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Cybercriminals Targeting the Cloud

Report: Cybercriminals Targeting the Cloud

As more organizations migrate to the cloud, cybercriminals and bad actors are following that trend and are targeting the cloud more frequently.

July 6, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As more organizations migrate to the cloud, cybercriminals and bad actors are following that trend and are targeting the cloud more frequently, according to a new report. And, the increased adoption of cloud services during the COVID-19 pandemic could be playing a role, says a joint report from DNS security firm EfficientIP and International Data […]

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Windows 10 Vulnerability

US Cybersecurity Officials Warn of Windows 10 Vulnerability

U.S. officials are warning of a Windows 10 vulnerability and proof-of-concept code that could allow a bad actor to execute code on compromised device.

June 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. cybersecurity officials are warning of a three-month-old Windows 10 vulnerability and proof-of-concept code that could allow a bad actor to execute code on a compromised machine. Malicious cyber actors are targeting unpatched systems with the new proof of concept code, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says in […]

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Cybersecurity Skills Gap

How COVID-19 is Changing the Cybersecurity and IT Workforce

The COVID-19 is changing how organizations should recruit, hire and train IT and cybersecurity professionals to help the overburdened workforce.

May 19, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If you’re an IT or cybersecurity professional, you’ve been very busy over these last few months dealing with a gigantic jump in remote work and the increasing security challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Almost overnight, IT and security staff had to figure out how to help the entire office work from home and […]

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Cybersecurity Consolidation, cyber readiness

Report: Cyber Criminals Are Forging Zoom, Teams, Meet Domains

According to Check Point Research, cybercriminals are forging domains for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Google Meet to conduct phishing attacks.

May 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Hackers are continuing to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic and find new ways to steal our information and compromise organizational networks. According to Check Point Research, cybercriminals are meeting end users where they are, and these days that is on videoconferencing and collaboration platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Google Meet. Hackers are […]

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Password Security

Cyber Security Tips from Pros: World Password Day Reminds Us We Need Them

On this World Password Day, we're reminded that passwords are still very exploitable. Three exec's from nCipher Security offer their recc's.

May 8, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Today is World Password Day, and it’s a great reminder that we should always strive to promote better password management. According to National Day Calendar, security researcher Mark Burnett first encouraged people to have a “password day,” where they update important passwords in his 2005 book Perfect Passwords.  Inspired by his idea, Intel Security took the […]

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Cybersecurity Consolidation, cyber readiness

Survey: Organizations Not Prepared for Increasing COVID-19 Cyber Attacks

According to a new ISACA survey, only half of cybersecurity professionals say they’re prepared for the increasing cyber attacks during the COVID-19 crisis.

May 5, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to a new survey, only half of cybersecurity professionals say they’re ready to detect and respond to the increasing rate of cyber attacks targeting vulnerable organizations during the COVID-19 crisis. The data comes from global IT association ISACA, which surveyed more than 3,700 technology professionals about how the coronavirus is affecting the IT industry. […]

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Office 365 Cybersecurity

U.S. Cybersecurity Officials Warn of Attacks on Hastily Deployed Office 365 Solutions

The Department of Homeland Security says organizations may have deployed Office 365 applications for its remote workforce without considering cybersecurity.

April 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Organizations’ rush to build up remote work programs and deploy cloud-based collaboration solutions may have jeopardized their cybersecurity, says a new alert from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In an advisory through the department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, the government warns that quick rollouts of cloud services like Microsoft 365 – with applications like […]

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