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 […]
Today’s commercial technology stacks are increasingly leveraging IoT and the cloud to make managing businesses more efficient: people are more reliant on technology in order to use, access, and manage their offices. This trend holds true for workplace security systems, too. Now, we’re seeing higher mobile credential adoption for commercial access control systems, increased migration […]
Despite increased law enforcement pressure on the ransomware industry and an IT community that has never been more aware of the ransomware threat, ransomware detections had already doubled the total number of detections for all of 2021 in just the first quarter, according to a new report from WatchGuard Technologies. The cybersecurity firm’s researchers say […]
Microsoft is releasing a new security posture management tool for Defender for Cloud Apps to help organizations protect their cloud apps as organizations continue to adopt cloud-native software-as-a-service applications to meet their changing needs. The public preview of SaaS Security Posture Management in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is designed to help IT teams view, […]
For the few organizations and use cases where Windows 8.1 is still in use, IT professionals should begin immediately planning an upgrade to Windows 10 or 11, as Microsoft’s support for Windows 8.1 will end in January 2023. On Jan. 10, 2023, those running Windows 8.1 and Microsoft 365 will continue to function, but they […]
More than six months after the Log4Shell vulnerability was discovered in the widely used Java logger Log4j, cybersecurity agencies are warning of the continued exploitation of the bug in unpatched VMWare Horizon and Unified Access Gateway servers. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), along with the U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER), say malicious […]
Microsoft is releasing the general availability of Temporary Access Pass, a time-limited passcode that allows users to register passwordless authentication methods and recover access to accounts without a password. According to Microsoft, Temporary Access Pass (TAP) can also be used to set up Windows devices whether users are directly setting up their own devices or […]
Silicon Valley, Calif.-based cybersecurity firm Trellix recently announced it discovered four zero-day vulnerabilities in HID Global Mercury access control panels, as well as four previously patched vulnerabilities that were not publicly disclosed. The firm says the impact of these vulnerabilities is full system control, including the ability for an attacker to remotely manipulate door locks. […]
Johnson Controls says it has acquired zero trust cybersecurity provider Tempered Networks. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Seattle, Tempered Networks has created ‘Airwall’ technology, an advanced self-defense system for buildings that is said to enable secure network access across diverse groups of endpoint devices, edge gateways, Cloud platforms and service technicians. It […]
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