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Is the Cloud More Secure Than On Prem?

Recent attacks against on-prem systems are showing us that the cloud is turning out to be a safer place to store data.

August 31, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Both the cloud and on-premises systems have their advantages and disadvantages, but recent attacks against on-premise systems coupled with the proliferation and advancement of cloud-based IT architecture are tilting the scales in favor of the cloud. A company that owns its own on-premises servers has more control over security, but are responsible for all of […]

What IT Admins Need To Know About the Azure Cosmos DB Vuln

Organizations should enable logs, rotate keys periodically and use other controls to help protect Azure Cosmos DB accounts.

August 31, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released additional guidance to mitigate the cloud vulnerability in the Azure Cosmos DB Jupyter Notebook feature, but reaffirms that only a “subset” of customers who had the feature enabled were vulnerable. Further, no customer data was accessed because of this vulnerability, and impacted customers who’s primary read-write keys may have been impacted were […]

What IT Pros Need To Know About Updates to Windows 11 Requirements

If you were hoping Microsoft would make upgrading to Windows 11 on older PCs possible, you'll be let down to hear this.

August 30, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has added just two families of Intel processors to its list of compatible processors for Windows 11 after receiving feedback from the Windows Insider community, but most previously announced system hardware requirements will remain when the OS becomes available later this fall. In an Aug. 27 blog post, the company said it is adding […]

CISA Adds Single-Factor Authentication To List of Bad Practices

CISA has added the use of single-factor authentication for remote or admin access to its list of "Bad Practices."

August 30, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

CISA has added the use of single-factor authentication for remote or admin access to its list of “Bad Practices.”

Azure Cosmos DB Flaw Exposed Customer Data

Microsoft is warning thousands of its customers of a vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB that left some customers' data completely exposed.

August 27, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is warning thousands of its customers of a vulnerability in Azure that left customer data – including for several Fortune 500 companies – completely exposed. Cloud security company Wiz said in lengthy and detailed post that the flaw – dubbed Chaos DB – is in Azure’s Cosmos DB database. A successful exploit would give […]

Tech Companies Announce Cyber Security Initiatives at White House Meeting

Tech companies pledge to invest in new cyber security initiatives, such as improving security through tech supply chains at White House meeting.

August 27, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Tech companies pledge to invest in new cyber security initiatives, such as improving security through tech supply chains at White House meeting.

Strategy Analytics: Pandemic Drives US Enterprise Spending on Telecoms, Cloud Computing and DaaS (Device-as-a-Service)

August 26, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New Hybrid Working Shapes US Business Investment Priorities BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a huge burden on US businesses to become flexible, agile, and safe. Digitalization is accelerating as a result, forcing businesses to rethink traditional ways of working and shaping investment priorities, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics, US Enterprise Mobility […]

Sarcos Robotics Conducts First Field Demonstrations of Guardian® XT™ Industrial Robotic Avatar System

August 26, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Highly dexterous mobile robotic system used in vegetation, infrastructure nondestructive testing, and oil and gas industry use case scenarios SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#robotics—Sarcos Robotics (“Sarcos”), a leader in the development of robotic systems that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, today announced it has successfully completed its first product demonstrations of real-world use cases […]

Approov Integration and Alliance Partner Program Secures APIs for Unified, End-to-End Protection of Mobile App User Data and Business Logic

August 26, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Integrations with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Cloudflare, Fortinet, Kong, TIBCO, NGINX, FingerprintJS, hCaptcha, Google reCAPTCHA, Google SafetyNet, Apple DeviceCheck Help Secure Sensitive Data Against the “Achilles heel” of App Security presented by the use of mobile apps. SAN JOSE, Calif. & EDINBURGH, Scotland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#APIsecurity—Approov, creators of advanced API threat protection solutions, today introduced the Approov Alliance […]

Dole Food & Beverages Group to Digitally Transform Its Supply Chain Planning and Visibility with Blue Yonder

August 25, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Global CPG company will improve forecasting and harmonize the S&OP and S&OE process across the organization with Luminate Control Tower and Luminate Planning SINGAPORE & SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI–During the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies have seen significant disruptions on the demand and supply sides of their supply chains, resulting in the need for […]