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Schools Have to Address These Distance Learning Cybersecurity Threats

As administrators struggle to ensure connectivity and accessibility, many aren’t addressing distance learning cybersecurity threats.

October 22, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Perhaps no single industry has struggled to adjust more to COVID-19 than education. The pandemic has greatly accelerated the broad adoption of e-learning solutions. Those school districts that invested in robust IT systems have been validated and are continuing to build out their resources. Meanwhile, those districts that did not already have e-learning technologies in […]

Cybersecurity Is No Longer an Option

In the face of growing threats and an increasingly advanced hacking community, organizations need to take their cybersecurity seriously.

October 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, cybercriminals and nation states are crafting their attacks to take advantage of the news cycle and the weakened defenses of a dispersed workforce. This uptick in cyberattacks is coupled with a hacking community that is growing more advanced by the day, with new tools and elegant attack methods that […]

Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report Details Increasing Cyber Threats

Microsoft's Digital Defense Report details advanced cyber threats facing the world and sophistication with which hackers and cybercriminals are operating.

September 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new annual report from Microsoft details the advanced threats and sophistication with which hackers and cybercriminals are attempting to infiltrate our networks and IT systems. The Digital Defense Report, released Tuesday, covers cybersecurity trends from the past year and “makes it clear that threat actors have rapidly increased in sophistication over the past year, […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 101: Cybersecurity Amid Increasing Threats

Joshua Liberman, President of IT provider Net Sciences, joins the podcast to talk about how companies can stay secure as cyber threats increase.

September 25, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Joshua Liberman, President of IT provider Net Sciences, joins the podcast to talk about how companies can stay secure as cyber threats increase.

Now Is the Time to be Vigilant Amidst Increasing Cyber Attacks

As the COVID-19 pandemic and political turmoil lead to increasing cyber attacks, organizations and end users should take extra precaution.

September 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

While remote work and working from home are convenient and just a way of life these days, the trend is opening the door to cyber attackers, nation states and part-time hackers to take advantage of the hysteria and cast a wide net in a bid to compromise our networks. Across the board, companies are reporting […]

Remote, Hybrid Learning Make Schools Huge Targets for Cyber Attacks

Remote and hybrid learning and new technologies are making schools everywhere a prime target for ransomware and other cyber attacks.

September 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As schools begin to reopen and are increasingly reliant on new technologies, cybercriminals are taking note and are targeting those critical systems with the hopes of a large ransom. That’s exacerbated with some of the country’s largest school districts starting the year fully online, while most others are offering a hybrid model in which half […]

Cyberattacks: The Worst-Case Scenario for Corporate IT Managers

August 11, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Cyberattacks are an ever-growing threat. With more and more technologies and systems connecting to the network, it becomes a larger risk. While you are well versed in the dangers that cyberattacks pose, not all your fellow employees are. They often don’t give it a second thought nor do they get extensive training on how to […]

Next Generation of Hanwha Wisenet 7 Focused on Image Quality, Cybersecurity

Updated Wisenet 7 system on a chip from Hanwha offers end-to-end cybersecurity and high-quality images in any lighting conditions.

August 5, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Hanwha Techwin announces its next Wisenet 7 system on a chip, focusing on image quality and cybersecurity. New key features include industry-leading cybersecurity features, clear images in all lighting conditions, improved lens distortion correction and more, according to the company. “Hanwha Techwin concentrated on image quality and cybersecurity when developing Wisenet 7. This enables us […]

Report: COVID-19 and Remote Work is Leading to Increasing Cyber Attacks

According to a new study from VMWare Carbon Black, the vast majority of businesses have seen an uptick in cyber attacks since the COVID-19 crisis began.

July 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybercriminals are an opportunistic bunch and seize on vulnerabilities whenever and wherever they arise. They capitalize on international news and trends, so COVID-19 was a prime opportunity. According to a new cybersecurity study from VMWare Carbon Black, the vast majority of businesses have seen an uptick in attacks since the crisis began and employees started […]

Cyberseucirty Firm Discloses Zero-Day Vulnerability in Zoom

Zoom is working on a patch for a zero-day vulnerability disclosed by a security firm just days after the conclusion of a 90-day non-security feature freeze.

July 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is reportedly working on a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that was disclosed Thursday by a cybersecurity firm. The vulnerability, detected by ACROS Security, affects users running Zoom Client for Windows on older versions of Windows, specifically Windows 7 and older. Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 in January, but there are still many […]