Who Got Hacked This Week? July 13 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, July 13, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
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Cyberseucirty Firm Discloses Zero-Day Vulnerability in Zoom
Zoom is reportedly working on a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that was disclosed Thursday by a cybersecurity firm. The vulnerability, detected by ACROS Security, affects users running Zoom Client for Windows on older versions of Windows, specifically Windows 7 and older. Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 in January, but there are still many […]
Microsoft Seizes Domains Used in COVID-19 Phishing Attacks
Microsoft took action to stop a cybercriminal network from launching coronavirus-related phishing attacks, according to newly unsealed court records. In a blog post, the company detailed its actions taken in the case, which now includes seizing control of key domains in the criminals’ infrastructure to prevent future attacks. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]
Zoom CEO Issues Report on End of 90-Day Security Plan
Zoom has completed its 90-day plan to address security and transparency issues and is now planning to issue a transparency report that details requests for information and create a framework for how the company responds to requests from governments. In a blog post last week, CEO Eric Yuan detailed the dozens of security and transparency […]
Study: AI, Forenics, Social Media Pose Videoconferencing Privacy Risk
We all know about the security and privacy issues that Zoom and other videoconferencing providers wrestled with at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and how those companies addressed those issues since then. However, a new study from Ben-Gurion University suggests that a combination of image processing, text recognition and forensics allowed them to cross reference […]
Report: Cybercriminals Targeting the Cloud
As more organizations migrate to the cloud, cybercriminals and bad actors are following that trend and are targeting the cloud more frequently, according to a new report. And, the increased adoption of cloud services during the COVID-19 pandemic could be playing a role, says a joint report from DNS security firm EfficientIP and International Data […]
Who Got Hacked This Week? July 6 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, July 6, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
Google Meet’s New Features Put it on Par with Teams, Zoom
Google Meet is launching a series of new features that aim to make the platform more competitive to Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other videoconferencing and collaboration solutions. The new features come as videoconferencing platforms enjoy a surge in use due to the rise of remote work amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company says the platform’s […]
Who Got Hacked This Week? June 30 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, June 30, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
Delegating and Assigning Roles as an IT Manager
In an industry as high stakes as IT where one small mistake could spell disaster for an entire organization, delegating and assigning roles to your team is one of the most important functions of a manager. When your team has a firm grasp on their job descriptions and they know what you expect out of […]
