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SolarWinds Report: IT Pros, Leaders Aligning More on Cyber Risk

Technology pros are capitalizing on a renewed emphasis on cybersecurity to foster alignment with business leaders on IT investments.

July 28, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Eight months after the Russia-led highly sophisticated hacking campaign leveraging the SolarWinds Orion platform, the company has released its annual IT Trends Report, this one highlighting how IT professionals perceive their organization’s cyber risk management and mitigation after a tumultuous year. The report touches on everything from external threats, internal threats, remote work policies and […]

University of San Diego Health Substitute Notice of Data Breach

July 27, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UC San Diego Health recently experienced a security event involving unauthorized access to some employee email accounts. This notice provides up-to-date information on what happened and what we are doing. What Happened? UC San Diego Health recently identified and responded to a security matter involving unauthorized access to some employee email accounts. At […]

What You Can Learn From Twitter Users’ Awful 2FA Adoption

Most Twitter users don't use 2FA, and the ones that do overwhelmingly use the least secure method. Don't let your users make that mistake.

July 23, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication – although not the end all be all to account security – have emerged as an effective way of safeguarding sensitive accounts since an attacker would need access to an email address, mobile phone or authenticator app in addition to your credentials. With several notable high-profile Twitter accounts being compromised […]

NortonLifeLock to Deliver Security Enhanced, Always-Connected PCs with Lenovo

July 23, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Select new Lenovo™ laptops feature the Norton Security Universal Windows Platform app TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NortonLifeLock announced today that the Norton Security Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app will be pre-installed on select new Lenovo laptop PCs. Expanding its collaboration of more than two decades, NortonLifeLock will help protect Lenovo’s always-on, always-connected laptops, including the Yoga™ 5G […]

Nintendo Download: Pokémon Heads to Aeos Island for an All New Battle!

July 22, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Pokémon UNITE – Get ready for the first Pokémon five-on-five strategic team battle game. Face off against other players in Unite battles, where you’ll cooperate with teammates, defeat wild Pokémon, level up, evolve your Pokémon, and work to prevent the […]

Windows, Linux Users Have New Local Privilege’s Elevation Vulns To Mitigate

IT professionals need to be aware of newly disclosed flaws in Windows and Linux systems that could give local attackers elevated privileges.

July 21, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As if the list of software vulnerabilities and cybersecurity threats to mitigate isn’t long enough already, IT professionals now need to be aware of newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Windows and Linux operating systems that could give local attackers elevated privileges. Both vulnerabilities were disclosed Tuesday and come as IT professionals grapple with keeping systems up […]

Ivanti: IT Is Losing The Phishing Fight

Troubling new research from Ivanti finds nearly half of phishing attempts against IT professionals are successful.

July 21, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

New research from IT management software company Ivanti finds that IT departments are losing the fight against phishing attacks, with nearly half of phishing attempts against IT professionals – the very people tasked with defending corporate networks – actually succeeding. The company surveyed over 1,000 enterprise IT professionals across the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, […]

Nintendo News: Shape Your Next Adventure With Three Additional Super NES Games Arriving to Nintendo Switch Online

July 20, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#NintendoSwitch–On July 28, sparks are sure to fly when three additional Super NES™ games join the Nintendo Switch Online service. This array of quirky and combustible titles will give you the chance to rediscover some of gaming’s hidden gems. With enough skill, a pack of plucky animal pals will become putty in your […]

Ransomware Is Now More Than Just Data Encryption

In addition to encrypting your data, cybercriminals are threatening to release sensitive data unless the ransom is paid.

July 20, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware continues to be a cybersecurity pandemic as organizations are being forced to either rebuild their systems from scratch or pay six-figure ransoms for a decryption tool from the hackers that might not even work that well. However, cybercriminals are getting smarter and are adopting new methods and techniques, and having your data held hostage […]

What’s in Windows 10 21H2?

Microsoft has been making plenty of news over the last few weeks with its announcement of Windows 11, Windows 365 and now Windows 10 21H2.

July 20, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has been making plenty of news over the last few weeks with its announcement of Windows 11, Windows 365 and now Windows 10 21H2, the second major update for 2021. Since both Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 11 will come out later this year, how organizations proceed with upgrading to Windows 11 largely depends […]