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What IT and Security Teams Should Take Away From the Uber Hack

Cybersecurity experts say the Uber hack demonstrates how attackers are bypassing multi-factor authentication and other security tools.

September 21, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Uber disclosed late last week that the massive ridesharing company was the target of a cyberattack that resulted in attackers gaining access to the company’s internal systems, including its G-Suite and Slack accounts. This week, Uber has shared more about the hack, including how the attacker was able to bypass security tools. According to Uber, […]

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

What IT Pros Should Know About Windows 11 22H2

Windows 11 22H2 includes new IT security and efficiency tools, improved usability and accessibility, and new productivity features.

September 20, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 22H2, and the new version of the operating systems packs a ton of new features for users and IT professionals alike, including new usability and accessibility features, new productivity enhancements, new security tools for increased IT efficiency, and more. Officially called the Windows 11 2022 Update, the new version of […]

Password Manager, login stress, passwordless authentication

Complicated Login Processes Result in Stressed-Out Employees

1Password research finds that complex login processes are leading to increased risk and decreased productivity.

September 15, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Complicated login processes are leading to burnout among organizations’ rank-and-file workers, and more than two in five employees are reverting to risky behaviors to avoid those cumbersome processes, according to new research. Toronto-based password management provider 1Password’s survey of 2,000 North American workers found that 43% of employees are engaging in dangerous online behaviors such […]

Microsoft Just Made These Improvements to Autopatch

Now that Windows Autopatch is a few months old, Microsoft is making it even easier for IT admins to update their users’ Microsoft systems.

September 9, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Now that Windows Autopatch is a few months old, Microsoft is making it even easier for IT admins to update their users’ Microsoft systems and ease their burden on Patch Tuesdays with new features such as application-only authentication and reporting on quality updates. Microsoft calls the updates a “direct result of feedback” from Autopatch users, […]

U.S. Agencies Warn of Ransomware Attacks on K-12 Education Sector

K-12 institutions should take action now to protect against an increase in ransomware as the school year begins, U.S. agencies say.

September 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. agencies are warning of an increase in ransomware attacks against the K-12 education sector, singling out a relatively new threat actor that has been observed disproportionately targeting school systems as they welcome students back into their buildings. That threat actor is Vice Society—an intrusion, exfiltration and extortion hacking group that first appeared in summer […]

Microsoft Ends Unmanaged Accounts for B2B Collaboration in Azure AD

Microsoft says ending unmanaged accounts in B2B collaboration in Azure AD addresses a major pain point for customers.

September 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is ending unmanaged accounts for business-to-business collaboration in Azure Active Directory, resolving a major pain point for customers that had led to increased support costs and made access management difficult. According to the Redmond, Wash. IT giant, this makes external collaboration more secure in Azure Active AD, now part of the company’s rebranded suite […]

Slack Unveils New Security Upgrades

Slack is releasing three new security features to help organizations detect suspicious behavior and leverage different identity providers.

September 1, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Workplace communication platform Slack is releasing three new security features to help organizations detect suspicious behavior, protect their Slack instance with proactive alerts and configure 12 different identity providers to a single organization. With remote and hybrid work proving to have staying power regardless of the existence of a health crisis, tools such as Slack […]

LastPass Confirms Security Incident

LastPass has detected unusual activity within portions of its development environment. No customer data or encrypted password vaults were compromised, says the company.

August 26, 2022 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

LastPass, the Boston-based cloud security password and identity management solutions provider confirms it has detected unusual activity within portions of its development environment. No customer data or encrypted password vaults were compromised, according to the company. The unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development environment through a single compromised developer account and […]

Bitwarden Adds SCIM Support

Support for SCIM allows administrators of enterprise plans to integrate their Bitwarden installation with identity solutions.

August 19, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Open source password manager provider Bitwarden is launching support for the System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM), enabling organizations to automate provisioning of users from a centralized directory or identity management service. According to Bitwarden, this allows administrators of the company’s enterprise plans to activate SCIM support and integrate their Bitwarden installation with Azure AD, […]

Update Zoom on macOS Devices Now

A local attacker could use the Zoom for macOS exploit to leverage an auto-update function and elevate privileges to root.

August 15, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Users of the macOS version of Zoom are being urged to apply a patch after a vulnerability was discovered that could allow an attacker to gain access over the entire operating system. Specifically, the vulnerability lies in the Zoom Client for Meetings app for macOS, both standard and IT admin editions, with version 5.7.3 and […]