CISA Fact Sheet: This Is How To Protect OT Networks From Ransomware
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency is urging OT operators to read up on ransomware and protect critical infrastructure.
To Pay Ransomware Or Not
You invested in strong endpoint detection, conducted robust training on spotting a phishing attempt and conduct a thorough patch management program, but it happens away: your organization is locked out of its systems until you pay a hefty ransom of Bitcoin to an unknown cybercriminal. Now what do you do? If your backups were stored […]
What IT Admins Need To Know About New Google Workspace Updates, Features
As the company looks to continue keeping pace with Microsoft, Google is making tons of updates to Workspace, including making the cloud-based productivity and collaboration suite available to anyone with a Google account. Now, users no longer need an enterprise account to use extra features in tools like Drive, Docs, Sheets, Meet and more, giving […]
Is Windows 11 Being Announced This Month?
All indications point to a new Windows operating system being announced later this month when Microsoft details what it has in store next for the most popular desktop computing operating system in history. The Redmond, Wash.-based computing giant has been very tight lipped about what it plans to unveil during a live event on June […]
What You Need To Know About Verizon’s On Site 5G
Telecommunications companies are quickly developing new 5G solutions that will introduce new capabilities to your organization with lightning-fast speed and more capacity to scale your technology initiatives. That includes a new 5G network solution for commercial customers’ indoor or outdoor facilities thanks to Verizon’s launch of its new On Site 5G solution, which the company […]
Apply Microsoft’s June Security Updates To Fix These Vulnerabilities
If you haven’t yet applied Microsoft’s monthly round of security patches, IT administrators should do so immediately to prevent malicious actors from exploiting 50 security flaws, including six zero-day vulnerabilities that were being actively exploited. The patches remedy vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to perform attacks utilizing remote code execution, denial of service, privilege escalation […]
How IT Can Help Bring Employees Back To The Office Safely and Securely
As end users begin to transition back to the office – at least part of the time – the IT department is now tasked with making sure devices that were taken home are accounted for and that each employee has the tools they need to work regardless of where they actually work. Many organizations invested […]
This is The Technology Remote Workers Need To Be Successful
When the working world left the office to work from home last March, employers and their IT teams were left trying to figure out how to make the transition as seamless as possible and give employees the technology they needed to work from home effectively. Now that we’re into year two of this experiment, we […]
The White House Wants More Private Sector Focus On Ransomware
As ransomware attacks rise, the White House is urging the private sector to do more to protect against the escalating threat and ease the burden placed on federal law enforcement and cybersecurity officials. Anne Neuberger, deputy assistant to President Biden and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, wrote in a letter to […]
U.S. Must Respond To Protect Businesses From Ransomware Attacks, Executives Say
If you pay attention to the news, then you’ve seen a truly alarming rise in high-profile ransomware attacks in recent weeks. This recent spate of hackers demanding payments in cryptocurrency in return for releasing a company’s data from hostage began with the Colonial Pipeline and Ireland’s health services and has continued with the attack on […]
