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insider threats, military document leak, Jack Teixeira, insider risk

The Alleged U.S. Military Document Leaker Worked in IT

The Air National Guardsman and IT worker arrested for leaking sensitive documents is a reminder to take insider risk seriously.

April 14, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The FBI has arrested an alleged leaker of sensitive and highly classified U.S. military documents on the Ukraine-Russia conflict, arresting a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman and accusing him of posting the documents on a Discord server. That individual, Jack Teixeira, was an IT worker for the Air National Guard, working as a Cyber Defense […]

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HoloLens 2 Windows 11

Windows 11, New Features Coming to HoloLens 2

Microsoft is bringing Windows 11 to HoloLens 2, adding new security and collaboration features to the industrial mixed reality solution.

April 14, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is bringing Windows 11 to HoloLens 2, adding the security, collaboration and other features of the company’s newest operating system to its industrial metaverse and mixed reality solution. According to Microsoft, security was a major driver in bringing Windows 11 to HoloLens 2, helping users of the mixed reality solution feel confident when building […]

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Cybersecurity testing, penetration testing, cyber threats

Is Your Organization Testing Against the Right Cyber Threats?

New research shows that organizations are testing against cyber threats in the headlines rather than attacks they're more likely to face.

April 12, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware, supply chain attacks and nation-state threat actors have grabbed mainstream headlines in recent years, and organizations are largely recognizing that they must invest more in cybersecurity to defend against those emerging techniques. However, new research shows that some organizations are prioritizing defending against those trending, newsworthy threats at the expense of the threats actually […]

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June 2023 Patch Tuesday. Patch Tuesday,

April 2023 Patch Tuesday: CLFS Under Active Attack Again; 10-Year-Old Bug Reissued

IT administrators have a busy month with Microsoft alone releasing patches for 100 vulnerabilities, including one under active attack.

April 11, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT administrators in Microsoft environments have about 100 patches to apply for the April 2023 Patch Tuesday release, including one in Windows Common Log File System Driver that is being actively exploited and another one from 2013 that is being reissued. The company released patches to fix 97 vulnerabilities in its products, which was in […]

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Tax day concept. Businessman using the laptop to fill in the income tax online return form for payment.

Best Practices on How to Avoid Phishing Scams Ahead of Tax Day

Learn how to protect yourself and your organization from tax scams ahead of the U.S. tax deadline with these best practices.

April 10, 2023 Steven Spadaccini Leave a Comment

With April’s U.S. tax deadline, cybercriminals have sprung into action. For one, a devious Emotet malware phishing campaign has been launched, masquerading as official W-9 tax form emails sent from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A malicious group known as Tactical#Octopus is also on the prowl and looking to spread malware through fake file downloads […]

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Biamp Parle Bar, small conference room bundle

Biamp Launches Small Conference Room Bundle

Biamp's new small conference room bundles are designed to help organizations streamline the buying and installation process.

April 10, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Biamp is releasing new bundle offerings for small conference rooms to help organizations streamline the buying and installation process by providing a complete system in a box and one hardware system designed for end user simplicity. The company’s release of small conference room bundles adds to Biamp’s existing conference room bundles that include solutions for […]

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Genesis Market

Check to See If Your Organization’s Credentials Were on Genesis Market

Dark web initial access marketplace Genesis Market has been seized, and organizations can check to see if they were compromised.

April 6, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Genesis Market, online criminal marketplace that advertised and sold packages of stolen credentials that threat actors use to compromise accounts in the financial sector, critical infrastructure and federal, state and local government agencies, has been dismantled by a coalition of international law enforcement agencies. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, […]

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ChatGPT, OpenAI, iOS, Mobile, App

Atera Expands OpenAI Integration With Automated Remediation Loops

Atera's expanded OpenAI integration includes a new feature that enables IT pros to use support tickets to create automated remediation loops.

April 3, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT management company Atera is expanding upon its integration with ChatGPT creator OpenAI with a new feature designed to enable IT team to use support tickets to create automated remediation loops. The Israeli company calls this the second phase of its OpenAI integration, following the first phase which focused on script generation to help save […]

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