The U.S. National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have jointly released a new guidance resource on selecting and hardening virtual private network (VPN) solutions to help organizations address security risks associated with the popular tools. Especially in this new age of remote/hybrid work, VPNs have become a popular resource for organizations with […]
CompTIA’s 2021 State of Cybersecurity report calls for a new Zero Trust mindset in wake of cloud-computing.
Microsoft says it has discovered another piece of malware used by the alleged Russia-based hacking group responsible for the SolarWinds Orion compromise that creates a post-exploitation backdoor and is used to maintain persistence in a victim’s environment. In a blog post, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center called this malware FoggyWeb and says it is used […]
Linux’s 9th annual Open Source Jobs Report reveals cloud-native skills are more in demand than any other technical discipline.
Microsoft is introducing a new security feature in Exchange Server designed to protect against security threats that have known mitigations. According to the company, the Emergency Mitigation feature is a built-in version of the Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) that works with the cloud-based Office Config Service (OCS) to provide protection against known threats. It’s […]
Reports and research on the habits of organizations embracing remote or hybrid work continue to shed light on the inherent cybersecurity risks, including a recent Tenable study that found 74% of organizations attribute recent business-impacting cyberattacks to remote work tech vulnerabilities. According to the report, conducted with Forrester, cloud services and apps, personal devices and […]
It’s not just ransomware and supply chain cyberattacks that IT pros have to defend against, according to a new report that indicates DDoS attacks are also increasing in frequency and scope. According to cybersecurity company Netscout, there were 5.4 million distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2021, which is an 11% increase from […]
Tessian report reveals two million malicious emails bypassed email defenses and the most common phishing techniques used by cybercriminals.
One of the prevailing stories in cybersecurity over the last few years has been the apparent shortage of cybersecurity talent, with some linking that workforce gap to the growing amount and frequency of cyberattacks on government and enterprises with bad actors appearing to be one step ahead of the cybersecurity industry. Now, the cybersecurity industry, […]
If you “donate” bitcoin, don’t expect to get anything in return with this “Elon Musk Mutual Aid Fund” cryptocurrency phishing scam.
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