Gartner’s cybersecurity experts gathered in Sydney last week for Gartner’s Security & Risk Management Summit to discuss what security and risk management leaders need to do to be successful in the digital era. Richard Addiscott, Gartner’s senior director analyst, in a statement, “We can’t fall into old habits and try to treat everything the same […]
Microsoft has released the general availability of Permissions Management for Microsoft Entra, a new standalone solution designed to allow organizations to discover, remediate and monitor permissions for all identities and resources across multicloud environments. According to the company, Microsoft Entra Permissions Management allows admins to enforce the principle of least privilege at cloud scale using […]
Apple is previewing Lockdown Mode, a new security capability coming this fall with a slate of new operating systems designed to harden device defenses and severely limit functionalities of devices that could be exploited by sophisticated spyware, such as solutions from NSO Group and other private spyware providers. According to Apple, Lockdown Mode is intended […]
As corporations consider their cybersecurity weaknesses, the focus often falls on unsecured networks, outdated systems, or a lack of monitoring designed to detect attacks. One area that is rarely identified, but that can significantly threaten a corporation’s ability to prevent, manage, and respond to cyber attacks, is the cyber literacy of the corporation’s board. Every […]
PowerShell is an incredibly effective tool that allows IT administrators to automate repetitive tasks and is particularly useful in helping to protect and manage the cybersecurity of Windows operating systems. However, those same capabilities are just as useful for hackers after gaining initial access to a network, with PowerShell scripts being used to weaken intrusion […]
Microsoft is releasing the public preview of a new alert suppression experience in Microsoft Defender that addresses alert fatigue and helps cybersecurity professionals better triage and resolve alerts. The new alert suppression experience is designed to provide tighter control and granularity, allowing users to tune Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alerts and manage alerts in advance […]
Google is starting to roll out new updates to Google Password Manager that help users make it easier to remember their passwords, including a new unified management experience that is the same across Chrome and Android. According to Google, the updates come as a result of feedback from its users about how confusing it can […]
Microsoft is releasing a new expert-level certification for cybersecurity architects that certifies a technology professional can design and evolve their organization’s cybersecurity strategy. The Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert certification, now available, will also certify that an IT professional can design a zero-trust and strategy architecture, evaluate governance risk compliance technical and security operations strategies, […]
Microsoft and U.S. cybersecurity officials renewing calls for organizations to switch from Basic Authentication (Basic Auth) in Microsoft Exchange Online to Modern Authentication before the company begins to disable Basic Auth in October. Microsoft on Oct. 1 will begin turning off the ability to use Basic Auth in Exchange Online for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), POP, […]
Microsoft is releasing a new feature that will automatically log users out of Microsoft 365 web apps after a period of inactivity, helping admins protect the organization’s data when users log on from unmanaged shared or personal devices. According to Microsoft, the idle session timeout feature for web apps allows admins to configure a tenant-wide […]
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