Ransomware hackers have stolen over 30 terabytes (TB) of personal and other sensitive data throughout more than 300 attacks in 2022, according to researchers at Atlas VPN. The team analyzed 623 ransomware incidents across the EU, the United Kingdom and the United States for a reporting period from May 2021 to June 2022. In January, […]
Working from home can create a great sense of freedom and flexibility, but it comes with its challenges. When working from home, the heightened cybersecurity risks that come with working outside of a secure corporate network must be addressed for optimal protection. Should someone hack into your home office or Wi-Fi network, your computer and […]
Microsoft has announced two new security products in the Microsoft Defender family designed to provide IT and security professionals with deeper context into threat actor activity and help organizations better secure their infrastructure and reduce their attack surface. With Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence, security operations teams can uncover attacker infrastructure and accelerate their investigations and […]
According to Statista, 57% of employees experienced increased productivity whilst working from home, but exactly how it is measured?
The Federal Communications Commission is warning of a substantial rise in smishing and scam text messages targeting consumers, with 2022 on pace to nearly triple what was reported to the commission in 2019. According to the FCC, which tracks complaints about scam calls and texts, there have been about 8,500 such complaints through June 30, […]
After pausing the rollout of a default macro-blocking feature in Microsoft Office, Microsoft is now officially blocking VBA macros by default in Office applications in a move to make it harder for threat actors to deploy malware and ransomware using Office applications. Microsoft first announced the VBA macro blocking in February 2022, just a few […]
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 curated summary of IT and enterprise technology stories each week. New AWS Security Features Amazon this week announced two key new security […]
Cybersecurity firm Sophos is releasing Cloud Native Security, a new offering designed to address the requirements of protecting workloads and provide comprehensive security coverage across environments, workloads and identities. According to the U.K.-based cybersecurity software provider, Cloud Native Security also gives customers centralized visibility, prioritized detections and faster incident response times in a single SKU […]
Updating systems and patching security vulnerabilities has always been a key part of the job for any IT or security professional, but a new report from cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks sheds new light on just how quickly threat actors are leveraging new vulnerabilities. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based security software provider’s Unit 42 Incident Response […]
Organizations’ IT and cybersecurity professionals are struggling to spread security awareness and build security into their workplace culture, with a shocking percentage of employees responding to a recent study that they are simply unaware of cybersecurity issues and don’t find security awareness training effective. According to a recent report from cloud email security software provider […]
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