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Token Announces $13 Million Series B Funding Round and Appointment of New CEO to Disrupt the Authentication Market

June 29, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Investment led by Grand Oaks Capital to accelerate development of innovative wearable biometric authentication solutions. ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#authentication—Token, a revolutionary provider of secure, wearable authentication solutions, today announced a $13 million financing round and the appointment of John Gunn as the company’s CEO. Token will use the funds to increase its investment in solution development […]

WatchGuard: Ransomware on Pace for Record Year

WatchGuard Technologies says ransomware detections doubled the total number of detections for all of 2021 in just the first quarter.

June 28, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Despite increased law enforcement pressure on the ransomware industry and an IT community that has never been more aware of the ransomware threat, ransomware detections had already doubled the total number of detections for all of 2021 in just the first quarter, according to a new report from WatchGuard Technologies. The cybersecurity firm’s researchers say […]

Microsoft Reminds Users That it is Ending Support for Windows 8.1 in January 2023

Organizations with machines running on Windows 8.1 should look at upgrading to Windows 10 or 11 to stay secure.

June 27, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

For the few organizations and use cases where Windows 8.1 is still in use, IT professionals should begin immediately planning an upgrade to Windows 10 or 11, as Microsoft’s support for Windows 8.1 will end in January 2023. On Jan. 10, 2023, those running Windows 8.1 and Microsoft 365 will continue to function, but they […]

Log4Shell Exploitation Continues, Agencies Warn

Multiple hacking groups are leveraging the vulnerability in the ubiquitous Log4J tool six months after it was first discovered, CISA says.

June 24, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

More than six months after the Log4Shell vulnerability was discovered in the widely used Java logger Log4j, cybersecurity agencies are warning of the continued exploitation of the bug in unpatched VMWare Horizon and Unified Access Gateway servers. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), along with the U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER), say malicious […]

Global Survey of 1,400+ IT Leaders Finds That Elastic Helps Organizations Increase Profitability and Growth

June 23, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Company’s First Results That Matter Customer Value Study Reveals Key Business Value Drivers  Driving profitability while reducing costs 68% through tool consolidation Simplifying solution management in the cloud and reducing data center overhead costs by 71% Improving customer and employee satisfaction by 69% Increasing application and service resilience through a 66% improvement in mean time […]

OTTC Differentiates on Security and Drives 25 Percent Annual Growth in Competitive Markets With Calix Customer Success Services, ProtectIQ, and Soon Arlo Secure

June 22, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

By investing in the complete Revenue EDGE platform and engaging Calix Customer Success Services, New York-based Ontario & Trumansburg Telephone Companies (OTTC) rises above a crowded fiber market, achieving 25 percent annual growth with ProtectIQ advanced home network protection, and is soon introducing Arlo Secure connected cameras to meet the unique needs of its seasonal […]

IT Security Experts Should Pay Close Attention To What’s Happening in Ukraine

The conflict between Russian and Ukraine and the advanced cyberattacks being launched should concern everyone, experts say.

June 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If the last few years are any indication, cybercriminals will continue adopting new tactics and techniques to find ways past our network defenses, and that was on display in full force at RSA Conference earlier this month, where cybersecurity experts shared what they’re seeing in the wild. The annual cybersecurity conference was held at a […]

Microsoft Aims to Boost IoT Security With Secured-core Certification

Edge Secured-core is a certification in the Azure Certified Device program for IoT devices that certifies devices meet security standards.

June 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing the general availability of the extension to its Secured-core platform to IoT devices and new Edge Secured-core certified devices from its hardware partners to customers can more easily select IoT devices that meet advanced security requirements. According to Microsoft, Edge Secured-core is a certification in the Azure Certified Device program for IoT […]

Tenable: Ransomware-as-a-Service is Booming

A new report from Tenable details the lucrative ransomware industry and how cybercrime has matured into a business-like ecosystem.

June 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The subscription economy adopted by the software industry is growing ransomware from what was once a fledgling threat to an IT security crisis as ransomware groups continue to pad their wallets and grow the ransomware-as-a-service economy, according to a new report from Tenable. According to the Maryland-based vulnerability management software company, that service model is […]

Secure Collaboration in the Hybrid Workplace

This hybrid work environment requires a 24/7/365 cybersecurity blanket around all company data, devices and assets.

June 21, 2022 Ken Scaturro Leave a Comment

Editors note: My TechDecision’s 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 that focuses on all things collaboration from multiple perspectives. Together, the organizations launched Collaboration Today and Tomorrow. Pre-pandemic, the hybrid workplace was for many still an emerging phenomenon, […]