Hackers are continuing to leverage the Log4Shell vulnerability to attack VMware Horizon servers and deploy cryptocurrency mining malware and backdoors, with a large wave of such attacks from mid-January still ongoing, according to cybersecurity firm Sophos. In a new report, Sophos says the attempts to leverage Horizon continued and grew in number throughout January and […]
Workplace technology maker Crestron says its line of DM NVX AV-over-IP solutions are now certified by the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) and the U.S. government’s Common Criteria, certifying that the products meet cybersecurity standards. The designations open up new avenues for the DM NVX products in U.S. government agencies, including federal civilian agencies and […]
Otter.ai, the intelligence transcription service that has aligned itself with collaboration platforms to provide interactive notes of meetings, now includes new features including a more centralized home feed, automatic outlines, actionable workflow tools and one-click screen captures. The Mountain View, Calif. company announced the updates Tuesday, calling it the new Otter, with iOS and Android […]
Google and Microsoft are urging organizations to deploy a patch to address a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in Chrome. Other than being called a “Type Confusion in V8” and that an exploit for it exists in the wild, details about this particular vulnerability are scarce. Google says the Chrome update 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac and […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added 66 software security bugs that are being actively exploited to its database of known exploited vulnerabilities, including some from leading technology vendors that date back several years. For the majority of the products implicated in the new additions, there are patches available to remediate the […]
HP is acquiring collaboration solutions manufacturer Poly in an all-cash deal worth $3.3 billion in a bid to further develop the company’s hybrid work and collaboration solutions and position the company for long-term, sustainable growth. According to HP’s news release, the acquisition is centered around Poly’s portfolio of devices such as webcams, videoconferencing bars, headsets, […]
For IT and cybersecurity professionals, ransomware has been the scourge of the earth over the last two years, as the cybercrime economy continues to grow and beat system administrators and network defense pros to the point of attack. One reason for the difficulty in preventing and responding to ransomware attacks is the speed with which […]
Microsoft has released more features in Endpoint Manager to make it easier to manage macOS devices and their critical line of business apps, make the reporting experience more accurate and consistent and increase security for Windows and Windows Server. According to the company, it has had frequent requests from customers with a large number of […]
Microsoft is releasing an update to the Office cloud policy service designed to make it easier for IT admins to manage policies for Microsoft 365 apps for enterprise and other products and services. The Office cloud policy service allows admins to enforce policy settings for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise on a user’s device, even […]
More than two months after the Log4j vulnerabilities known as Log4Shell were discovered, 30% of Log4j instances remain vulnerable for hackers to exploit and take control of affected systems, according to cybersecurity firm Qualys. The company indexed more than 10 trillion data points across its installed enterprise customer base and completed six billion IP scans […]
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