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Kaseya Obtains Universal Decryption Key

Kaseya says the universal decryption key is effective as recovering locked data, but how it appeared is a secret.

July 23, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Kaseya, the IT management software company that was leveraged by the REvil ransomware gang to infect around 1,500 organizations with data encrypting malware, says it has obtained a universal decryption key for victims of the July 4 weekend hack. Now, organizations hit by this attack can recover their data without having to rebuild their systems […]

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 […]

Microsoft Acquires Cloudknox Security

Microsoft strengthens its cloud security by acquiring Cloudknox to help prevent today’s alarming number of security breaches.

July 22, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Microsoft strengthens its cloud security by acquiring Cloudknox to help prevent today’s alarming number of security breaches.

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, […]

Cloudflare Hits Milestone in FedRAMP Approval to Offer Zero Trust Cybersecurity to Government Agencies

July 21, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Cloudflare to offer Zero Trust cybersecurity to the federal government, as agencies look to modernize infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced that it is now listed in the FedRAMP marketplace, the federal government’s rigorous cloud security assessment program. Reaching this […]

The U.S. Government Is Getting Serious About Nation State Cybercrime

The U.S. on Monday charged Chinese hackers and publicly attributed the Exchange Server attacks to China a week after ransomware initiatives.

July 19, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In case you missed it, the U.S. government has taken several actions of late aimed at stopping foreign cybercriminals and nation state actors from attacking the networks of government entities and private organizations, including charging four Chinese nationals with stealing intellectual property, attributing the Microsoft Exchange Server attacks to China and launching anti-ransomware initiatives. If […]

Who is REvil and What Do They Do?

REvil, the notorious ransomware gang behind the JBS SA & Kaseya ransomware attacks are requesting some of the largest payments as of late.

July 14, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

REvil, the notorious ransomware gang behind the JBS SA & Kaseya ransomware attacks are requesting some of the largest payments as of late.

Stress Among IT Teams Is Rising And Something Needs To Change

To combat stress and mental health issues in IT departments, organizations need to look at IT differently.

July 13, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

To combat stress and mental health issues in IT departments, organizations need to look at IT differently.

What You Need To Know About Kaseya’s VSA Patch

Kaseya has patched vulnerabilities in its VSA software that ransomware actors leveraged in a massive attack through MSPs.

July 12, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Kaseya has patched vulnerabilities in its VSA software that ransomware actors leveraged in a massive attack through MSPs.

Castine’s Telescope Due Diligence Solution Tops 3,500 Responders

July 8, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Flexibility Across Industry Areas Drives Growth RIDGEWOOD, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Castine LLC announced that Telescope, a technology solution that enables financial firms to perform effective initial due diligence and ongoing review of their third-party providers has more than 3,500 firms on its roster. The Telescope solution is used by financial firms that range from some of the […]