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U.S., UK Agencies Warn of Increased Cyber Attacks During COVID-19

A new joint advisory from U.K. & U.S. cybersecurity officials warns that cyber criminals are targeting individuals and organizations at an increasing rate.

April 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new joint advisory from U.K. and U.S. cybersecurity officials warns that cyber criminals are targeting individuals and organizations with a range of hacking tools like ransomware and malware. With the U.S. and much of Europe under government-imposed lockdowns due to COVID-19, many employees are working from home to help prevent the spread of the […]

Tailscale Launches New Quick Setup VPN

Tailscale's VPN is based on Google’s architecture and was built using the WireGuard protocol, making it available to organizations of any size.

April 6, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Tailscale, a Toronto-based company founded by former Google engineers claiming its new virtual private network can be set up for remote workers in just minutes, has officially launched with a $3 million seed round. According to a press release, the VPN is based on Google’s zero-trust BeyondCorp architecture and was built using the WireGuard protocol, […]

Microsoft: Hospitals Vulnerable to Ransomware, Must Fix VPNs

Microsoft says it has identified dozens of hospitals that have vulnerable gateway and virtual private network (VPN) appliances in their infrastructure.

April 3, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has identified dozens of hospitals that have vulnerable gateway and virtual private network (VPN) appliances in their infrastructure that make them susceptible to more sophisticated human-operated ransomware attacks during the COVID-19 crisis. “To help these hospitals, many already inundated with patients, we sent out a first-of-its-kind targeted notification with important information […]

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The FBI Warns Schools: Online Classrooms, Teleconferencing Apps Are Being Hijacked

FBI says school closings due to COVID-19 and increased presence of children online both pose an increased risk for child exploitation.

April 3, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

With distance learning and videoconferencing on the rise, the FBI says it has received reports that video platforms are being hijacked (“Zoom-bombing”). Two schools in Massachusetts reported the following incidents: In late March 2020, a Massachusetts-based high school reported that while a teacher was conducting an online class using the teleconferencing software Zoom, an unidentified […]

Why IoT Technology is Critical to the Elusive Smart City

Smart cities, like smart people, tend to be smart in different ways. IoT technology is helping both flourish in this new age.

March 19, 2020 Gautam Goswami Leave a Comment

Would you recognize a smart city if you saw one? For all the talk about smart cities over the past decade, there’s actually very little agreement about what they should look like. Candidates that have been touted as smart city examples are remarkably different from one another. There are some who even believe that the […]

AV over IT Benefits to Education Spaces

AV over IT benefits academia in a variety of ways, such as distance learning, webcasting and podcasting, streaming, interactive classrooms, & more.

March 12, 2020 Matt Allard Leave a Comment

New technologies like AV over IT benefit academia in a variety of ways. Distance learning, webcasting and podcasting, streaming, interactive classrooms, eLearning management systems, social media, mobile technology, gamifications, cloud computing, virtual/augmented reality, and video are changing the way people are being taught and trained. Recognizing and understanding these trends is critical to capturing the […]

A New Malware Strain Can Steal Google Authenticator Codes, Report Says

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of an Android malware that can extract and steal one-time passcodes.

March 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of an Android malware that can extract and steal one-time passcodes generated through a Google two-factor authentication tool. According to ZDNet, the malware, called Cerberus, can intercept passcodes generated through Google Authenticator, a mobile app that’s used as two-factor authentication layer that works by generating six-to-eight-digit codes that […]

WhatsApp Ending Support For Older Devices, Platforms

Encrypted messaging app WhatsApp says it is ending support for Windows Phones and devices running Android 2.3.7 and older and iOS 8 and older.

December 30, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Popular encrypted messaging app WhatsApp will no longer provide support for Windows phones and other older operating systems, the company said in an FAQ posted to its website. Beginning Feb. 1, Android versions 2.3.7 and older and iOS 8 and older will no longer create new accounts or reverify existing accounts. Further, the app can’t […]

LogMeIn To Be Acquired By Private Equity for $4.3B

SaaS, UC company LogMeIn joins the tech-heavy portfolios of private equity firms Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital in $4.3 billion deal.

December 18, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cloud-based connectivity firm LogMeIn has agreed to be acquired by a group of tech-focused private equity firm in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.3 billion. The Boston-based company is now part of Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital — private equity firms that led the transaction that is expected to close in the middle of […]

5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of IoT Building Systems

Some important methodologies for how you can harness the power of IoT building systems with the cloud computing systems at your org.

December 5, 2019 Charles Richard Leave a Comment

The Internet of Things (IoT building systems) creates tons of Big Data and puts a large strain on internet infrastructure. But it also provides a strong potential to improve the tasks drastically and take necessary preventive measures for electronic appliances to smart traffic lights in order to reduce network congestion. For the big data companies, […]