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Dragos Industrial Cybersecurity “Year in Review” Reports Rise in Threat Groups, Vulnerabilities, and Ransomware as ICS/OT Systems Digitally Transform

February 23, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Number of industrial organizations with external connections to their Industrial Control Systems doubled, yet 86% of organizations report limited-to-no visibility of ICS environments HANOVER, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dragos, Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT) environments, today released its fifth annual Dragos ICS/OT Cybersecurity Year in Review (YIR) report, the most […]

Cybersecurity Experts: Ukraine, Russia Crisis Could Result in U.S. Cyberattacks

Cybersecurity experts are warning organizations to be extra vigilant against cyberattacks as the Russia-Ukraine crisis unfolds.

February 16, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As the world waits to see what unfolds in Ukraine, cybersecurity professionals are urging western governments and organizations to be prepared for serious cyberattacks coming from Russia and its allies. These warnings come from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as well as private sector cybersecurity software providers like Mandiant that have raised […]

SBOMs Will Become A Necessity In IT Ecosystem

New research suggests that a software bill of materials (SBOM) will become a critical piece of software supply chain security.

February 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT professionals and software developers should prepare for Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) to become a regular part of the IT ecosystem, according to new research from the Linux Foundation. The term, while already known to IT professionals, became more popular in the wake of several software supply chain security crises, including the SolarWinds compromise, […]

Menlo Security Finds Cloud Migration and Remote Work Gives Rise to New Era of Malware, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

February 2, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Menlo identified 224% increase in HEAT attacks in the last six months fueling ransomware surge MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cloudsecurity—Menlo Security, a leader in cloud security, today announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. HEAT attacks are a class of cyber threats targeting web […]

Software Supply Chain Security Specialist Codenotary Raises $12.5 Million in Series B Round

January 20, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Founder of Xen and KVM hypervisors turns his sights to security during year highlighting critical vulnerabilities in software delivery HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#SBOM—Codenotary, the immutability specialist that can instantly identify untrusted components in software, today announced that it has raised $12.5 million in series B funding by new and existing investors Bluwat, Elaia and others. The financing […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 148: IT Security Trends in 2022

Tom LaRock, a head geek at IT management software company SolarWinds, joins the podcast to talk about the company's IT security predictions.

January 18, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

On this episode of the My TechDecisions Podcast, we are joined by Tom LaRock, a head geek at IT management software company SolarWinds. We discuss the company’s IT trends report for 2021, titled “Building a Secure Future.” The report touches on how organizations are prepared to manage, mitigate and prevent risk in the future. The […]

This is What A Russian Cyberattack Looks Like

In light of recent geopolitical events involving Russia, U.S. agencies release detailed guidance on how to spot a Russian cyberattack.

January 18, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Many organizations that have valuable data or even come close to touching sectors of the U.S. government are likely fending off cyberattacks from nation-state countries, with Russia among the top such threats. Now, due to increasing tensions between Russia, Ukraine and western countries, IT and cybersecurity professionals should be on the lookout for sophisticated threat […]

What Tech Firms Are Saying About The White House’s Open-Source Security Summit

White House's Open-Source Security Summit renews calls for software code transparency and more support for the open-source community.

January 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

After the Log4j vulnerabilities threw a wrench into the holiday plans of IT and cybersecurity folks last month, the federal government has taken swift action to address the issue, including instructing federal agencies to quickly patch and mitigate the vulnerability and making other resources available to the larger IT community. Now, the issue has been […]

Cyberattacks Increased By 50% In 2021

Researchers with Check Point say cyberattacks in 2021 increased by 50% when compared to 2020.

January 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Not that anyone assumed differently, but cyberattacks proliferated the internet in 2021, with researchers noting 50% more attacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020, according to cybersecurity firm Check Point. The 2021 data comes just a few months after the company reported in October a 40% increase in cyberattacks globally. However, the fourth […]

TechTarget Announces 2021 North American Winners of Archer Awards for Data-Driven Marketing & Sales Excellence

December 9, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Technology marketing and sales leaders were honored across 9 categories NEWTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), the global leader in B2B technology purchase intent data and services, today announced the 2021 North American winners of the Archer Awards, the Company’s annual awards program that recognizes customers for data-driven marketing and sales excellence. This year’s winners […]