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Zoom Anthropic Claude AI Zoom IQ

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 […]

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MIcrosoft Entra External ID

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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Expel MDR for Kubernetes, cloud

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 […]

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Google Cybersecurity Certificate

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 […]

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Microsoft Yubico Azure AD CBA

Microsoft Releases Preview of Azure AD CBA Support on Mobile Devices via YubiKey

Azure AD CBA on iOS and Android via the YubiKey gives admins the ability to require phishing-resistant MFA on mobile without having to provision certificates on the user’s mobile device.

November 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing the public preview of Azure Active Directory (AD) Certificate-based Authentication (CBA) on iOS and Android devices using certificates on hardware security keys from Yubico. The company first announced the general availability of Azure AD CBA during Ignite 2022 as part of the company’s commitment to President Joe Biden’s executive order on improving […]

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Fortinet Vulnerability, Fortigate

OpenSSL Bugs: What IT Admins Need to Know

The bugs impacting newer versions of OpenSSL are not as severe as once feared, but IT admins should still be expecting a wave of patches.

November 1, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

OpenSSL has released fixes for high-severity vulnerabilities affecting versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.6 that can cause a denial of service or remote code execution and allow attackers to take control of an affected system. However, the bugs are not as severe as once feared. The OpenSSL project, the organization that maintains the general-purpose cryptography and secure […]

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Cybersecurity testing, penetration testing, cyber threats

Is an Autonomous SOC Possible?

A fully autonomous security operations center that removes the human element is a "pipe dream," says one Forrester analyst.

October 31, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The idea of a fully autonomous cybersecurity system could mean the end of burnout and stress among IT security professionals and a sizable decrease in successful attacks, but that idea is a “pipe dream,” says a Forrester analyst. In a recent blog post, Allie Mellen, a senior analyst with Forrester, says many security vendors share […]

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IT news, This Week in it, Microsoft, Google, Gmail, ISE 2023,

This Week in IT: USB-C for iPhones, Ransomware, Google Chrome, Microsoft’s Diversity

iPhone support for USB-C, ransomware vulnerability trends, Google Chrome's EOL on old Windows and Microsoft's diversity highlight this week's IT news.

October 27, 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. New iPhones to require USB-C charging […]

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RSA Mobile Lock

RSA’s Mobile Lock Can Detect Critical Threats on Mobile Devices

RSA is launching Mobile Lock, a new mobile security solution designed to detect critical threats and restrict users from authenticating into secure systems.

October 26, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

RSA is launching Mobile Lock, a new mobile security solution designed to detect critical threats on mobile devices and restrict users from authenticating into secure corporate systems. According to the Bedford, Mass.-based provider of identity and access management, RSA Mobile Lock can prevent a threat from expanding beyond a compromised mobile device to other users, […]

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