Organizations in the transportation, defense and insurance industries should be on the lookout for suspicious USB drives that arrive in the mail, as they may contain malicious payloads and ransomware. According to a new FBI alert obtained by CNN, The Record, Bleeping Computer and other publications, the ransomware group FIN7—the same group behind the BlackMatter […]
Technology-related employment and hiring opportunities continue to expand, according to an analysis by CompTIA, the Downer’s Grove, ILL.-based nonprofit association for the IT industry and workforce. Technology industry companies added 11,000 workers in December, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows the 13th consecutive month of tech employment growth at […]
Threat actors are leveraging the comment feature in Google Docs and other Google collaboration tools to send malicious content, primarily to Outlook users. According to new research from cybersecurity firm Avanan, hackers have found a way to use these useful collaboration tools from Google to target Outlook users, hitting over 500 inboxes across 30 tenants, […]
Thanks to a year in which ransomware attacks wreaked havoc on corporate networks, IT and cybersecurity professionals have an opportunity to provide more detailed updates and actionable intelligence to corporate leaders, according to a recent survey from (ISC)². The information security nonprofit membership association’s survey of 750 C-level executives across the U.S. and U.K. show […]
Google is releasing a Chrome security update for Windows, Mac and Linux that contains fixes for 37 vulnerabilities. Fixes for the updates are included in Chrome 97.0.4692.7, which the company says will roll out over the coming days and weeks. Of the 37 security bugs, one is rated as critical—a use after free flaw in […]
Google is acquiring Siemplify, an Israeli cybersecurity company, to bolster the tech giant’s security cloud-based security offerings and help companies better manage their threat response. The deal, which comes with a reported price tag of $500 million, will help Google business customers solve more incidents with greater complexity while requiring less effort and specialized knowledge […]
The first Microsoft Pluton-powered PCs will become available later this year with Windows 11 as Lenovo and AMD announced during CES 2022 a new ThinkPad Z series laptops powered by AMD’s Ryzen-6000 Series processors which will integrate the Microsoft Pluton security processor. The Microsoft Pluton is a security processor first pioneered in Xbox and Azure […]
IT and security professionals should continue to be vigilant and look for signs of vulnerable versions of Log4j as exploitation attempts stretch into a second month, Microsoft warns. According to an update to a running Microsoft security blog on the issue, sophisticated threat actors like nation-state groups and others are rolling Log4J exploitations into its […]
Just in time for the holidays, the Log4j vulnerabilities sent IT and security teams into a panic earlier this month. The Apache Foundation has since fixed the bugs and issued patches, so the onus is now on software developers and administrators to patch software and apply the fixes. Since Log4j is a hugely popular Java […]
Ransomware remains the top cybersecurity concern for businesses around the world, with new strains and operators popping up routinely, including one detailed by cybersecurity firm Sophos that leverages Safe Mode on target computers to disable third-party drivers and endpoint protection products. In a post and a series of tweets, the company introduces the IT community […]
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