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Ransomware Attacks Increase Threefold; IT Must Adapt

According to NCC Group, ransomware attacks have increased threefold this year as bad actors become more sophisticated and organized.

September 8, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

When the U.S. government began pressuring Russia to do more to stop ransomware groups originating from that country from attacking U.S.-based organizations, IT and cybersecurity professionals were hopeful that those actions would pay off. Shortly after a meeting between the two country’s leaders, infamous ransomware group rEvil went dark, which some thought was a sign […]

NS1 Integration with Datadog Bolsters Visibility at the Distributed Edge

August 31, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Customers gain a single source of truth for observability across the modern tech stack NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AppIntelligence—NS1, the leader in application traffic intelligence and automation, today announced enhanced support for Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. A new integration brings the power of real-time data and reporting to Datadog […]

What is Zero Trust and How Do You Implement It?

A strong identity program, MFA, defining roles and privileges and network segmentation are core parts of a Zero Trust architecture.

August 25, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Thanks to a continuous onslaught of nation-state cyberattacks, exploited vulnerabilities and ransomware, the term Zero Trust has been thrust into the mainstream, but the term isn’t new. In fact, it’s about a decade old, but the ideas and concepts behind the term are even older. However, there isn’t one Zero Trust solution or any one […]

Make Cybersecurity Part Of Your Power Management Lesson Plan

IT infrastructure and cyber security considerations for protecting power devices from potential cyberattacks.

July 29, 2021 Hervé Tardy Leave a Comment

IT infrastructure and cyber security considerations for protecting power devices from potential cyberattacks.

Neustar Unveils UltraBot Protect to Deliver More Visibility Into and Control Over Web Application Traffic

July 27, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New bot manager features have been integrated into Neustar’s suite of application security products, combining DDoS, WAF and Bot protection into a fully streamlined service LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Neustar Inc., a global information services and technology company and leader in identity resolution, today introduced UltraBot Protect to provide users with more visibility into, and control over, their […]

Why The Internet Broke Today

A software configuration update in Akamai Edge DNS – not a cyberattack – took down a large chunk of the internet today.

July 22, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A software configuration update in Akamai Edge DNS – not a cyberattack – took down a large chunk of the internet today.

EfficientIP: New Data Shows How Healthcare Suffered from Cyberattacks More than Other Industries During Pandemic

July 8, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Cost per DNS attack increased by 12% in healthcare, the sharpest rise; healthcare also most likely industry to suffer other non-monetary types of damages, such as application downtime LONDON & WEST CHESTER, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new report from EfficientIP and International Data Corporation (IDC) shows how the healthcare industry experienced devastating effects from DNS attacks during […]

U.S. Cybersecurity Officials: K-12 Schools Are Increasingly Targeted By Hackers

U.S. cybersecurity officials are warning K-12 institutions of an uptick in cyberattacks designed to exploit and disrupt distance learning during.

December 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. cybersecurity officials are warning K-12 educators of an uptick in cyberattacks designed to exploit and disrupt distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools everywhere continue to rely on critical IT services to support distance learning via videoconferencing and collaboration tools, cybercriminals are taking notice. Bad actors are targeting schools with ransomware, data theft […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 105: Securing Our Election Infrastructure

Todd Rychecky, VP of sales in the Americas for network technology provider Opengear, joins the podcast to talk about election infrastructure security.

October 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Todd Rychecky, VP of sales in the Americas for network technology provider Opengear, joins the podcast to talk about election infrastructure security.

Schools Have to Address These Distance Learning Cybersecurity Threats

As administrators struggle to ensure connectivity and accessibility, many aren’t addressing distance learning cybersecurity threats.

October 22, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Perhaps no single industry has struggled to adjust more to COVID-19 than education. The pandemic has greatly accelerated the broad adoption of e-learning solutions. Those school districts that invested in robust IT systems have been validated and are continuing to build out their resources. Meanwhile, those districts that did not already have e-learning technologies in […]