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Cybersecurity Consolidation, cyber readiness

Cyber Readiness Institute Launches Free Cyber Readiness Program for SMBs

CRI has launched a free Cyber Readiness Program to help organizations build stronger cultures of cyber awareness and compliance.

March 22, 2023 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) launched new online tools and programs to help small and medium-sized businesses navigate the complexities of cybersecurity and make their organizations less vulnerable to cyberattacks. The New York-based nonprofit works with some of the world’s leading cybersecurity and supply chain experts, global enterprises, and thousands of small and medium-sized businesses […]

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Security Awareness Training

Security Awareness Training Needs to Change. Here’s Why.

Phishing is still wildly successful and a tried-and-true way into any organization's network, and security awareness training needs to evolve.

March 21, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Despite repeated urges from IT professionals to be wary of clicking on links in emails and opening attachments from strange messages, phishing is still wildly successful as attackers adopt new tricks and techniques that should force organizations to improve and update their cybersecurity awareness strategies. In fact, email-based phishing attacks remain a thorn in the […]

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Zero Trust, ZTNA, Netskope

Beyond Identity, Cybersecurity Companies Launch Zero Trust Authentication Push

Beyond Identity and other leading security firms are backing the creation of Zero Trust Authentication, a new subcategory of zero trust.

March 17, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Passwordless authentication software provider Beyond Identity is launching Zero Trust Authentication, a new subcategory of zero trust technology designed to help organizations move towards secure authentication that advances the zero trust security movement. According to Beyond Identity, several industry-leading security companies are backing the creation of Zero Trust Authentication, including Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Optiv, […]

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Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE Accenture

Palo Alto Networks Adds AI Capabilities to Prisma SASE

New AI capabilities in Palo Alto Networks' Prisma SASE solution are designed to help organizations automate their complex IT functions.

March 16, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Palo Alto Networks is adding new AI-powered capabilities to boost its single-vendor Prisma SASE solution to help organizations automate their complex IT and network operations center functions, and the company is also announcing new features to secure IoT and automate branch management. According to the Santa Clara, Calif.-based cybersecurity firm, adding AIOps to the Autonomous […]

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Royal Ransomware

FBI, CISA Warn of Royal Ransomware Targeting Critical Infrastructure

Royal ransomware actors have been targeting manufacturing, communications, healthcare and education entities since September 2022, agencies say.

March 3, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. agencies are warning critical infrastructure organizations to be on the lookout for Royal ransomware, a financially motivated threat actor that has been targeted manufacturing, communications, healthcare and education entities since September 2022. In a joint advisory, the FBI and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency say the Royal ransomware actors have compromised U.S. and […]

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CISA Software Security

What CISA Learned After Conducting a Red Team Assessment of a Large Critical Infrastructure Organization

CISA obtained persistent access to the organization's network, but security controls like MFA helped thwart further activity.

March 1, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new advisory that describes a CISA red team assessment of a large critical infrastructure organization with a mature cyber posture, with the goal of sharing its key findings to help IT and security professionals improve monitoring and hardening of networks. According to the advisory, […]

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These 3 Departments Pose the Highest Risk of Being Hacked

Experts from NordLocker reveal which departments are most at risk of being hacked and why and provide tips on safeguarding your business from a cyberattack.

February 18, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity experts from NordLocker, part of Nord Security, reveal that employees from certain departments are much more lucrative targets for cybercriminals than others. With human error being the reason behind a whopping 82% of data breaches, employees are the weakest link when it comes to organizational cybersecurity. “From receptionists to the C-Suite, every employee should […]

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Cisco Live 2023

Cisco Doubles Down on Security, Cloud IT Management With New Products

New cloud management and security products from Cisco are designed to provide better visibility, control and security over IT operations.

February 8, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cisco has announced a range of new cloud-based IT management, security products and features designed to give organizations better visibility, control and security over their networks and help them simplify IT operations. Announced during Cisco Live in Amsterdam this week, the new products and innovations are aimed at helping organizations meet sustainability goals, secure and […]

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IT news, This Week in it, Microsoft, Google, Gmail, ISE 2023,

This Week in IT: Google, Microsoft Cyberattacks; Gmail UI; ISE 2023

Microsoft consent phishing campaign, Google FI data breach, a new Gmail UI and ISE 2023 highlight this week's IT news.

February 2, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

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 Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology news stories each week. Microsoft investigating threat actor consent phishing […]

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