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 […]
CrowdStrike Inc., a provider of cloud-based endpoint and workload protection, announced the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has selected it as one of the major platforms to support the Executive Order endpoint detection and response initiative. CrowdStrike brings cloud-native AI-driven power of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform to secure critical endpoints and workloads for the […]
In 2012 Reshma Saujani founded the non-profit Girls Who Code after realizing a growing gender gap in entry-level tech jobs, particularly when it comes to women in tech. In 1995, women represented 37% of computer scientists; that figure has now plunged to 24%, according to Girls Who Code. Most girls drop out of computer science […]
Cybercrime has reached a new peak with the onslaught of ransomware attacks and data breaches in the last several months. As organizations continue to support distributed and remote work, it’s vital IT leaders and tech pros are appropriately addressing risk and ensuring security policies and procedures are up to par. SolarWinds recently revealed findings of […]
Password security and good credential hygiene are some of the most important components of any organization’s cybersecurity posture, but many are still engaging in risky password practices that threaten their organization’s network security. That’s even true for IT, as 92% of IT decision makers reported reusing passwords across multiple sites—even as cyberattacks escalate due to […]
Unified communications control software provider Utelogy Corp. has announced an integration with its U-Computer Platform with Windows-based Microsoft Teams Rooms devices for monitoring, management and control. The hardware and software integration is designed to deliver actionable intelligence to the workplace as organizations adopt a hybrid work strategy that will leverage unified communication and collaboration solutions […]
Amazon Web Services at re:Invent has announced a new managed wide area network (WAN) service designed for enterprises to build, manage and monitor a unified global network that connects cloud and on-premises environments using via AWS. According to the company, AWS Cloud WAN provides a central dashboard that enterprises can use to connect their on-premises […]
If you were having doubts about the efficacy of a zero trust approach to cybersecurity, recently released research suggests that such a network architecture is expected to double the efficacy of cybersecurity products. The research, conducted by Osterman Research on behalf of cybersecurity firm Symmetry Systems, found from a survey of 125 IT and security […]
Multinational furniture maker Ikea announced it is investigating a cyber incident which took place on its Microsoft Exchange server. Malicious emails were sent around the company appearing to be a genuine “reply all” to an email chain, according to documents shared with BleepingComputer. No customer data was compromised as result of the incident. Other Ikea […]
AWS and cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and Presidio are launching the Ransomware Mitigation Kit, a new platform designed to defend against ransomware and sophisticated cyberattacks through the security capabilities of those companies. Specifically, the Ransomware Mitigation Kit helps organizations identify and protect against cyber threats, detect attacks, respond to breaches and recover all critical data and […]
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