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Microsoft Sounds the Alarm on Nation-state Attacks, Cybercriminals and IoT Threats

Microsoft's Digital Defense Report suggests cybersecurity will remain a critical IT investment as bad actors continue to shift strategies.

November 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Nation-state cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are rising as countries continue to leverage technology to carry out advanced cyberattacks in addition to physical warfare, according to Microsoft’s latest Digital Defense Report. Much of the report focuses on the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine—which Microsoft attributes as a main cause of a spike in cyberattacks targeting critical […]

More than 80% of Meetings Have At Least One Remote Participant

One person joining a meeting differently than everyone else changes the entire dynamic of that meeting, according to new Crestron research.

November 2, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

New research from Crestron Electronics found that 84% of employees regularly have at least one remote meeting participant join their meetings, suggesting that organizations need more flexible and scalable hybrid work and meeting solutions. The Rockleigh, N.J.-based specialist in workplace collaboration technology, unveiled the findings of a new research report covering the modern workplace experience. […]

CompTIA, Nonprofit Launch Program to Create IT Career Pathways for Returning Citizens

CompTIA and the Center for Economic Opportunities are partnering to create pathways to IT careers for people returning from jail or prison.

October 26, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

CompTIA and national employment services nonprofit the Center for Economic Opportunities are partnering to create pathways to IT careers for people returning from jail or prison. The new career training program to help “justice-impacted individuals” find a job in IT will at first include up to 35 people in a free online training program. The […]

CIOs Need to Accelerate Time to Value of New IT Investments

Gartner says economic uncertainty, staff shortages and supply chain issues are pressuring CIOs to get value from their IT investments faster.

October 18, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The pressure is on CIOs and IT leaders to get more value from their technology investments faster as they face economic pressures, ongoing supply chain issues and an IT talent gap, according to a new Gartner survey. The analyst firm’s survey of global CIOs and technology executives finds that IT budgets are expected to increase […]

Sustainability is the Key 2023 IT Trend

Gartner says sustainable technology that helps meet ESG goals traverses all of the analyst firm's 2023 technology trends.

October 17, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT analyst giant Gartner has identified what it sees as the top 10 strategic IT trends for 2023, with trends built around three key themes: optimize, scale and pioneer. In the face of economic turbulence, Gartner is calling on organizations to look beyond simple cost savings efforts and continue down their digital transformation journey to […]

Microsoft Discovers Novel, Previously Unidentified Ransomware Strain

A novel ransomware campaign targeting organizations in Ukraine has been observed by Microsoft for the first time.

October 17, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is warning of a “novel” ransomware campaign targeting organizations in Ukraine and Poland leveraging a previously unidentified payload that was deployed in attacks just last week. According to the Redmond, Wash. IT giant, the new ransomware labels itself as “Prestige ranusomeware” and features an enterprise-wide deployment model that is not common in attacks seen […]

CISO Burnout: Security Leaders are Working Nearly 17 Extra Hours Per Week

CISOs are working more than ever, and the extra hours, stress and fatigue are leading to increasing burnout, according to new Tessian study.

October 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Chief information security officers (CISOs) are working more than ever, and the extra hours, stress and fatigue are leading to increasing rates of burnout, according to new research from email security company Tessian. The company’s research follows its inaugural CISO Lost Hours report last year that found CISOs were missing holidays, family vacations and other […]

Microsoft: IT Departments are in Insider Risk Crosshairs

IT professionals tasked with managing data and investigating breaches are the most associated with being at risk, Microsoft report finds.

October 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As the amount of data being captured, copied and consumed in enterprises grows exponentially, organizations have had their hands full securing it from external attackers. However, organizations must also protect that data from insiders and preventing that data from leaving the organization and falling into the wrong hands. IT and security professionals are most often […]

State and Local Governments Struggle to Recover From Ransomware

The cost for government organizations to remediate an attack was three times the average ransom the sector paid, according to Sophos.

October 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

While state and local governments see fewer ransomware attacks than other industry sectors, government organizations are more likely to have their data encrypted and are significantly less able to stop ransomware attacks before that step, according to cybersecurity company Sophos. The U.K.-based cybersecurity firm says 72% of state and local government organizations had their data […]

Tenable Releases Exposure Management Platform Tenable One for Unified Visibility

Tenable One is a new exposure management platform designed to unify discovery and visibility into all assets and asses their vulnerabilities.