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Lattice to Host Virtual Seminar on Cyber Resiliency for Firmware Protections and Supply Chain Security

May 10, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

HILLSBORO, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$LSCC #AMI—Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, today announced the company will host its virtual security seminar about the challenges, opportunities, and latest programmable logic solutions when designing products that are cyber resilient at the firmware level. During the seminar, security experts from Lattice and AMI will explore the cyberattack […]

IT Service Management Named a Top Choice for Managing Identity in the Enterprise, but Email and Spreadsheets are Close Behind, New Research Finds

May 10, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Inaugural Identity Management Survey Uncovers Industry Trends, Challenges, Technologies, and Tools Shaping Identity Governance and Security at Work EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clear Skye® Inc today announced the findings of their first-ever “Identity Management Survey,” exploring the state of identity governance and security in the enterprise. Conducted in partnership with research firm Gradient Flow, the survey questioned […]

Western Digital Details Mission to Unlock the Potential of Data

May 9, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Company Unveils New Flash and HDD Offerings Inspired by All of the Ways People Use Data SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–What’s Next Western Digital Event – At its What’s Next Western Digital event held today at The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) detailed its mission to unlock the potential of data by harnessing the […]

How Microsoft Is Making A Passwordless Working Life Easier

Microsoft is expanding passwordless options for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Authenticator.

May 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In addition to expanding support for a common passwordless standard, Microsoft announced several new passwordless options to help reduce the attack surface and keep accounts secure, including passwordless support for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and other innovations. According to Microsoft, the passwordless support for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Virtual […]

Password Managers Still Have A Place Despite Passwordless Push

With more and more passwords to manage and a business world slow to adapt, password managers can help move towards a passwordless life.

May 5, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Technology has helped organizations adapt to rapidly changing economic and political situations over the last few years, including when the COVID-19 pandemic forced offices to close. While IT professionals are thankful for new and emerging technologies that help their businesses meet those challenges head on, they come with another set of issues: more passwords to […]

What is the State of the IT Department?

According to TechDecisions’ first ever State of the IT Department report, organizations are realizing the importance of their IT experts.

May 5, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The last two years have been among the most trying for IT departments that were responsible for transitioning their organization’s employees to a remote work environment almost overnight, then responding to a massive increase in cyberattacks that came as a result while helping business leaders rethink the modern office. According to TechDecisions’ first ever State […]

Microsoft Defender For Business Is Now Generally Available

Microsoft Defender for Business brings enterprise-grade endpoint security, detection and response to smaller organizations.

May 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is launching the general availability of the stand-alone version of Microsoft Defender for Business, a new offering designed for small-to-mid-sized businesses that brings enterprise-grade endpoint security, detection and response to smaller organizations. According to Microsoft, this is designed to provide protection against ransomware and other sophisticated cyberattacks for SMBs, who say cyberthreats are becoming […]

A NASA-Style Approach to Preventing Supply Chain Attacks in 2022

Enterprises involved in the global supply chain, even tangentially, have become highly susceptible to cyberattacks.

May 2, 2022 Vijay Viswanathan Leave a Comment

Enterprises involved in the global supply chain, even tangentially, have become highly susceptible to cyberattacks. This is because infiltrating a third-party software provider gives bad actors an avenue to target and access thousands of downstream customers. One of the biggest recent supply chain attacks was on IT management software provider SolarWinds, which saw hackers insert […]

Sophos: Average 2021 Ransomware Payment Skyrockets to More Than $800,000

Despite better tools and cyber insurance, the average ransomware payment and percentage of victims that pay the ransom continue to rise.

April 27, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

An alarming new report from U.K.-based cybersecurity company Sophos finds that both the amount of organizations hit with ransomware and the ransom paid are drastically increasing, with the average ransomware payment now not far off from reaching seven figures. The company’s State of Ransomware 2022 report, the results of a survey of 5,600 IT professionals […]

AttackIQ Announces Integration with Vectra AI Threat Detection and Response Platform to Help Customers Optimize their Security Control Effectiveness

April 20, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Enables mutual customers to continuously measure the efficacy of their security investments SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AttackIQ®, the leading independent vendor of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) systems, today announced a new integration with Vectra®, an AI-driven threat detection and response platform that enables joint customers to detect attacks that have bypassed existing security controls and […]