More than three-quarters of organizations believe they’ll be successfully attacked over the next year as the cyber risk level continues to rise, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Trend Micro that suggests organizations allocate more resources to people, processes and technology to be more prepared for cyberattacks and reduce their overall risk levels. The […]
Zero trust edge cloud security provider iboss has released its new Zero Trust Policy Manager designed to enable organizations of all sizes to implement zero trust policies in their IT environment. The Boston-based company’s Zero Trust Policy Manager (ZTPM) helps organizations implement zero trust in accordance with the new federal guidelines from the National Institute […]
Security analysts at Skybox Security uncovered a 42% increase in new ransomware programs targeting known vulnerabilities last year, including critical vulnerabilities discovered in Log4j and Exchange Server. The San Jose, Calif. cybersecurity company’s 2022 Vulnerability and Trends Report, released this week, details how quickly hackers capitalize on new security bugs and continue to reduce the […]
IT admins have a lot of patching to do this month as Microsoft has released patches to address nearly 130 security vulnerabilities, including 10 critical bugs and three with a CVSS of 9.8. According to Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), the vulnerability disclosure initiative of cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, this volume of patches has not been […]
Recent IT supply chain attacks such as the SolarWinds compromise, ransomware campaign that leveraged the Kaseya VSA platform or mass exploitation of the Log4j vulnerabilities have renewed focus on such attacks, which NCC Group says increased by 51% in the last half of 2021. The consulting and managed services firm’s global survey of 1,400 cybersecurity […]
Microsoft’s new unified Defender for Endpoint solution for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 is now generally available. According to Microsoft, this adds new prevention, detection and response capabilities to Defender for Endpoint on those versions that were previously only available on Windows Server 2019 and later. The new unified Defender reduces complexity […]
Verint has announced a new compliance recording integration with videoconferencing giant Zoom to help heavily regulated businesses capture, retain, analyze and retrieve communications from Zoom platforms. Through the integration with Zoom, the Melville, N.Y.-based provider of customer engagement solutions will capture voice calling, video meetings and screen sharing data from Zoom Phone and Zoom Meetings. […]
Norwalk, Conn-based IT management and security software provider Kaseya is acquiring Datto, a Miami, Fla.-based security and disaster recovery software provider for managed service providers, for $6.2 billion. According to a press release, the all-cash transaction will be funded by an equity group led by Insight Partners and including TPG, Temasek and Sixth Street. Datto […]
Despite numerous reports, studies and surveys that show workers value the flexibility of a distributed workforce and want to continue to work wherever they want, managers largely want a return to full-time office work, according to a new study from background screening service GoodHire. In fact, a vast majority of U.S. managers say they would […]
Security researchers with cybersecurity firms say hackers are actively exploiting the Spring4Shell vulnerability to deploy the Mirai botnet malware. In a research report detailing the exploits, Tokyo-based cybersecurity firm Trend Micro says it has observed the exploitation since the start of this month after the remote code execution bug (CVE-2022-22965) in the Spring Framework was […]
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