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 […]
Similar to how cybercriminals jumped on the COVID-19 and used the pandemic as a useful phishing lure, attackers are exploiting the Ukraine crisis to conduct email-based donation scams, deploy malware and steal credentials. According to email security firm Tessian, researchers are seeing Ukrainian-themed phishing emails skyrocket, with new domains containing “Ukraine” up more than 200% […]
Enterprises that deploy smartphones and other mobile devices to its employees should be on the lookout for malware sent via text-based phishing, which has risen 500% since early February, cybersecurity firm Proofpoint says in a new report. This comes after a 2021 where malware attacks on mobile devices fell sharply. However, new strains of malware […]
Vivotek announces the launch of its new facial recognition tablet. The FT9361-R is a facial recognition tablet for access control and employee management. “By simply presenting your face to the facial recognition tablet, true contactless and hands-free access control is achieved. The FT9361-R’s deep learning AI technology can precisely detect a real, living/breathing person from that of […]
Sponsored Content With more and more devices being deployed on the network, IT professionals can now expect to manage everything from endpoints, collaboration tools and firewalls and now to mass communication systems. Gone are the days of hard-wired mass communications systems that require infrastructure separate from existing IT infrastructures, and that is bringing even more technology under […]
Voice command features on virtual reality (VR) headsets pose vulnerabilities and could lead to major privacy eavesdropping attacks, according to researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The research shows hackers could use popular AR/VR headsets with built in motion sensors to record subtle, speech-associated facial dynamics to steal sensitive information communicated via voice-command, including credit card […]
Most of the time, we at My TechDecisions are hard at work bringing you tech professionals news and insights that can help you do your job managing the technology at your organization. However, we also recognize that working in IT can be stressful—especially over the last two years with the migration to remote work and […]
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 has been nearly a year since a coalition of IT and cybersecurity providers discovered a highly sophisticated Russian-aligned hacking campaign that most notably leveraged IT management software from SolarWinds to conduct espionage on U.S. agencies, tech companies and other high-value organizations. The IT industry has learned a lot since then, including the increasing skill […]
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