After pausing the rollout of a default macro-blocking feature in Microsoft Office, Microsoft is now officially blocking VBA macros by default in Office applications in a move to make it harder for threat actors to deploy malware and ransomware using Office applications. Microsoft first announced the VBA macro blocking in February 2022, just a few […]
Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you this curated summary of IT and enterprise technology stories each week. New AWS Security Features Amazon this week announced two key new security […]
When President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 last Thursday, he—just like everyone else in the world with a similar diagnosis—was forced to work out of his home. That home, however was the residence at the White House, and his employer is the American people, so it’s safe to say that he has access to […]
Cybersecurity firm Sophos is releasing Cloud Native Security, a new offering designed to address the requirements of protecting workloads and provide comprehensive security coverage across environments, workloads and identities. According to the U.K.-based cybersecurity software provider, Cloud Native Security also gives customers centralized visibility, prioritized detections and faster incident response times in a single SKU […]
Updating systems and patching security vulnerabilities has always been a key part of the job for any IT or security professional, but a new report from cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks sheds new light on just how quickly threat actors are leveraging new vulnerabilities. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based security software provider’s Unit 42 Incident Response […]
Verizon announced several new updates across the desktop, mobile and Portal application of BlueJeans Meetings designed to help users conduct more inclusive meetings for organizations adopting a remote or hybrid work environment, including the ability to overlay a participant’s video feed over content being shared. That feature is called Weather Person Mode, and it allows […]
Organizations’ IT and cybersecurity professionals are struggling to spread security awareness and build security into their workplace culture, with a shocking percentage of employees responding to a recent study that they are simply unaware of cybersecurity issues and don’t find security awareness training effective. According to a recent report from cloud email security software provider […]
In yet another effort to push more users toward Windows 11, Microsoft is releasing two new downloadable onboarding and test kits designed to help organizations plan, deploy, and support a Windows 11 environment as well as labs and evaluation software to help test the new operating system. The new sources from Microsoft include the Windows […]
The misalignment of B2B e-commerce solutions with company goals is causing major frustration for IT, costs, and missed opportunities.
The first spam email was sent 44 years ago, and the threat posed by this sinister practice has grown to reach a scale that few, if any, could have envisioned back in the late 1970s. The spam problem goes far beyond annoying solicitations for questionable products and unwanted adverts from presumably well-meaning, but misguided and […]
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