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This Week in IT: Cloud Partnership, Apple Security Updates, Outages, LAPSUS$

A Microsoft and Oracle partnership, Apple security fixes, services outages and cybersecurity headline this week's IT news.

July 21, 2022 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 curated summary of IT and enterprise technology stories each week. Microsoft, Oracle announce general availability of Database Service for Microsoft […]

Lapsus$ Attacks: Microsoft Says Group Pays Employees For Initial Access; Okta Provides Attack Timeline

Microsoft and Okta provide more details on the Lapsus$ hacking group, including how it gains initial access and impacts to both companies.

March 23, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft acknowledges Lapsus$ accessed source code, downplays risk to customers and risk of elevation Lapsus$ uses extensive social engineering, including paying victims’ employees for initial access and convincing help desks to reset credentials Group uses VPNs, RDP, VDI and identity providers such as Azure AD, Okta in attacks Okta says 2.5% of customers potentially impacted […]

What We Know So Far About Okta, Microsoft and Lapsus$

Microsoft and Okta are investigating after Lapsus$ hacking group posts screenshots of purported security incidents.

March 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

This article has been amended to reflect an updated statement on the incident from Okta. After screenshots claiming to stem from security breaches at IT giant Microsoft and identity and authentication provider Okta, both companies are investigating possible attacks from the Lapsus$ hacking group. In statements to various media outlets, the companies say they are […]

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Palo Alto Networks Launches New AI-Driven Identity Threat Detection and Response Model for SOC Solution

Palo Alto Networks' new Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) module for its Cortex XSIAM solution integrates identity data sources.

March 6, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks is launching its new Identity Threat Detection and Response module for its autonomous security operations center (SOC) solution Cortex XSIAM. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based firm says the new solution enables customers to ingest user identity and behavior data and deploy AI technology to help detect identity-driven attacks within seconds, […]

What IT and Security Teams Should Take Away From the Uber Hack

Cybersecurity experts say the Uber hack demonstrates how attackers are bypassing multi-factor authentication and other security tools.

September 21, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Uber disclosed late last week that the massive ridesharing company was the target of a cyberattack that resulted in attackers gaining access to the company’s internal systems, including its G-Suite and Slack accounts. This week, Uber has shared more about the hack, including how the attacker was able to bypass security tools. According to Uber, […]

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This Week in IT: Google Meet, Cisco Attack, Ransomware, IT Spending

Google Meet updates, a sophisticated phishing attack against Cisco, IT spending and other cybersecurity items highlight this week's IT news.

August 11, 2022 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 stories each week. New Google Meet live-sharing features As […]

Ransomware Continues to Disrupt Operational Technology Environments

Dragos research finds that ransomware operators will continue to disrupt operational technology (OT) environments.

May 25, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Ransomware will continue to disrupt operational technology (OT) environments amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest research from industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. Researchers analyzed ransomware variants targeting industrial organizations worldwide and tracked ransomware information via public reports, and information uploaded or appearing on dark web resources. Dragos’ findings suggest even though the […]