Within the next five years. half of all data centers will deploy advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, resulting in a significant efficiency boost, according to IT research firm Gartner. By 2025, half of cloud data centers will use advanced robots with AI and machine learning capabilities, which will increase operating efficiency by 30%, […]
Microsoft, in a bid to close the U.S. cybersecurity skills gap, is leveraging the help of the country’s community colleges with the goal of recruiting 250,000 cybersecurity professionals into the workforce by 2025. According to the company, that represents half of the country’s cybersecurity workforce shortage. Those professionals will work for both Microsoft and other […]
Microsoft Active Directory (AD) is one of, if not THE, most critical services used by organizations of all sizes. In fact, for roughly 90% of Global Fortune 1000 companies, AD is the primary method utilized for seamless authentication and authorization when connecting and managing individual endpoints inside corporate networks. Research has revealed that AD also […]
Security key maker Yubico has released new USB-C and near-field communication (NFC) security keys to meet demand as more devices leverage USB-C. The company’s Security Key C NFC is the latest to join its portfolio of security keys, offering FIDO-only support in a USB-C form factor with NFC capabilities. This joins the Security Key NFC, […]
Microsoft says the same Russian hacking group behind the compromise of the SolarWinds Orion platform is targeting IT service providers and cloud technology resellers to leverage their privileged access to end customer networks. In a series of blogs, Microsoft says the threat actor it calls Nobelium is targeting cloud service providers, managed service providers and […]
Microsoft has launched Privacy Management for Microsoft 365, a new tool designed to enable customers to protect their personal data and build a privacy-resilient workplace. In multiple blogs, the company cited the fluidity of hybrid work and the merging of work and personal activities, which is leading to more personal data being generated, creating additional […]
As ransomware continues to be an increasing threat to the US financial sector, businesses, and the public, the U.S. Treasury’s Crimes Enforcement Network (FInCEN) has identified six money laundering typologies related to ransomware payments: 1. Threat Actors Increasing Request Payments in AECs Ransomware-related payments are initially requested in Bitcoin, however threat actors may also ask […]
Howard College – a community college serving a diverse student body in the West Texas areas of Big Spring, Texas with campuses in San Angelo, Lamesa and Southwest College for the Deaf – needed a way to streamline, automate and centrally manage its student financial aid verification process. The institution’s financial aid department’s goal was […]
As law enforcement authorities are grappling with the rise of ransomware and cryptocurrency technologies, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Manac has formed a new National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET). The team will tackle complex investigations and prosecutions of criminal misuses of cryptocurrency and investigate crimes committed by virtual currency exchanges, mixing and tumbling services, and […]
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 […]
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