Microsoft Unveils Release Date for Windows 11 Upgrade
IT admins expecting to upgrade to the new version of Windows 11 may want to take this as an opportunity to audit their hardware.
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Dell Unveils New Recovery, Data Loss Prevention & Security Tools
Dell is releasing a new set of enterprise security tools including software and managed services designed to help protect data and make organizations more cyber resilient. The releases include new security protections to Dell’s VMware VMs at scale, to manage multiple data protection appliances at exabyte scale and drive consistent operations and reduce risk of […]
Speaker Tracking, Multiple Video Streams Coming to Microsoft Teams Cameras
It seems like Microsoft has not stopped rolling out new features for Teams, especially as organizations around the world must keep adapting to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and new remote or hybrid work strategies. The focus lately has been on hybrid work, and the company appears tuned into changing work habits and trends, with new […]
Do Your End Users Think Security Gets In The Way?
According to a new study, over 90% of IT teams feel pressured to compromise security if it benefits their organization’s business continuity, reinforcing the narrative that remote and hybrid work practices are not conducive to a strong cybersecurity posture. The findings come from the HP Wolf Security study, Rebellions & Rejections, that uncovers workforce security […]
What You Need To Know About The MSHTML Vulnerability
Microsoft is warning of a new zero-day vulnerability in Windows MSHTML that allows attackers to perform remote code execution via a malicious ActiveX control and a Microsoft Office document. Microsoft and CISA issued warnings about the vulnerability this week, with both saying the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild. It has been assigned to […]
What Is The Ideal Ransomware Victim?
According to a new report, the ideal ransomware victim is in a lucrative commercial market in a wealthy country that uses remote desktop protocol or a VPN. Cybersecurity firm KELA’s report cited activity from July 2021 that indicated ransomware attackers prefer organizations in specific geographies and markets, and prefer very specific products for initial network access. […]
System Admins Hate These Frustrating End User Habits
It took me just a few months into writing about the world of IT to realize that I was the annoying end user that admins love to complain about. I looked for ways to communicate with my organization’s IT professionals outside of the preferred channels, I asked for urgency with every request, used my work […]
What IT Pros Need to Know About Windows Server 2022
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Windows Server 2022, hailing the new version of the operating system as a more secure, hybrid-capable and scalable. The company announced the general availability Wednesday, but Microsoft has been rolling out the latest version of the on-premises system to customers since last month – Aug. 18 to be […]
IT Should Be Extra Vigilant Around Holiday Weekends
The last few major ransomware attacks have occurred on or around holiday weekends, and IT admins and cybersecurity personnel are being urged to keep a watchful eye as we approach Labor Day Weekend. Offices are normally closed around those holidays, so IT professionals typically don’t catch intrusions in time until systems are encrypted and hackers […]
What IT Admins Need To Know About the Azure Cosmos DB Vuln
Microsoft has released additional guidance to mitigate the cloud vulnerability in the Azure Cosmos DB Jupyter Notebook feature, but reaffirms that only a “subset” of customers who had the feature enabled were vulnerable. Further, no customer data was accessed because of this vulnerability, and impacted customers who’s primary read-write keys may have been impacted were […]
