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Best Practices on How to Avoid Phishing Scams Ahead of Tax Day

Learn how to protect yourself and your organization from tax scams ahead of the U.S. tax deadline with these best practices.

April 10, 2023 Steven Spadaccini Leave a Comment

With April’s U.S. tax deadline, cybercriminals have sprung into action. For one, a devious Emotet malware phishing campaign has been launched, masquerading as official W-9 tax form emails sent from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A malicious group known as Tactical#Octopus is also on the prowl and looking to spread malware through fake file downloads […]

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Businesses Beware: April is the Most Dangerous Month for Ransomware Attacks

The month of April is expected to be a high-risk month when it comes to ransomware attacks, according to NordLocker research.

April 6, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The month of April has been identified as the most dangerous period in terms of ransomware attacks, according to research by end-to-end file encryption provider NordLocker. Last year, the month of April saw 294 ransomware incidents, the most attacks per month in all of 2022. Most of these attacks were carried out against U.S. and […]

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Backup and Storage Devices Contain an Average of 14 Security Issues

Research from cyber resilience company Continuity shows that enterprise backup and storage devices need to be more secure.

April 5, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With storage and backup devices often representing the last line of defense against ransomware attacks and outages, they should be as secure as possible so organizations can restore their data in a critical time of need. However, new research from cyber resilience company Continuity shows that the average enterprise storage and backup device has 14 […]

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ServiceNow Releases Now Platform Utah With New AI Features

The Now Platform Utah release includes a new AI-powered search along with AI-powered process mining and RPA capabilities.

March 22, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

ServiceNow is releasing the Now Platform Utah, an expansion of the company’s digital workflow management platform designed to help organizations future-proof their businesses with new AI-powered process mining and robotic process automation capabilities, including a new AI-powered search feature. In addition, the Now Platform Utah release includes expanded workforce optimization tools and health and safety […]

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Microsoft Launches Defender for IoT Cloud-Managed Platform

Microsoft Defender for IoT helps organizations unify the security operations center (SOC) for both IT and OT assets.

March 20, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is launching the general availability of Microsoft Defender for IoT cloud-managed platform designed to let businesses connect their operational technology (OT) environment without compromising their security. According to the Redmond, Wash. tech giant, Defender for IoT helps organizations manage assets, track emerging threats and control risks across enterprise and mission-critical networks in both connected […]

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Beyond Identity, Cybersecurity Companies Launch Zero Trust Authentication Push

Beyond Identity and other leading security firms are backing the creation of Zero Trust Authentication, a new subcategory of zero trust.

March 17, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Passwordless authentication software provider Beyond Identity is launching Zero Trust Authentication, a new subcategory of zero trust technology designed to help organizations move towards secure authentication that advances the zero trust security movement. According to Beyond Identity, several industry-leading security companies are backing the creation of Zero Trust Authentication, including Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Optiv, […]

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Dell Launches New MDR Solution, Security Services

Dell's new security services and solutions are designed to help protect against threats, respond to attacks and secure IT infrastructure.

March 15, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Dell is launching a new security services solution designed to help organizations secure their IT environments and respond to cybersecurity incidents, including an enhanced managed detection and response solution with the addition of CrowdStrike Falcon into the company’s SafeGuard and Response portfolio. According to the company’ announcement, Dell is expanding the capabilities of its managed […]

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March 2023 Patch Tuesday: Two Actively Exploited Bugs in Outlook, SmartScreen

Microsoft's March 2023 Patch Tuesday includes fixes for 76 vulnerabilities, two of which are being exploited in the wild.

March 14, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s March 2023 Patch Tuesday release includes fixes for 76 vulnerabilities in the company’s products, with two listed as being actively exploited, one of which also being listed as publicly known. The amount of bugs fixed by Microsoft this month is on par with the tech giant’s February security update when it patched 75 vulnerabilities, […]

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