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Pentera Redefines Cybersecurity Validation Market with Industry-First Unified Testing Platform for Both Internal and External Threats

January 24, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Market Leader’s New Platform Autonomously Validates any IT Attack Surface and Provides Enterprises with the Fastest Path to Cybersecurity Readiness BOSTON & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pentera, the leader in automated security validation, unveiled its next-generation security validation platform today. The Company ends the era of disparate security testing systems by launching a unified security validation […]

Semperis Extends Active Directory Protection With Expansion Into Australia and New Zealand

January 18, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New team in the region propels Semperis’ global growth of hybrid identity protection solutions and follows recent expansion into APAC HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Semperis, the pioneer of identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced that it is expanding its comprehensive Active Directory (AD) protection, mitigation, and recovery solutions to Australia and New Zealand with a Melbourne-based […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 148: IT Security Trends in 2022

Tom LaRock, a head geek at IT management software company SolarWinds, joins the podcast to talk about the company's IT security predictions.

January 18, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

On this episode of the My TechDecisions Podcast, we are joined by Tom LaRock, a head geek at IT management software company SolarWinds. We discuss the company’s IT trends report for 2021, titled “Building a Secure Future.” The report touches on how organizations are prepared to manage, mitigate and prevent risk in the future. The […]

Hackers Using Public Cloud Infrastructure, RATs to Deploy Malware

New research from Cisco Talos details how threat actors are increasingly using cloud services to carry out their malicious activities.

January 14, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new report from Cisco Talos, the IT vendor’s security research team, details how hackers are increasingly using public cloud services like Azure and AWS that eliminates the need to host their own infrastructure. Specifically, researchers narrowed in on a fall 2021 campaign that utilized variants of known remote access trojans that were deployed and […]

Notorious Ransomware Gang REvil Reportedly Taken Down By Russian Authorities

Russia's FSB says it arrested more than a dozen members of the REvil ransomware operation and seized nearly $7 million in assets.

January 14, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Russia says it has shut down the REvil ransomware gang, arrested several individuals and seized a total of about $7 million from the well-organized cybercrime operation that has plagued businesses in the U.S. and abroad for years. In a press release, the FSB, Russia’s principal security agency, says it carried out the operation at the […]

10 Memes That Speak To The Struggles of Working in IT In 2022

We collected the 10 best memes that illustrate how difficult it is to work in IT right now. And no, they aren't all about Log4j.

January 12, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Most of the time, we at My TechDecisions are hard at work bringing you tech professionals news and insights that can help you do your job managing the technology at your organization. However, we also recognize that working in IT can be stressful—especially over the last two years with the migration to remote work and […]

Honeywell Expands OT Cybersecurity Portfolio With Acalvio Technologies

Honeywell's Threat Defense Platform features autonomous deception technology from Acalvio, providing threat detection for buildings.

January 11, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Honeywell and Acalvio Technologies have launched a new solution designed to detect known and unknown (zero-day) attacks across the operational technology (OT) environments in commercial buildings. Honeywell Threat Defense Platform (HTDP) powered by Acalvio uses “sophisticated active defense – featuring autonomous deception tactics to outsmart attackers,” providing “high fidelity threat detection,” according to the company. […]

Medical Review Institute of America Notifies Patients of Data Breach

January 7, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Medical Review Institute of America (“MRIoA”), an organization providing clinical peer reviews, on behalf of some of its health plan, health care provider and other customers, is notifying certain individuals whose information was affected by a recent data security incident. On November 9, 2021, MRIoA discovered that it was the victim of […]

Google Boosts Cloud Security Offerings With Cybersecurity Acquisition

Google is acquiring Israel-based Siemplify to bolster its cloud security offerings and help companies better manage their threat response.

January 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google is acquiring Siemplify, an Israeli cybersecurity company, to bolster the tech giant’s security cloud-based security offerings and help companies better manage their threat response. The deal, which comes with a reported price tag of $500 million, will help Google business customers solve more incidents with greater complexity while requiring less effort and specialized knowledge […]

CyCognito and Carahsoft Partner to Deliver Attack Surface Management and Protection Solutions to the Public Sector

December 28, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

CyCognito’s Industry-Leading Platform to Eliminate Critical Cyber Risks Now Available Through Carahsoft Federal, State, Local Government and Educational Contract Vehicles RESTON, Va. & PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AttackSurface—CyCognito, the leader in external attack surface management and protection, today announced a strategic go-to-market alliance with Carahsoft Technology Corp., the Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®. Under the agreement, […]