As data becomes increasingly important for enterprises, CompTIA has announced the creation of new certifications and learning resources for data professionals. CompTIA, which already offers industry-recognized certifications such as Network+, Security+, Cloud+ and a host of other IT certifications, will launch Data+ this quarter. The organization calls the new certification an “early-career data analytics certification” […]
Microsoft has released just 51 new patches to address vulnerabilities this month, but February’s Patch Tuesday comes with an anomaly: there are no critical-rated patches. The number of security patches is unusually low, as the company last month issued fixes for over 120 security bugs and patched 67 vulnerabilities in December. However, the most unusual […]
AVI-SPL announced it has earned the Cloud Productivity competency from Microsoft at the Gold level. According to the announcement, Microsoft Gold competencies demonstrate best-in-class capabilities within a specific solution area. AVI-SPL is, of course, a digital enablement services provider. As a Gold Cloud Productivity competency holder, AVI-SPL earns new benefits and support from Microsoft. Thus, […]
Microsoft says that it has disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol and is working on a fix after a security bug was discovered that allows an attacker to spoof App Installer. According to a Microsoft Tech Community blog, an attacker could spoof App Installer to install a package that a user did not intend to install. […]
Despite a cyberthreat landscape that continues to evolve and become even more dangerous, just 22% of Microsoft Azure Active Directory customers have implemented strong identify authentication protection, Microsoft says in a new report. In the company’s Cyber Signals report, a new quarterly cyber threat intelligence brief marketed to IT and security leaders, Microsoft says less […]
Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on Feb 7, 2022, but has been updated as of April 20, 2023. As IT pros, you’re no stranger to the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), error messages, startup screens, Windows update reminders and the like, but that is usually on an end user’s device in the office […]
IT professionals and software developers should prepare for Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) to become a regular part of the IT ecosystem, according to new research from the Linux Foundation. The term, while already known to IT professionals, became more popular in the wake of several software supply chain security crises, including the SolarWinds compromise, […]
Microsoft is rolling out the general availability of a feature that allows administrators to manage the security and vulnerability management of Android and iOS devices with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The new cross-platform coverage, threat and vulnerability management capabilities now support all major device platforms across the organization, spanning workstations, servers and now mobile devices, […]
It’s no secret that the use of videoconferencing and other unified communication and collaboration (UC&C) apps has exploded over the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and shift to remote work that came as a result. Platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, Google Meet and others have reported huge increases in […]
Researchers have discovered an Out-of-Bounds Heap Read/Write vulnerability in Samba that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of the free software. The bug, tracked as CVE-2021-44142, was initially discovered at the Pwn2Own event in Austin, and researchers with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative discovered additional variants of the bug […]
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