Amazon Web Services says it will be shutting down the consumer version of encrypted communications service Wickr and will instead focus on the business and enterprise products, AWS Wickr and Wickr Enterprise. AWS acquired Wickr, an end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice and video communication service in June 2021. The consumer product, Wickr Me, will no longer […]
Microsoft is launching in preview its Defender Experts for XDR offering a managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service that goes beyond endpoint protection across Microsoft 365 using both automation and security experts to respond to incidents. This comes as many organizations are enlisting the help of managed services to augment their security operations, and […]
Organizations are increasing their implementation of multifactor authentication (MFA) to help secure account credentials and prevent unauthorized access, but threat actors are similarly advancing their techniques and are finding ways around those protections, including stealing tokens, according to Microsoft. In a recent post, Microsoft says its Detection and Response Team has seen an increase in […]
Cloud computing is quickly becoming a critical necessity in the modern digital era, but organizations and their IT leaders are not always migrating successfully, according to Gartner. In fact, the IT analyst firm says organizations are making several critical mistakes when building out their cloud strategy and aren’t using the business strategy to drive their […]
The state of Arizona has chosen Tanium, the Kirkland, Wash.-based converged endpoint management (XEM) platform to protect citizens’ sensitive and confidential data across its 100+ agencies, 15 counties, 91 cities, 230 K12 districts and 22 tribal nations. The Arizona Department of Homeland Security provides strategic direction and access to federal homeland security resources. It also […]
Password management provider 1Password will be rolling out support for passkeys for every customer in early 2023, the company announced in a blog post this week. The company’s move is another step towards a passwordless, simple authentication future that it and other technology companies have been preaching for several years. 1Password is a member of […]
Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology news stories each week. Microsoft releases SQL Server 2022 […]
Dell is expanding its data protection appliances and software offerings to help organizations protect data on premises, in public clouds and at the edge. Key among these are software advancements and a new appliance with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, the company’s data protection software, designed to help customers improve operational security and cyber resiliency. According […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is making it possible to add multiple multi-factor authentication devices to AWS Account root users and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users in their AWS accounts in a move to help limit access management to highly privileged principals. Previously, organizations could only have one MFA device associated with root users […]
With Twitter constantly in the news due to large-scale shifts in the social media company’s strategy after the takeover of Elon Musk, cybersecurity professionals are warning of new phishing scams and security risks as the new story continues to play out. Billionaire and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk finalized his $44 billion acquisition […]
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