Two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication – although not the end all be all to account security – have emerged as an effective way of safeguarding sensitive accounts since an attacker would need access to an email address, mobile phone or authenticator app in addition to your credentials. With several notable high-profile Twitter accounts being compromised […]
Kaseya, the IT management software company that was leveraged by the REvil ransomware gang to infect around 1,500 organizations with data encrypting malware, says it has obtained a universal decryption key for victims of the July 4 weekend hack. Now, organizations hit by this attack can recover their data without having to rebuild their systems […]
Microsoft strengthens its cloud security by acquiring Cloudknox to help prevent today’s alarming number of security breaches.
A software configuration update in Akamai Edge DNS – not a cyberattack – took down a large chunk of the internet today.
The last year and a half have been among the busiest ever for IT and cybersecurity professionals, with ransomware attacks making up a huge portion of high-profile cyberattacks. The data-encrypting attacks have hit every industry, from manufacturing to infrastructure and retail. However, one critical sector has been hit the hardest: education. According to Sophos’ “The […]
Seven real-world experience steps for aligning business and IT for managing complex automation projects at your organization.
As if the list of software vulnerabilities and cybersecurity threats to mitigate isn’t long enough already, IT professionals now need to be aware of newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Windows and Linux operating systems that could give local attackers elevated privileges. Both vulnerabilities were disclosed Tuesday and come as IT professionals grapple with keeping systems up […]
New research from IT management software company Ivanti finds that IT departments are losing the fight against phishing attacks, with nearly half of phishing attempts against IT professionals – the very people tasked with defending corporate networks – actually succeeding. The company surveyed over 1,000 enterprise IT professionals across the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, […]
Microsoft has been making plenty of news over the last few weeks with its announcement of Windows 11, Windows 365 and now Windows 10 21H2, the second major update for 2021. Since both Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 11 will come out later this year, how organizations proceed with upgrading to Windows 11 largely depends […]
IT professionals have had their hands full with setting up a hybrid work architecture that allows employees to work wherever and whenever they want, and that is unfortunately introducing a lot more cyber risk into the organization. In fact, a new report from email security company Tessian finds that remote work has had a negative […]
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