Dropbox Inc., the San Francisco-based file syncing, sharing, online backup and cloud storage provider confirmed it was the target of a phishing campaign that accessed some of the code that the company store’s in GitHub. According to the company, no user’s content, passwords, or payment information was accessed. The company’s core apps and infrastructure were […]
Microsoft and the SANS Institute are partnering on a new series of computer-based training modules in the Attack Simulation Training service that will focus on IT systems and network administrators. The training will be included in the Defender for O365 offering for security professionals utilizing the Microsoft 365 E5 Security license. IT systems and/or network […]
A new report from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that analyzes information about suspicious financial transactions, finds that reported ransomware-related incidents have substantially increased from 2020, with related transactions hitting $1.2 billion in 2021. The report also laid the majority of the blame on Russia, […]
Microsoft is releasing the public preview of Azure Active Directory (AD) Certificate-based Authentication (CBA) on iOS and Android devices using certificates on hardware security keys from Yubico. The company first announced the general availability of Azure AD CBA during Ignite 2022 as part of the company’s commitment to President Joe Biden’s executive order on improving […]
Microsoft is releasing enhanced Windows Defender Firewall security capabilities that allow for reusing group settings to target devices and users and support the use of Fully Qualified Domain Name rules. According to Microsoft, these new capabilities in Intune are designed to simplify management and provide more advanced controls to configure Firewall rules, giving IT admins […]
OpenSSL has released fixes for high-severity vulnerabilities affecting versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.6 that can cause a denial of service or remote code execution and allow attackers to take control of an affected system. However, the bugs are not as severe as once feared. The OpenSSL project, the organization that maintains the general-purpose cryptography and secure […]
Microsoft is releasing Just in Time Registration for Setup Assistant with modern authentication for iOS and iPadOS devices that enroll through Apple’s Automated Device Enrollment. According to a Microsoft blog, this is an improvement to the Setup Assistant with modern authentication enrollment method since it no longer requires the Company Portal app for Azure AD […]
The idea of a fully autonomous cybersecurity system could mean the end of burnout and stress among IT security professionals and a sizable decrease in successful attacks, but that idea is a “pipe dream,” says a Forrester analyst. In a recent blog post, Allie Mellen, a senior analyst with Forrester, says many security vendors share […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new set of voluntary Cybersecurity Performance Goals that outline he highest priority baseline measures that businesses and critical infrastructure owners can take to protect themselves against cyber threats. The Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs), developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CISA at […]
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