If you were having doubts about the efficacy of a zero trust approach to cybersecurity, recently released research suggests that such a network architecture is expected to double the efficacy of cybersecurity products. The research, conducted by Osterman Research on behalf of cybersecurity firm Symmetry Systems, found from a survey of 125 IT and security […]
Multinational furniture maker Ikea announced it is investigating a cyber incident which took place on its Microsoft Exchange server. Malicious emails were sent around the company appearing to be a genuine “reply all” to an email chain, according to documents shared with BleepingComputer. No customer data was compromised as result of the incident. Other Ikea […]
AWS and cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and Presidio are launching the Ransomware Mitigation Kit, a new platform designed to defend against ransomware and sophisticated cyberattacks through the security capabilities of those companies. Specifically, the Ransomware Mitigation Kit helps organizations identify and protect against cyber threats, detect attacks, respond to breaches and recover all critical data and […]
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Accenture announced it will renew its joint business group with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) over the next five years to help clients spur innovation on Cloud Continuum and accelerate business value by delivering solutions through the Accenture AWS Business Group (AABG). The extended AABG relationship will help organizations address the technology, human and business dimensions of […]
Security researchers from Unit 42, the research arm of cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, set out a honeypot infrastructure of 320 nodes globally to better understand the attacks against exposed services in public clouds, and 80% of the 320 honeypots were compromised within the first 24. According to the company’s report, all honeypots were compromised […]
In a cybersecurity environment in which bad actors pounce on published software vulnerabilities, patching those flaws as quickly as possible is critical. That becomes even more important with a distributed workforce that can be difficult for IT to manage. However, over 70% of organizations lack automated patch management for at least some systems, and 62% […]
Zoom has announced an automatic update feature to immediately send new features, bug fixes and security patches to the desktop Zoom client on Windows and macOS. According to Zoom, this new feature is designed to streamline the update process and make “security second nature.” When enabled, users will automatically receive Zoom updates in the future. […]
By now, your IT department might be starting to think about a Windows 11 upgrade and adopting Microsoft’s new operating system that comes after six years of Windows 10. Windows 11 is a major upgrade from Windows 10, featuring productivity, security and administrative enhancements that Microsoft says will transform the way organizations work. However, the […]
Exclusive Networks has announced a worldwide distribution agreement with Device-Identity-as-a-Service provider Infinipoint to help organizations expand their zero trust network architecture to devices. According to a joint announcement, Infinipoint’s Device-Idenity-as-a-Service (DIaaS) solution is designed to enable the critical device pillar of the zero trust approach and extend a zero trust security posture to devices via […]
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