Phishing remains among the top security threats to any organization, as the attack vector is often where a hacker first attempts to steal credentials and access victim networks with the end goal of stealing secrets, deploying ransomware or other malicious activities. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, phishing attempts have grown considerably, with nearly […]
New research finds that about a third of hybrid workers struggle to be heard during hybrid meetings and 70% of workers remain frustrated by technical meeting issues nearly two years into the pandemic and remote work. The research, from Barco’s ClickShare Hybrid Meeting Survey, finds that 35% of workers are still having trouble fully engaging […]
Microsoft says it is tracking a new consent phishing campaign that uses OAuth request links to trick users into granting consent to an app that gives malicious actors access to email accounts. In a series of tweets, Microsoft Security Intelligence says phishing messages misled users into granting permissions to an app called “Upgrade” that gave […]
For the last two years as organizations adapt with remote work and other effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals have had a field day by exploiting weaknesses in distributed work security and the fact that our attention is elsewhere. That has forced many companies to invest in new technology to harden network defenses from outside […]
Tech distribution giant TD SYNNEX has announced a new cybersecurity program designed to close the skills gap and upskill new and existing cybersecurity professionals for the firm’s channel partners. According to the company, the Passaged Program aims to reduce the cybersecurity skills gap through its Placement and Upskill initiatives that are designed to place candidates […]
The past two years have forced our global community to restructure the way we work, leading to a hybrid operating model that has evolved into an established part of how organizations communicate. A recent whitepaper released by Frost & Sullivan, in collaboration with Shure, shows 57% of teams expect to be in the office less […]
Excel is now a little safer for organizations to use as Microsoft is making a once optional setting that disables the usage of Excel 4.0 macros the default. According to a Tech Community blog, the setting—which was rolled out as an optional setting in July 2021—is now the default when users open Excel 4.0 macros. […]
Video analysis and management platform CLIPr has announced a new freemium program for Microsoft Teams customers that allows organizations using Teams to begin using the tool for up to four hours per month and 50 hours of backlog. According to the company, the Freemium All-hands program for Microsoft Teams allows companies and their employees to […]
Now nearly two years into a global pandemic that has propelled the collaboration industry to new highs, our videoconferencing habits have changed for good. For working professionals, work days often start on a video call. To put that global trend into perspective, collaboration platform Dialpad surveyed its 2,800 employees and analyzed Dialpad meetings from the […]
While new research shows a decrease in total perimeter malware detection volume in the third quarter from the record highs in the second quarter, there was still more malware activity through the first three quarters than all of 2020. The report from endpoint protection provider WatchGuard Technologies also found that nearly half of zero-day malware […]
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