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This Week in IT: SQL Server 2022, Teams Licenses, Tech Jobs, Cyberattacks

New Microsoft products and licenses, a tech job posting optimizer and new cyberattack trends highlight this week's IT news.

November 17, 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 news stories each week. Microsoft releases SQL Server 2022 […]

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My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 179: Simplifying and Consolidating the Cybersecurity Stack

Jason Clark, chief security officer at Netskope, joins the podcast to talk about simplifying cybersecurity and consolidating tools.

November 17, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

On this episode of the My TechDecisions Podcast, we speak with Jason Clark, chief security officer at Netskope, about why organizations should consider consolidating their cybersecurity tools and work to simplify their security stack. According to Clark, organizations should focus on simplifying processes, drive consolidation on platforms and prioritize investing in talent rather than tools. […]

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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 […]

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CISA Releases Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure

CISA's Cybersecurity Performance Goals are based on cost, complexity, and impact and are applicable to organizations of all sizes.

October 28, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new set of voluntary Cybersecurity Performance Goals that outline he highest priority baseline measures that businesses and critical infrastructure owners can take to protect themselves against cyber threats. The Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs), developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CISA at […]

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A Third of Cybersecurity Professionals Are So Stressed Out That They Want to Leave Their Jobs

A new report from email security firm Mimecast finds that cybersecurity teams are facing unsustainable levels of stress from cyberattacks.

October 27, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As ransomware and cyberattacks continue to wreak havoc on corporate networks, one third of cybersecurity professionals are considering leaving their role within the next two years due to stress or burnout, according to new research from email security company Mimecast. The London-based firm’s research,  “The 2022 State of Ransomware Readiness Report,” finds that 33% of […]

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Demand for Cybersecurity Jobs Remains Strong

There were nearly 770,000 openings for cybersecurity jobs for the 12-month period ending in September 2022, according to CyberSeek.

October 21, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity professionals continue to be a hot commodity, with demand for them straining talent availability, according to cybersecurity workforce analytics platform CyberSeek. Developed in partnership with National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education at NIST, Lightcast and CompTIA, CyberSeek in a new study says there were nearly 770,000 openings for cybersecurity jobs for the 12-month period ending in […]

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022: Helping Businesses Mitigate Risk

To better understand current cybersecurity best practices and what the future looks like, My TechDecisions spoke to a range of industry experts on the topic.

October 21, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity Awareness Month marks a time in the year when a great emphasis is placed on helping individuals and businesses protect themselves online as threats to technology and confidential data become more commonplace. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, businesses worldwide have accelerated their digitalization. Now, with businesses leveraging digital solutions more than ever before, […]

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Organizations in All Sectors Lack Tools and Teams to Address Cybersecurity Threats

Research from Blackberry shows organizations across all industries are struggling with maintaining and improving their overall cybersecurity posture.

October 7, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The latest research from Blackberry, the Waterloo, Ontario-headquartered provider of security software and services, shows organizations across all industries are struggling with maintaining and improving their overall cybersecurity posture. However, extended detection and response (XDR) solutions may be able to help. The survey of 405 senior IT, networking and security decision-makers in the U.S., Canada […]

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What One Cybersecurity Company is Doing to Help Close the Workforce Gap

Cybersecurity provider Trellix says organizations' cybersecurity defenders don't necessarily have to come from a technical background.

September 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In an effort designed to help close the cybersecurity industry’s 2.72 million global workforce gap, cybersecurity firm Trellix is launching new initiatives and partnerships aimed at creating a new pipeline of cybersecurity professionals. The company, which announced its Soulful Work initiative earlier this year, is adding on and expanding that work, executives said at Trellix’s […]

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