (banks) and new ones (fintech startups) will make a difference in the offers, the acquisition of new clients and the distribution of the products. In sum, the challenges for issuers are personalization, investment in technology and strategic partnerships.”
In the final closing section, Sergio Vera, OmniPayments VP Cloud Operations concluded the session with the following : “To end this section, we know that players in the industry must stay up-to-date on these changes to anticipate and optimize their operations. For this reason, we will close this webinar with the experience and feedback we obtain through our presence in various regions. Faced with this scenario, where established players and incumbent players have to coexist in the same ecosystem, we have found on the one hand, traditional players who are not yet going at the required speed as demanded by this new normal. At the other end of the spectrum, incumbent players face the operational complexity of the ecosystem, that is compliance with regulations, chargebacks, acceptance, & risk management. This complexity requires expertise, and investments are regularly faced in the medium and long term to address these compliance issues. At OmniPayments operating hand in hand with our partner Visa, we have transformed our payment solutions to be a link between both traditional and new players, generating technological and business models that favour access to large infrastructures and expertise of means of payment. Together we extend from the acceptance, authorization, and prevention of fraud with an efficient cost that provides business value to each client's respective size and particular complexity.
HPE & LUSIS PARTNERSHIP OFFERS GREENLAKE FOR CORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS
For organizations looking for ways to modernize their payment system experience, HPE is introducing HPE GreenLake for Core Payment Systems in partnership with Lusis. With this solution, customers benefit from complete payment solutions, pay per transaction, a platform that supports contactless payments, and easy to maintain compliance – all with the cloud experience. This builds on the momentum and market footprint for the HPE GreenLake cloud platform which today serves hundreds of banks and financial institutions around the world.
“Partnering with HPE has been a critical part of our growth and success as we expand into international markets,” said Philippe Préval, President and CEO, Lusis. “And today, four of the ten biggest banks in the world are using Lusis payment systems. As more of our clients seek out cloud features and services on demand, HPE GreenLake allows us to offer them our world-class payment solution, delivered as a service, wherever their apps and data reside.” Read the entire Press Release from HPE
Watch 2021 HPE DISCOVER interview with Philippe Préval - President /CEO of Lusis
To learn more about HPEGreenLake for Retail Payment Systems visit www.lusispayments.com/hpe-greenlake or contact Brian Miller at Brian.Miller@lusispayments.com.
Brian Miller General Manager Lusis Payments www.lusispayments.com
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