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Dropbox Accelerates Adoption of WebAuthn in Response to Phishing Attack

Dropbox plans to move toward WebAuthn, in wake of a phishing campaign that accessed some of the code that the company store's in GitHub.

November 4, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Dropbox Inc., the San Francisco-based file syncing, sharing, online backup and cloud storage provider confirmed it was the target of a phishing campaign that accessed some of the code that the company store’s in GitHub. According to the company, no user’s content, passwords, or payment information was accessed. The company’s core apps and infrastructure were […]

9 Tips for Unified Communications Success

Every company is working to find a hybrid work solution, which means productivity tools are no longer a “nice-to-have” but a “must-have.”

November 1, 2022 Joel Stocker Leave a Comment

Every company is working to find a hybrid work solution, which means productivity tools are no longer a “nice-to-have” but a “must-have.” Shockingly, most organizations just deployed something in haste to adapt to work during the pandemic. Using disparate tools that don’t fit into long-term plans, most companies don’t have a way to monitor, update, […]

The Vice Society ransomware group targets the education sector due to its weaker security controls and likelihood to pay, Microsoft says.

October 25, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is sounding the alarm on Vice Society, a ransomware group that is heavily targeting the education sector and preying upon organizations that have weak security controls and a higher likelihood of compromise and ransom payout. The ransomware group was detailed in an advisory from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI […]

This Ransomware Group is Targeting the Healthcare Industry

The Daixin Team has been targeting healthcare organizations with ransomware and data extortion operations, according to U.S. officials.

October 24, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. authorities are urging healthcare organizations to be on the lookout for the Daixin Team, a new ransomware group that has been targeting the healthcare sector since June. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and Department of Health and Human Services’ joint advisory says the Daixin Team has been targeting healthcare organizations with […]

New Phishing-Resistant Solutions, Security Key Integrations in Azure AD

Microsoft new phishing-resistant solutions for Azure, Office 365 and remote desktop environments, and Yubikeys can play a role.

October 21, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced new phishing-resistant solutions designed to help organizations protect against credential-based attacks in Azure, Office 365 and remote desktop environments, and hardware security key maker Yubico says the measures make it easier to secure accounts and assets using the YubiKey. Microsoft announced authentication strength, a new Conditional Access control that allows admins to […]

Windows 11, Windows 365 Boot, IT management, privacy, security,

This New Windows Feature Will Lockout Local Admin Accounts

Microsoft will allow organizations to lock out local admin accounts after several unsuccessful login attempts.

October 14, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is introducing a new feature in Windows that will lock out a local admin account after several attempted brute force attacks. According to the Redmond, Wash. IT giant, Windows devices did not allow local admin accounts to be locked out despite brute force attacks being one of the top three ways that Windows devices […]

Microsoft Adds New Android Management Capabilities to Intune

Microsoft says it built a new way to manage devices running Android Open Source Platform in Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

October 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing the ability to manage and protect corporate devices running on Android using Intune as part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager. According to Microsoft, Android devices are now mainstream and Android management is already offered by Endpoint Manager, but not all variations of the core Android Open Source Platform (AOSP) meet Google’s certification requirements […]

Microsoft Adds Identity Theft Monitoring to Defender for Individuals

Microsoft's new identity theft monitoring solution in Defender leverages Experian's identity monitoring technology.

October 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In an attempt to help secure the identity of personal uses, Microsoft is releasing a new identity theft monitoring capability in Defender for Individuals to personal and family subscribers of Microsoft 365. According to Microsoft, the identity theft monitoring solution is a partnership with Experian that leverages the credit agency’s identity monitoring technology to detect, […]

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 […]

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, […]