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Microsoft To Disable VBA Macros For Office Apps By Default

Microsoft will now block VBA macros obtained from the internet by default for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Word.

February 8, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature that will block VBA macros obtained from the internet by default for five Office apps that run macros, helping to prevent malware deployments to unwitting end users. In a Tech Community blog, the company says this default setting impacts Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Word, and only […]

ComplyAdvantage Releases 2022 State Of Financial Crime Report

February 3, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Designed as a strategic roadmap for compliance teams, the comprehensive annual report covers financial crime insights related to SARs, cybercrime, geopolitical hotspots, crypto regulations and, the ever-changing sanctions landscape LONDON & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ComplyAdvantage, a global data technology company transforming financial crime detection, today announced the availability of the firm’s much anticipated annual report – […]

IT is Begging for Better Management of The UC&C Environment

A meeting technology management support platform from a global collaboration leader may be the answer to IT's headaches.

February 2, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that the use of videoconferencing and other unified communication and collaboration (UC&C) apps has exploded over the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and shift to remote work that came as a result. Platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, Google Meet and others have reported huge increases in […]

Patch Now: RCE Vulnerability Found in Samba

Administrators are advised to immediately deploy the fix and be on the lookout for vendors that will need to release their own patches.

February 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Researchers have discovered an Out-of-Bounds Heap Read/Write vulnerability in Samba that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of the free software. The bug, tracked as CVE-2021-44142, was initially discovered at the Pwn2Own event in Austin, and researchers with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative discovered additional variants of the bug […]

Springboard Launches 12-Week Tech Sales Bootcamp to Train Students for High-Pay Sales Roles

February 1, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Leading EdTech Platform Launches First-of-its-Kind Program to Offer Pathway for Non-Tech Workers into Tech Careers SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Springboard, an online learning platform preparing students for in-demand careers through comprehensive, human-guided programs, has announced that enrollments are now open for its new Tech Sales Bootcamp, the first-of-its-kind from a high-profile learning platform and a new pathway […]

Smarsh Completes Acquisition of Digital Safe Product Line from Micro Focus, Extending Global Leadership in Enterprise Information Archiving

February 1, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Acquisition brings additional capabilities to the Smarsh portfolio, with a focus on helping customers embrace innovations to remain compliant while using ever-changing collaboration and communications platforms LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Smarsh, enabling organizations to manage the risk and uncover the value within their communications data, today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Digital Safe product line […]

Trellix Sees Advanced Persistent Threat Actors and Ransomware Groups Focus on Financial Services in Third Quarter of 2021

January 31, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Key Findings In Q3 2021, the financial sector was the most targeted seeing 22% of ransomware and 37% of APT detections Publicly reported cyber incidents in the financial sector increased 21% compared to Q2 2021 Nearly half of APT activity monitored appears to originate from Russian and Chinese backed groups Cobalt Strike attack suite abused […]

IOWN Global Forum Releases A Six Reference Document “Starter Pack” for Creating an Intelligent, Energy-Efficient All-Photonics Data and Communications Architecture

January 31, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Reference Documents Will Be Featured at the IOWN Global Forum Member Meeting Feb. 15-17, 2022 WAKEFIELD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#iown–The Innovative Optical and Wireless Network Global Forum (IOWN Global Forum) has released six technology reference documents, in support of its goal to provide reliable, high-speed, low-latency data and communications paths using an all-optical data transport architecture. The […]

Options Sponsor St. Patrick’s Day SPAR Craic 10k Run In Association with Aisling Events

January 26, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

LONDON & NEW YORK & HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Options Technology, the leading Capital Markets services provider, today announced their Race Partner sponsorship of the St. Patrick’s Day SPAR Craic 10k, hosted by Aisling Events and Athletics NI. The run, which has been held as part of Belfast City Council’s all-inclusive celebration of the National Saints’ Day, […]

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 […]