A pair of U.S. lawmakers are introducing a bill designed to improve information sharing on ransomware threats by requiring organizations that pay the ransom to disclose information on the payment and attack to the Department of Homeland Security. The bill is designed to bolster the U.S. government’s understanding of how cybercriminal enterprises like ransomware groups […]
Microsoft has officially made Windows 11 generally available to businesses and consumers via a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs and on new PCs with the company’s newest operating system preinstalled. The operating system is being marketed as a sleek new version of Windows that brings over many popular features from Windows 10 while […]
The IT and cybersecurity communities have been urging enterprises to move away from passwords, or at the very least, adopt multi-factor authentication. One great way to do both is by deploying security keys. Yubico, one of the leaders in the hardware authentication security key space, is now taking its product a step further by adding […]
Microsoft has announced its industry for the financial services sector will be generally available Nov. 1. The bundled offering is designed to help financial services organizations hardness the power of the cloud, accelerate their digital products and reduce the costs of running their business. According to the company, the Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services introduces […]
Microsoft will stop supporting Internet Explorer next June, so any working professionals should already be using another browser like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge that are still supported with regular updates. You should have already switched to another browser by now, but if you’re still holding onto Internet Explorer, your Google Search experience will begin […]
Microsoft has announced a new multiyear commitment to help the insurance industry create cyber insurance products with the support of Microsoft’s security solutions. According to Microsoft, the technology firm is teaming up with insurance partners to offer insurance products that allow customers to safely share security posture information through platforms like Microsoft 365 and the […]
Microsoft has been all-in on Teams as a business communication tool, and has several times signaled that it is fading Skype and could soon discontinue the once popular videoconferencing product. However, Skype is still not dead, and is in fact getting several new features, according to a new Microsoft blog that references “the future of […]
The U.S. National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have jointly released a new guidance resource on selecting and hardening virtual private network (VPN) solutions to help organizations address security risks associated with the popular tools. Especially in this new age of remote/hybrid work, VPNs have become a popular resource for organizations with […]
Ask any IT leader about their top concerns and project approval is always near the top of the list. Projects often get delayed before they even start. Resources long promised to IT teams get postponed or aren’t delivered. Meanwhile, IT faces constant pressure to provide better and faster solutions for less. Origami Connect recently surveyed […]
Microsoft says it has discovered another piece of malware used by the alleged Russia-based hacking group responsible for the SolarWinds Orion compromise that creates a post-exploitation backdoor and is used to maintain persistence in a victim’s environment. In a blog post, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center called this malware FoggyWeb and says it is used […]
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