Cybersecurity experts from Microsoft have released a long, detailed blog about the SolarWinds compromise that includes new information that helps IT professionals better understand how the attack transpired. The blog – a deep dive into how attackers moved from the initial backdoor and through customer networks – comes as the tech community continues to grapple […]
Anti-malware software company Malwarebytes company itself is a victim of the SolarWinds attack, the company announced this week. In a blog, CEO Marcin Kleczynski said the company has evidence of another intrusion vector that works by abusing applications with privileged access to Microsoft Office 365 and Azure environments. Attackers gained access to a limited subset […]
Joe Biden has taken office, and is already working to bring in top talent to help his administration tackle the country’s largest issues. One of the many areas the administration is looking to staff with skilled workers is apparently the IT department. That’s at least according to a message hidden in the HTML code on www.whitehouse.gov. […]
As part of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan, President Joe Biden plans to inject billions into the U.S.’s IT infrastructure and remediate the SolarWinds breach, according to text of the plan. In addition to stimulus checks, small business relief and vaccines, Biden’s plan calls for modernization of the country’s IT systems to protect against […]
Audiovisual and IT managers at higher education institutions now have access to an upgraded web portal for Harman Professional Solutions’ Education Alliance Program. According to the company, the Education Alliance Program (EAP) and the updated portal gives university and college AV and IT managers “a more immediate, at-a-glace access” to reward points, account management and […]
In a bid to diversify the IT talent pool, the Linux Foundation and the Blacks in Technology Foundation are teaming up to offer a new scholarship program that aims to get more African Americans in the field. According to the foundations, Blacks in Technology will award 50 scholarships per quarter to promising individuals, and the […]
IT leaders need to do more to protect themselves from future supply chain attacks like the SolarWinds compromise, according to the Linux Foundation. In a new blog, David Wheeler, the Foundation’s open source supply chain security director, went through how the attack went undiscovered until months after the suspected Russian state-sponsored actors compromised the SolarWinds […]
It’s clear that cloud adoption has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic as organizations try to make documents and applications more accessible as remote working becomes the new norm. In fact, Microsoft recently revealed that the demands for cloud infrastructure has grown by 770% and this dependence will continue going into 2021 and beyond, […]
The Linux Foundation has announced the availability of a new training program designed to introduce open source best practices. The course, called Open Source Management & Strategy, includes seven modules designed to help executives, managers, software developers and engineers “understand and articulate the basic concepts for building effective open source practices within their organization,” according […]
Ubiquti, a maker of networking equipment and IoT devices, has notified its customers of a recent security breach. In an email to customers that was posted on company forums, the company said it recently became aware of unauthorized access to some IT systems hosted by an undisclosed third-party cloud provider. The company, a large provider […]
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