A vulnerability in teleconferencing app Zoom would have allowed a malicious actor to identify and join in on active meetings, Check Point Research says in a new report. According to the cybersecurity research firm Check Point Research, the problem had to do with Zoom Meeting IDs. If a user didn’t’ enable the “Require meeting password” […]
If this is the first time you’re hearing about this, you haven’t been paying attention. Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 7 on Jan. 14, meaning the company won’t issue any patches or updates for the operating system first introduced in July 2009. Most importantly, the operating system won’t receive any security patches, putting those […]
Hackers and cybercriminals will try to infiltrate your network by any means available, especially due to the proliferation of the Internet of Things and the increasing stock of connected devices. Those devices being connected to the network increasingly include medical devices like pacemakers and other vital monitoring equipment. With connectivity, however, comes vulnerability. Those vulnerabilities […]
Several months after acquiring artificla intelligence assistant company Voicea, Cisco is bringing AI capabilities to Webex meetings to create more engaged meetings. The company announced the news Tuesday at Cisco Live Europe. According to a press release, Cisco is bringing AI-powered voice intelligence capabilities to Webex meetings “to help turn talk into action.” Dubbed the […]
Cybraics, a cybersecurity and analytics firm, is partnering with IT decision-making platform AVANT to further expand on an artificial intelligence-backed threat detection service. In a statement, Cybraics’ Vice President Of Sales Nate Grinnell said the partnership extends the firm’s advanced threat detection services throughout AVANT’s network of Trusted Advisors. “Robust cybersecurity practices are essential for […]
It looks like the German government didn’t heed our words and let some 33,000 machines fall out of date and be exposed to cybersecurity threats by not upgrading to Windows 10. Now, the Germans are paying up. According to The Verge, which cited German newspaper Handelsblatt, the German government is facing a bill of about […]
Microsoft and call center tech firm Genesys are expanding a partnership that will bring a new cloud service for contact centers that includes the Genesys Engage customer experience solution running on Azure. This gives enterprises the security and scalability they need to manage the intricacies of connecting every touchpoint throughout the customer journey, the companies […]
Microsoft might want to reverse time and go back to 2019, because 2020 hasn’t been good in the cybersecurity or PR departments. According to consumer research group Comparitech, about 250 million customer service and support records have been exposed on the internet. These contain logs of conversations between Microsoft support staff and customers from all […]
If your organization uses ConnectWise Control to remotely manage endpoints, this article should be very important to you. According to professional services and security testing firm Bishop Fox, the firm discovered eight vulnerabilities when researching the ConnectWise Control product. The firm has privately reached out to ConnectWise to inform them of the vulnerabilities of their […]
If cybersecurity professionals know so much about protecting your company from hacking, there’s a good chance they know how hackers think and how they attack your network. Thankfully, most of them choose the good side. However, one 22-year-old Georgia man chose both sides. According to cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, the Tucker Preston of Georgia pleaded […]
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