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The Top Vulnerabilities of 2021

Cybersecurity firm Tenable rounds up the top vulnerabilities in 2021, noting increases in ransomware attacks, data breaches, zero-days and more.

January 31, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Tenable’s 2021 Threat landscape retrospective report looks back at year unlike any other. Dozens of groups, like REvil, Conti, DarkSide and more, dominated the headlines and continued to wreak havoc across a wide range of industries. Tenable’s research team noted a surge in ransomware attacks, data breaches, zero-days and much more in 2021. Top vulnerabilities […]

Veritas Technologies Named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Information Archiving

January 28, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Veritas Technologies, the leader in enterprise data management from edge to core to cloud, today announced it has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving1. The acceleration of digital transformation initiatives combined with the shift to hybrid work has caused a massive rise in the amount […]

These Were The Top Phishing Topics in 2021

The pandemic and vaccination were the most common phishing topic among hackers in 2021, new report research says.

January 26, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Phishing remains among the top security threats to any organization, as the attack vector is often where a hacker first attempts to steal credentials and access victim networks with the end goal of stealing secrets, deploying ransomware or other malicious activities. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, phishing attempts have grown considerably, with nearly […]

Both Negligent and Malicious Insider Cyber Threats Are Increasing

Proofpoint survey shows that cybercriminals are increasingly relying on credential theft while malicious insider threats grow.

January 25, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

For the last two years as organizations adapt with remote work and other effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals have had a field day by exploiting weaknesses in distributed work security and the fact that our attention is elsewhere. That has forced many companies to invest in new technology to harden network defenses from outside […]

Microsoft Now Disables Excel Macros By Default

Admins have several options to access the setting and set group policies to limit the organization's exposure to ransomware.

January 24, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Excel is now a little safer for organizations to use as Microsoft is making a once optional setting that disables the usage of Excel 4.0 macros the default. According to a Tech Community blog, the setting—which was rolled out as an optional setting in July 2021—is now the default when users open Excel 4.0 macros. […]

Pentera Redefines Cybersecurity Validation Market with Industry-First Unified Testing Platform for Both Internal and External Threats

January 24, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Market Leader’s New Platform Autonomously Validates any IT Attack Surface and Provides Enterprises with the Fastest Path to Cybersecurity Readiness BOSTON & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pentera, the leader in automated security validation, unveiled its next-generation security validation platform today. The Company ends the era of disparate security testing systems by launching a unified security validation […]

Semperis Extends Active Directory Protection With Expansion Into Australia and New Zealand

January 18, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New team in the region propels Semperis’ global growth of hybrid identity protection solutions and follows recent expansion into APAC HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Semperis, the pioneer of identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced that it is expanding its comprehensive Active Directory (AD) protection, mitigation, and recovery solutions to Australia and New Zealand with a Melbourne-based […]

DDoS Attacks Combined With Extortion Attempts Exploded in Q4

According to new data from Cloudflare, the amount of DDoS attacks being layered with a ransom demand increased by 175% in the fourth quarter.

January 12, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to new data from web infrastructure and security firm Cloudflare, the amount of DDoS attacks being layered with a ransom demand are increasing significantly. The company’s DDoS Attack Trends report for the fourth quarter of 2021 revealed a ransom DDoS attack increase of 29% for the year and a whopping 175% for the quarter. […]

Honeywell Expands OT Cybersecurity Portfolio With Acalvio Technologies

Honeywell's Threat Defense Platform features autonomous deception technology from Acalvio, providing threat detection for buildings.

January 11, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Honeywell and Acalvio Technologies have launched a new solution designed to detect known and unknown (zero-day) attacks across the operational technology (OT) environments in commercial buildings. Honeywell Threat Defense Platform (HTDP) powered by Acalvio uses “sophisticated active defense – featuring autonomous deception tactics to outsmart attackers,” providing “high fidelity threat detection,” according to the company. […]

FBI: Don’t Insert USB Drives That Suspiciously Arrive In The Mail

Organizations should be on the lookout for suspicious USB drives that arrive in the mail, as they may contain ransomware, FBI says.

January 10, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Organizations in the transportation, defense and insurance industries should be on the lookout for suspicious USB drives that arrive in the mail, as they may contain malicious payloads and ransomware. According to a new FBI alert obtained by CNN, The Record, Bleeping Computer and other publications, the ransomware group FIN7—the same group behind the BlackMatter […]