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GoToMeeting for Healthcare

LogMeIn Announces GoToMeeting for Healthcare to Support Telehealth Services

The new version of LogMeIn's GoToMeeting platform for the healthcare industry is designed to support telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 7, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

LogMeIn has released a new version of its GoToMeeting platform for the healthcare industry to help support telehealth services during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The new addition to the company’s GoTo suite of unified communications and collaboration products is a videoconferencing platform preconfigured with technical, organizational and physical security measures so healthcare professionals and patients […]

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COVID-19 Research Hacking

US, UK Officials Warn COVID-19 Researchers of Hacking Attempts

Cybersecurity officials say threat actors are targeting COVID-19 research in healthcare, pharmaceutical, education and local government.

May 6, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new advisory from U.S. and U.K. cybersecurity officials warns healthcare organizations that bad actors are trying to steal research related to COVID-19. The joint advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Cyber Security Center says there are indications that Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors  are targeting organizations involved in both […]

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Cybersecurity Consolidation, cyber readiness

Survey: Organizations Not Prepared for Increasing COVID-19 Cyber Attacks

According to a new ISACA survey, only half of cybersecurity professionals say they’re prepared for the increasing cyber attacks during the COVID-19 crisis.

May 5, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to a new survey, only half of cybersecurity professionals say they’re ready to detect and respond to the increasing rate of cyber attacks targeting vulnerable organizations during the COVID-19 crisis. The data comes from global IT association ISACA, which surveyed more than 3,700 technology professionals about how the coronavirus is affecting the IT industry. […]

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Zoom Installers, Trend Micro, Zoom Installers Hack

Hackers Are Using Zoom Installers to Mine Cryptocurrency, Report Says

Hackers are taking notice of the demand for meeting platforms and are leveraging Zoom installers to spread a cryptocurrency miner, Trend Micro says.

May 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Hackers are finding all sorts of ways to compromise our systems while we work remotely, and much of that activity is coming through applications currently in demand, like videoconferencing and collaboration platforms. Zoom has become one of the more popular platforms and hackers are taking notice — including leveraging Zoom installers to spread a cryptocurrency […]

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Zoom Zero-Day

Yes, Your Videoconferencing Solution is Secure, Mozilla says

Most popular videoconferencing platforms being used by organizations during the COVID-19 quarantine are secure, reports Mozilla.

April 29, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to research on the security features of videoconferencing and video chat solutions, the vast majority of popular platforms are secure. This research on videoconferencing security comes from Mozilla, producers of popular internet browser Firefox, which found that 12 of 15 products tested meet Mozilla’s Minimum Security Standards. Those that are up to snuff include […]

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COVID-19 relief

Inside Microsoft’s, Verizon’s, and Ford Motors’ COVID-19 Relief Efforts

These three organizations have instituted COVID-19 relief efforts which take advantage of their unique technological infrastructures.

April 29, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

At the recent Red Hat Summit Virtual Experience, Red Hat’s President and CEO Paul Cormier interviewed representatives from three recognizable technology (and automotive) brands which have used technology to assist in COVID-19 relief efforts. Let’s examine each of those conversations more thoroughly to learn more about these efforts. Microsoft Coronavirus relief efforts Scott Guthrie, Executive […]

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Zoom Google Meet

Report: A Google Executive’s Son Apparently Prefers Zoom

Zoom has become so popular that even a Google executive's son prefers the platform over Google Meet. However, there are plenty of other platforms available.

April 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In the age of remote work and interconnectivity across the world, videoconferencing solutions are becoming essential to organizations. Platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, GoToMeeting, BlueJeans and others were already becoming increasingly popular before workers were forced to work from their homes due to COVID-19. However, Zoom has become a general term for video chatting […]

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Red Hat

Red Hat Releases Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2

Enterprise IT software company Red Hat has released a new version of its popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux built for the hybrid cloud era.

April 27, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Enterprise IT software company Red Hat has released a new version of its popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux built for the hybrid cloud era. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.2 is designed to extend beyond the reliability of previous versions of the platform and help organizations get more value from existing RHEL subscriptions with new […]

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Video Surveillance, COVID-19

Mitigate COVID-19 Risk on Campus with Video Surveillance

Video surveillance systems can add a level of security and be an effective tool in your organization's fight against COVID-19.

April 24, 2020 Jason Burrows Leave a Comment

It’s becoming all the more clear with each passing day how deep and far-reaching the impact of the coronavirus crisis is and will likely continue to be. It has claimed too many lives already and taken a serious toll on just about all aspects of our collective, everyday lives. Physically and emotionally, COVID-19 has truly been an […]

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