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ConnectWise & CompTIA Team Up for Ticket to Tech Career Training Initiative

ConnectWise and COMPTIA's Ticket to Tech career training initiative offers a path for job-ready tech learners seeking employment.

November 11, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

ConnectWise, the Orlando, Fla.-based software company dedicated to the success of IT solution providers, in partnership with CompTIA, invite job seekers with an interest in working in technology and a desire to enhance their digital skills to apply for their Ticket to Tech. The Ticket to Tech training initiative links ConnectWise partners with a talented […]

NSA: Switch to ‘Memory-Safe’ Programming Languages

The NSA is urging organizations to drop some commonly used programming languages such as C and C++ due to exploitable memory-based bugs.

November 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In a new report, the National Security Agency urges organizations to drop some commonly used programming languages such as C and C++ due to programmer error leading to exploitable memory-based vulnerabilities. The agency’s guidance, “Software Memory Safety” Cybersecurity Information Sheet, highlights how malicious cyber actors exploit poor memory management issues to access sensitive information and […]

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This Week in IT: New VMware & IBM Products, Vulnerability Management, Zoomtopia, Tech Employment

New VMware products, IBM quantum computing announcements, vulnerability management guides from CISA and more highlight this week's IT news.

November 10, 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. VMware Explore Europe 2022 announcements VMware […]

Email Compromise Attacks Wreaking Havoc, Report Finds

Email is now the top threat vector for cyberattacks, and 20% of advanced email attacks are breaking through defenses, Tessian report finds.

November 10, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Enterprise email is now the top threat vector for cyberattacks, and 20% of advanced email attacks are breaking through cyber defenses, according to a new report from email security company Tessian. The report sheds new light on how email has remained the “lifeblood” of any organization’s communication tools despite the proliferation of messaging and videoconferencing […]

Zoom, Palo Alto Partner on Videoconferencing Experience Tools

Companies will integrate tools to provide IT with relevant data across endpoints, meetings and the network in a single dashboard.

November 8, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and videoconferencing giant Zoom are launching joint solutions designed to bring a better and more secure hybrid work experience to their mutual customers. Announced during Zoom’s annual Zoomtopia event, the companies will integrate Palo Alto Networks’ Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM) solution with Zoom’s Quality of Service Subscription (QSS) to […]

HelpSystems Rebrands As Fortra

HelpSystems, the cybersecurity firm that owns Cobalt Strike, Tripwire, Digital Guardian and other security products is now Fortra.

November 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

HelpSystems, the cybersecurity firm that owns Cobalt Strike, Tripwire, Digital Guardian and several other security providers, has rebranded to become Fortra. According to the Minneapolis-based company, its new band is synchronous with security and defense and reflects the company’s commitment to helping customers simplify the complexity of cybersecurity in a business environment that is increasingly […]

Dropbox Accelerates Adoption of WebAuthn in Response to Phishing Attack

Dropbox plans to move toward WebAuthn, in wake of a phishing campaign that accessed some of the code that the company store's in GitHub.

November 4, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Dropbox Inc., the San Francisco-based file syncing, sharing, online backup and cloud storage provider confirmed it was the target of a phishing campaign that accessed some of the code that the company store’s in GitHub. According to the company, no user’s content, passwords, or payment information was accessed. The company’s core apps and infrastructure were […]

Microsoft, SANS Institute Partner on IT Security Training

The training will be included in the Defender for O365 offering for security professionals utilizing the Microsoft 365 E5 Security license.

November 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft and the SANS Institute are partnering on a new series of computer-based training modules in the Attack Simulation Training service that will focus on IT systems and network administrators. The training will be included in the Defender for O365 offering for security professionals utilizing the Microsoft 365 E5 Security license. IT systems and/or network […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 177: MFA is Not Created Equal

Tessian CISO Josh Yavor joins the podcast to discuss MFA bypasses and how companies can better deploy credential security controls.

November 3, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Tessian CISO Josh Yavor joins the podcast to discuss MFA bypasses and how companies can better deploy credential security controls.

Ransomware-related Financial Activity Went up 188% Last Year

Ransomware-related financial transactions hit $1.2 billion in 2021 in a sign that attacks and payment amounts are increasing, Treasury says.

November 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new report from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that analyzes information about suspicious financial transactions, finds that reported ransomware-related incidents have substantially increased from 2020, with related transactions hitting $1.2 billion in 2021. The report also laid the majority of the blame on Russia, […]

ConnectWise and COMPTIA's Ticket to Tech career training initiative offers a path for job-ready tech learners seeking employment.

The NSA is urging organizations to drop some commonly used programming languages such as C and C++ due to exploitable memory-based bugs.

New VMware products, IBM quantum computing announcements, vulnerability management guides from CISA and more highlight this week's IT news.

Email is now the top threat vector for cyberattacks, and 20% of advanced email attacks are breaking through defenses, Tessian report finds.

Companies will integrate tools to provide IT with relevant data across endpoints, meetings and the network in a single dashboard.

HelpSystems, the cybersecurity firm that owns Cobalt Strike, Tripwire, Digital Guardian and other security products is now Fortra.

Dropbox plans to move toward WebAuthn, in wake of a phishing campaign that accessed some of the code that the company store's in GitHub.

The training will be included in the Defender for O365 offering for security professionals utilizing the Microsoft 365 E5 Security license.

Tessian CISO Josh Yavor joins the podcast to discuss MFA bypasses and how companies can better deploy credential security controls.

Ransomware-related financial transactions hit $1.2 billion in 2021 in a sign that attacks and payment amounts are increasing, Treasury says.

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