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Tenable Launches Initiative to Help Organizations Remediate Vulnerabilities Faster

The Tenable Research Alliance Program is designed to help IT teams mitigate vulnerabilities before hackers exploit them.

October 12, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Vulnerability management company Tenable is creating a new research alliance program designed to share information prior to vulnerability disclosures and reduce the window of opportunity threat actors have to exploit newly disclosed vulnerabilities. According to the company, the Tenable Research Alliance Program allows security teams and system administrators to address attack paths and mitigate vulnerabilities […]

This Week in IT: Sneaky Ransomware; Google, Army Partnership; Digital Transformation; Chinese Hackers

BlackByte's tactics, Google's Army Workspace deal, automation, digital transformation and China's favorite bugs highlight this week's IT news.

October 6, 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. BlackByte ransomware group disables security products […]

Board Members, CISOs Aren’t on the Same Page

New Proofpoint research into the cybersecurity opinions of board members finds that boards are not seeing eye-to-eye with their CISOs.

October 5, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Despite a global refocusing on cybersecurity priorities over the last few years, nearly half of board members at organizations across the globe feel unprepared to respond to a targeted cyberattack, and nearly two-thirds say they are at risk within the next 12 months, data which suggests a disconnect between boards of directors and CISOs. That […]

State and Local Governments Struggle to Recover From Ransomware

The cost for government organizations to remediate an attack was three times the average ransom the sector paid, according to Sophos.

October 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

While state and local governments see fewer ransomware attacks than other industry sectors, government organizations are more likely to have their data encrypted and are significantly less able to stop ransomware attacks before that step, according to cybersecurity company Sophos. The U.K.-based cybersecurity firm says 72% of state and local government organizations had their data […]

Dell, Cybersecurity, Security, Zero Trust, Project Fort Zero

Dell Releases New Zero Trust Services, Endpoint Security Offerings

Dell's new services and products are designed to help organizations assess their Zero Trust posture, better secure endpoints and protect data.

October 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Dell is releasing new cybersecurity services designed to enable organizations to assess their zero trust and cyber resilience maturity, endpoint security solutions to support hybrid work and ransomware protection for object storage data. For services, Dell’s new offerings include Dell Cybersecurity Advisory Services, which will give organizations a roadmap to zero trust that builds on […]

Two New Exchange Vulnerabilities Are Being Actively Exploited

Two new vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange that are similar to ProxyShell are being actively exploited, and a patch is not yet available.

October 3, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is warning organizations to mitigate two zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server that are being actively exploited in the wild and can result in hands-on-keyboard access and Active Directory reconnaissance and data exfiltration. The vulnerabilities are CVE-2022-41040–a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability–and CVE-2022-41082–a remote code execution bug via Exchange PowerShell. According to Microsoft, CVE-2022-41040 can enable […]

More than Half of Employees Still Rely on Username and Password as Primary Authentication Method

Yubico's State of Global Enterprise Authentication Survey reveals enterprise still have a way to go to adopting and standardizing phishing-resistant MFA tools.

September 30, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Yubico, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of hardware authentication security keys revealed results of its inaugural State of Global Enterprise Authentication Survey 2022 at a security thought-leadership industry summit. The survey, conducted for Yubico by Censuswide, polled 16,000+ employees across a variety of enterprises in eight countries and asked about their perceptions and perceived challenges of […]

This Week in IT: Trellix Live, Hurricane Phishing Scams, Ransomware, HHS COVID Tracking

Trellix Live, Hurricane Ian phishing scams, ransomware attack stats, and how HHS' COVID tracking system lacked basic cyber protections highlight this week in IT.

September 29, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Trellix Expands XDR Platform with New UI, Endpoint and Network Tools

Trellix upgrades its XDR platform with a new unified user interface, and new endpoint and network detection tools.

September 28, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity company Trellix has announced the expansion of its extended detection and response (XDR) platform, including upgrades, a new user interface, and new endpoint and network detection tools. Announced during the firm’s Xpand Live conference in Las Vegas, the announcements include an upgraded XDR engine, Trellix XDR, designed to provide security operations teams with enhanced […]

closeup of a wireless router and a person using smartphone on living room at home office

Securing Your Home Office: A Walkthrough Guide

Discover tips on how to perform the critical task of securing your internet router and connection at the home office.

September 28, 2022 Dr. Johannes Drooghaag Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: MyTechDecisions’ sister-site Commercial Integrator has teamed up with the IMCCA, the New York-based non-profit industry association for unified communication and workplace collaboration, to produce a quarterly supplement, titled Collaboration Today and Tomorrow, that focuses on all things collaboration from multiple perspectives. Providing internet connectivity in a corporate office environment entails several layers of advanced technology, […]