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June 2023 Patch Tuesday. Patch Tuesday,

Microsoft Patches Zero-Day, Other Critical Flaws in September 2022 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has released fixes for 64 bugs for its September 2022 Patch Tuesday release including one under active attack.

September 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released fixes for more than 60 vulnerabilities in its products for its September 2022 Patch Tuesday release, including one zero day in Windows Common Log File System Driver that is being actively exploited. According to cybersecurity organizations, the Patch Tuesday release fixes issues in a wide range of Microsoft products, ranging from Azure, […]

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Cybersecurity Consolidation, cyber readiness

Organizations are Looking to Consolidate Their IT Security Vendors

Gartner says 75% of organizations are looking to improve their security posture by consolidating security vendors and focusing on SASE, XDR.

September 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With the cybersecurity industry expanding rapidly over the last few years, organizations are finding themselves using several security tools from different vendors, but they are now looking to consolidate those tools to improve risk posture and reduce spending, according to new research from Gartner. The Stamford, Conn.-based research and consulting firm’s survey found that three-quarters […]

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Microsoft SMBs

Microsoft: SMBs That Are Early Tech Adopters Perform Better

A new Microsoft study suggests that SMBs that are early adopters of technology see faster and higher rates of growth.

September 12, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

New research from Microsoft suggests that small and medium-sized businesses that are early adopters of technology see faster and higher rates of growth, are more likely to achieve business objectives and are more likely to be confident in their future success. The research, the Microsoft SMB Voice and Attitudes to Technology Study 2022, shows that […]

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Google, Bard

Google Finalizes Acquisition of Mandiant

Google and Mandiant will combine to offer advisory services for incident response, threat detection and intelligence, automation and more.

September 12, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google has completed its acquisition of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and the two companies will work together to deliver an end-to-end security operations suite with even greater capabilities to support customers across their cloud and on-premise environments. Mandiant will join Google Cloud, but retain the Mandiant brand, according to the companies. The finalization of the deal […]

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IT Burnout, cybersecurity leaders, stress,

Use These Strategies to Help Reduce IT Burnout

With burnout rampant among IT professionals, one tech leader suggests some new ways to keep everyone happy and engaged.

September 9, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT workers have had a very stressful last few years thanks to a rapid digital transformation that was condensed into just a few months, a drastic rise in cyberattacks and a proliferation of new software and tools. Those workers—especially cybersecurity professionals—are reporting elevated levels of burnout. A recent report from VMware found that 47% of […]

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Progress MOVEit vulnerability

Ransomware Has a Larger Impact on Retail Organizations

Sophos says the retail sector saw a 75% increase in the rate of ransomware attacks over the last year and 77% were hit in 2021.

September 8, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity firm Sophos says IT professionals at retail organization are reporting above-average financial and operational impacts of ransomware attacks, with more than three-quarters of retail entities hit with ransomware in 2021. According to the U.K.-based firm’s research and annual study of 422 retail IT professionals across 31 countries, the retail sector saw a 75% increase […]

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VMware EXSi security

U.S. Agencies Warn of Ransomware Attacks on K-12 Education Sector

K-12 institutions should take action now to protect against an increase in ransomware as the school year begins, U.S. agencies say.

September 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. agencies are warning of an increase in ransomware attacks against the K-12 education sector, singling out a relatively new threat actor that has been observed disproportionately targeting school systems as they welcome students back into their buildings. That threat actor is Vice Society—an intrusion, exfiltration and extortion hacking group that first appeared in summer […]

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Google, Bard

Google: Update Chrome Now To Fix Zero Day Bug

Users of Google Chrome are again being urged to download a latest update to patch a new zero-day flaw being actively exploited.

September 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Users of Google Chrome are again being urged to download a latest update to patch a high-severity security bug that is currently being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2022-3075, is described as an insufficient data validation flaw in Mojo, a collection of runtime libraries that Google says provides “a platform-agnostic abstraction of common IPC […]

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This Week in IT, IT News

This Week in IT: Zero Trust, TikTok Bug, Remote/Hybrid Work Solutions

Zero trust data solutions, a vulnerability in TikTok, and new remote and hybrid work solutions round up this week's IT news.

September 1, 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 stories each week. Big tech players add zero-trust security […]

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