Crestron has announced the expansion of its room control portfolio with key enhancements to its software-based control solution VC-4 Virtual Control that make the solution more scalable yet still powerful. According to the Rockleigh, N.J.-based provider of networking solutions, the new VC-4 software platform enables IT managers to scale room configurations faster than traditional hardware […]
Similar to how cybercriminals jumped on the COVID-19 and used the pandemic as a useful phishing lure, attackers are exploiting the Ukraine crisis to conduct email-based donation scams, deploy malware and steal credentials. According to email security firm Tessian, researchers are seeing Ukrainian-themed phishing emails skyrocket, with new domains containing “Ukraine” up more than 200% […]
Microsoft has unveiled what it has in store for Windows 11 and Windows 365 for commercial customers and IT managers, including new features in security, management, productivity and collaboration. The announcements came during the company’s Windows Powers the Future of Hybrid Work event, one quarter through the first full year of Windows 11, and are largely […]
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 13.5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21) to $21.1 billion according to the Needham, Mass-based International Data Corporation (IDC). As supply chain constraints have depleted vendor inventories over the past several quarters, IDC reports year-over-year growth in […]
The information technology and cybersecurity communities are still assessing the impact of Spring4Shell, a remote code execution vulnerability recently disclosed in the Spring Framework for Java that could allow for remote code execution in vulnerable installations. While exploit attempts have not yet been widespread, there is a simmering concern that this bug could be nearly […]
Managing devices in the workplace has certainly evolved over the years for IT professionals. Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, work environments were fairly simple — most people got up every day and headed to an office to work. But since 2020, things have changed significantly. Without a doubt, the hybrid work model is popular among […]
Microsoft announced the preview of Azure Virtual Machines featuring the Ampere Altra Arm-based processor designed to help organizations manage complexity and run modern, dynamic and scalable applications. According to Microsoft, these new VMS are designed to efficiently run scale-out workloads, web servers, application servers, open-source databases, cloud-native as well as rich .NET applications, Java applications, […]
Microsoft is releasing new role-based access control features in Azure Active Directory designed to enable IT to create custom roles for devices and add devices as administrative units for more fine-grained delegation of device administration. Administrators can create custom roles using device permissions to delegate access. Admins can do this by navigating to Roles and […]
Microsoft has announced the general availability of new response actions in Microsoft Defender for Identity for on-premises Active Directory accounts when an identity is compromised and simultaneously protect identities across cloud and on-premise environments. According to Microsoft, the core components of an identity security product should work to prevent malicious actions, detect them, investigate and […]
Microsoft announced a new U.S. government cloud environment: Office 365 Government Secret Cloud which is currently under review, pending accreditation with targeted availability starting mid-2022. The new Azure environment is built to support the U.S. Federal Civilian, Department of Defense, intelligence community and U.S. government partners working within the secret enclave. As workloads have shifted […]
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