In a typical workday — which, alas, often extends into a work evening or work weekend— sysadmins connect to remote systems using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), PuTTY, SSH, FTP, Telnet, browser-based apps, virtual private networks (VPNs), proprietary software, and many other solutions. To suggest that these tools are important is an understatement. They are essential, […]
According to a report by IBM security, data breaches hit record highs in terms of cost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, data breaches were becoming a more frequent problem for organizations, but due to multiple factors, they became more problematic in the past year. IBM Security hired Ponemon Institute to compile […]
As organizations look for new ways to deal with the growing threat of cyberattacks, Zero Trust is increasingly becoming mainstream among IT and cybersecurity professionals, according to a new report from Microsoft. The IT giant has released its Zero Trust Adoption Report 2021 in which more than 1,200 security decision-makers were surveyed about their Zero […]
Eight months after the Russia-led highly sophisticated hacking campaign leveraging the SolarWinds Orion platform, the company has released its annual IT Trends Report, this one highlighting how IT professionals perceive their organization’s cyber risk management and mitigation after a tumultuous year. The report touches on everything from external threats, internal threats, remote work policies and […]
When a vendor or security researcher discloses a vulnerability in an IT product, organizations should be quick to apply the patch or implement a secure workaround to protect networks from bad actors that are quick to exploit that vulnerability. When those vulnerabilities are in widely used products from popular vendors like Citrix, Pulse, Microsoft and […]
Two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication – although not the end all be all to account security – have emerged as an effective way of safeguarding sensitive accounts since an attacker would need access to an email address, mobile phone or authenticator app in addition to your credentials. With several notable high-profile Twitter accounts being compromised […]
Ransomware continues to be a cybersecurity pandemic as organizations are being forced to either rebuild their systems from scratch or pay six-figure ransoms for a decryption tool from the hackers that might not even work that well. However, cybercriminals are getting smarter and are adopting new methods and techniques, and having your data held hostage […]
In case you missed it, the U.S. government has taken several actions of late aimed at stopping foreign cybercriminals and nation state actors from attacking the networks of government entities and private organizations, including charging four Chinese nationals with stealing intellectual property, attributing the Microsoft Exchange Server attacks to China and launching anti-ransomware initiatives. If […]
Finally, the U.S. government is starting to get serious about combatting ransomware as the Biden administration is considering a range of options to stop the growing threat. According to Politico, these options include launching offensive cyberattacks on hacking gangs and developing partnerships with the private sector aimed at sharing information about cyber threats. The publication […]
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