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Microsoft, Researchers Warn Of New Office Security Bug Being Exploited

Administrators are being urged to apply a workaround for a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool.

May 31, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is urging administrators to apply a workaround for a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) that exists when the tool is called using the URL protocol from a calling application such as Microsoft Word. According to Microsoft, attackers who successfully exploit the bug, tracked as CVE-2022-30190, can run arbitrary code […]

Armorblox Email Security Threat Report Reveals Huge Uptick in Language-Based Business Email Compromise Attacks

May 26, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

BEC Attacks Have Risen More Than 53% Year-Over-Year; Nearly 75% of BEC Emails Use Language as the Main Attack Vector SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#API—Armorblox today released its 2022 Email Security Threat Report, which highlights the use of language-based attacks that bypass existing email security controls. The inaugural report uncovers how the continued increase in remote work […]

10 Common Cybersecurity Mistakes Your Organization is Making

The 10 most common ways attackers gain initial access are not all that hard to secure, according to new CISA advisory.

May 23, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With more of the world relying on technology to connect and maintain business continuity over the last two years, malicious cyber actors have stepped up their game to exploit weaknesses in organizations’ IT infrastructure and conduct a broad range of attacks against both public and private entities. However, network defenders and IT professionals can stop […]

Is Your IT Department Augmented by an MSP? Take These Cybersecurity Steps Now.

CISA and other agencies are urging organizations to take steps to guard themselves against possible compromise of their MSPs.

May 20, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and a host of other cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies are urging organizations to take steps to guard themselves against possible compromise of their managed service providers (MSP) as advanced threat actors and nation states are expected to up their attacks against those service providers. Attacking and […]

Some May 2022 Microsoft Security Updates Are Leading to Authentication Failures

Microsoft recommends manually mapping certificates to a machine account in Active Directory until the issues are fixed.

May 16, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In the wake of Active Directory authentication failures caused by Microsoft’s May 2022 Patch Tuesday updates, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has removed a Windows LSA spoofing zero day bug from its catalog of vulnerabilities agencies are required to patch. The bug, CVE-2022-26925, is a Windows LSA spoofing flaw that was patched last […]

GTS Telecom Taps Ciena for Network Upgrade Across Romania, Increases Capacity Tenfold

May 16, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

IT&C provider to deliver high-performance services to verticals in Romania HANOVER, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GTS Telecom, an information technology and communications service provider in Romania and member of Deutsche Telekom AG, has selected Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) to upgrade its network from 10G to 100G across the country. Designed with future needs in mind, the network gives GTS […]

Code42 Ranks Among Highest-Scoring Businesses on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2022

May 13, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Achieves recognition on the listing for third consecutive year MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Code42 Software, Inc., the Insider Risk Management (IRM) leader, has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual Best Workplaces list for the third consecutive year. Featured in the May/June 2022 issue, now on newsstands and prominently featured on Inc.com, the list is the result of a […]

Vecima Announces Scalable Software Enhancements for its Entra™ Remote MACPHY and DPoE/Remote OLT Portfolio

May 11, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New R22.1 software release builds on performance, scale, and interoperability of Entra Virtual Distributed Access Architecture (vDAA) and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) products Broadens Vecima’s Passive Optical Network (PON) interoperability industry leadership VICTORIA, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX: VCM) announced today a new software release for its Entra™ Remote MACPHY and DPoE (DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON) […]

Araali Networks Selected as Finalist for RSA Conference 2022 Innovation Sandbox Contest

May 4, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Araali Networks Recognized for Proactive Risk Mitigation Solution for Cloud Workloads LIVERMORE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cloudsecurity—Araali Networks Inc., a Cloud Security company, has been named one of 10 finalists for the RSA Conference 2022 Innovation Sandbox Contest for its work providing self-configuring passwordless controls for any cloud, automating least privilege access for apps and proactively blocking threats […]

Aryaka Announces Security Research Partnership with Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab

May 3, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Company Will Advance Research in Threat Mitigation Techniques SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aryaka®, the leader in fully managed SD-WAN and SASE solutions, today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with CyLab, Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU’s) Security and Privacy Institute, to research new threat mitigation techniques and innovate solutions for enterprise networking and security. Founded in […]