The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the last week has added more than 70 security flaws to its list of known exploited vulnerabilities that U.S. agencies must patch by a certain date, indicating a heightened danger if the bugs are left unpatched. CISA on Wednesday added 34 bugs to its catalog of […]
Microsoft has begun rolling out security defaults to existing Microsoft customers who have yet to roll out security defaults or Azure AD Conditional Access, helping tenants created before October 2019 better secure their IT environments. Microsoft introduced security defaults in the fall of 2019 for new tenants, which included multifactor authentication (MFA) and modern auth […]
Email-based business workflows are the heart of how every organization operates and the shift to remote work has made business workflows more vulnerable to new forms of email-based attacks, financial fraud and credential theft, according to Armorblox. In its annual Email Security Threat Report, the Sunnyside-Calif.,-based cloud security provider reveals 75% of business email compromise […]
In one of the largest technology acquisitions ever recorded, semiconductor maker Broadcom is acquiring enterprise software solutions provider VMware in a cash-and-stock deal worth $61 billion. The Broadcom Software Group will rebrand and operate as VMware, and Broadcom’s existing infrastructure and security software will be included in that rebranded and expanded VMware group. According to […]
Microsoft has released the public preview of access reviews for inactive users as part of Azure Active Directory (AD) Governance for organizations can take action to remove inactive accounts that could be leading to security risks. The feature is designed to help organizations deactivate accounts from former employees or contractors whose assignments have ended by […]
Ransomware will continue to disrupt operational technology (OT) environments amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest research from industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. Researchers analyzed ransomware variants targeting industrial organizations worldwide and tracked ransomware information via public reports, and information uploaded or appearing on dark web resources. Dragos’ findings suggest even though the […]
Microsoft is introducing new capabilities for developers looking to build collaborative apps for Teams and Microsoft 365, including the ability for participants to co-watch, co-edit, co-create and collaborate more directly in Teams meetings. The company unveiled the new capabilities during its annual Build conference, at which Microsoft introduced Live Share, a new feature that allows […]
Despite a global focus on cybersecurity, increased pressure from law enforcement on cybercrime groups and a software industry that continues to rapidly innovate to solve security issues, ransomware continues its upward trajectory, rising as much in one year as it has over the past five years combined, according to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report. […]
Thrive, a managed security services provider with more than 1,500 global customers, has upgraded their around-the-clock Security Operation Center with the integration of a Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) engine designed to enable the firms’ global security team to enhance its clients’ security. According to the company, the integration features tool aggregation and coordinated […]
Microsoft is holding its annual developer conference, Build, this week, and the company has already made dozens of announcements, including the new Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform that the company says fully integrates databases, analytics and governance and helps break down silos that exist between databases and analytics products. According to the company, the platform is […]
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