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March 23, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The IT industry has innovated to meet the challenges of the last two years in incredible fashion, resulting in more efficient, productive and safer business for the overall organization. While IT professionals rose to meet that challenge, it wasn’t without it’s share of obstacles and challenges. From remote work to an accelerated cloud migration to […]

Zscaler Introduces Advanced Zero Trust Solutions to Minimize Attack Surface, Prevent Lateral Movement

Zscaler is launching three new zero trust network access innovations designed to replace legacy firewalls and VPNs.

March 23, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cloud security provider Zscaler is launching what it says are three industry-first zero trust network access innovations designed to replace legacy firewalls and VPNs delivered as part of the company’s Zero Trust Exchange. According to the company, the offerings — private app protection, integrated deception and privileged remote access for industrial IoT and OT systems […]

DTEX Systems Extends Microsoft 365 E5 Defender NGAV, Information Protection & Compliance Capabilities with DTEX InTERCEPT for Behavioral DLP

March 23, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

First and Only Integrated Insider Risk, UEBA, DLP and Forensics Platform Delivers Unmatched Human Telemetry, Visibility & Security Intelligence; Helps Microsoft Security Customers Maximize Value of Microsoft E5 Information Protection Investments SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cybersecurity—DTEX Systems, the Workforce Cyber Intelligence & Security CompanyTM, today announced new capabilities within its DTEX InTERCEPT for Behavioral DLP solution […]

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 […]

Styra Report Finds Rapid Cloud-Native and Open-Source Adoption is Shifting Security Responsibilities Across Teams

March 23, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Study from the creators and maintainers of Open Policy Agent provides insight into how an increase in cloud-native and open-source adoption is driving security prioritization at organizations but also leading to ownership misalignment among teams REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Styra, Inc., the creators and maintainers of Open Policy Agent (OPA) and leader of cloud-native authorization, today […]

LogicHub Named a Demand-Side Innovator for AI in Attack Detection in 2021 Gartner® Report

March 23, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Company Recognized in 2021 Gartner® Report titled, “Emerging Technologies: Tech Innovators in AI in Attack Detection — Demand Side” MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI–LogicHub today announced it has been named a Demand-Side Innovator in the 2021 Gartner report, Emerging Technologies: Tech Innovators in AI in Attack Detection – Demand Side [1]. In the report, Gartner writes […]

Endace and Cubro Announce Partnership to Eliminate Network Blind Spots, Accelerate Investigation, and Streamline Workflows

March 23, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

AUSTIN, Texas & AUCKLAND, New Zealand–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Endace and Cubro today announced a partnership to deliver fast, accurate and robust network security to their customers, combining Endace’s industry-leading packet capture and always-on network recording with Cubro’s portfolio of world class network visibility solutions. Cubro’s Omnia product line includes network TAPs, Advanced Network Packet Brokers, Bypass Switches […]

Vancouver-Based NFT Partners with TIME Studios, Becomes the First Canadian Collection to Be Featured in Original Children’s Series

March 22, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

From a project inspired by the founders’ daughter, “the littles” animated series will become just the fourth NFT-based property created by the globally iconic studio. VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#animation–As Vancouver’s Web3 scene continues to gain prominence globally, a local couple’s NFT collection — which was inspired by their two-year-old daughter — will be the first […]

Report: Ransomware Attacks Increase In February After Quiet December, January

Ransomware attacks continue to increase, with NCC Group reporting a nearly 53% rise in ransomware incidents last month.

March 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware attacks continue to increase, with NCC Group reporting a nearly 53% rise in ransomware incidents last month. According to the cybersecurity and risk mitigation firm, ransomware attacks increased from 121 in January to 185 in February, with industrials, consumer cyclicals and technology the most targeted sectors. This NCC report comes after the organization reported […]

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 […]