Just days into the new year and the cybersecurity community is already playing catch up thanks to the recent Log4j vulnerability which illuminated major setbacks in how organizations deal with its own software and open-source packages on which its relies on. In particular, organizations have been caught off guard in auditing its own systems, giving […]
Almost two-thirds (60%) of IT decision makers believe ransomware threats should be prioritized at the same level as terrorism, according to latest research by Venafi, a Salt Lake City-based provider of machine identify management solutions. The research comes after the U.S Department of Justice raised the threat level of ransomware following the Colonial Pipeline attack […]
Organizations in the transportation, defense and insurance industries should be on the lookout for suspicious USB drives that arrive in the mail, as they may contain malicious payloads and ransomware. According to a new FBI alert obtained by CNN, The Record, Bleeping Computer and other publications, the ransomware group FIN7—the same group behind the BlackMatter […]
Technology-related employment and hiring opportunities continue to expand, according to an analysis by CompTIA, the Downer’s Grove, ILL.-based nonprofit association for the IT industry and workforce. Technology industry companies added 11,000 workers in December, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows the 13th consecutive month of tech employment growth at […]
Thanks to a year in which ransomware attacks wreaked havoc on corporate networks, IT and cybersecurity professionals have an opportunity to provide more detailed updates and actionable intelligence to corporate leaders, according to a recent survey from (ISC)². The information security nonprofit membership association’s survey of 750 C-level executives across the U.S. and U.K. show […]
A new report suggests that quantum computing is poised to become a mainstream technology in the coming years, as nearly 70% of global enterprise executives have adopted or have plans to adopt quantum computing within a year. Zapata Computing, an enterprise quantum software provider, released the results of a global study, “The First Annual Report […]
Google is releasing a Chrome security update for Windows, Mac and Linux that contains fixes for 37 vulnerabilities. Fixes for the updates are included in Chrome 97.0.4692.7, which the company says will roll out over the coming days and weeks. Of the 37 security bugs, one is rated as critical—a use after free flaw in […]
Google is acquiring Siemplify, an Israeli cybersecurity company, to bolster the tech giant’s security cloud-based security offerings and help companies better manage their threat response. The deal, which comes with a reported price tag of $500 million, will help Google business customers solve more incidents with greater complexity while requiring less effort and specialized knowledge […]
What if future astronauts were able to communicate via videoconferencing technologies with control on Earth? That’s what Cisco, Amazon and Lockheed Martin are trying to do with NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The companies say they are teaming up to integrate “unique human-machine interface technologies” into the spacecraft to learn how future space explorers can benefit from […]
Air purification tactics have evolved considerably with robots, ceiling tiles and now a computer monitor being used to help answer the question: how can we better manage disease spread in schools, offices and other businesses to help facilitate a safer return to in person operations? At this year’s Consumer Electronics Trade Show (CES), Air-Clenz, an emerging technology company in the […]
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