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Rising Ransomware, Supply Chain Disruptions & Geopolitical Issues Complicate Cybersecurity

February 20, 2024 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Cyber-physical systems security provider TXOne Networks recently published its 2023 annual report detailing a growing range of cybersecurity issues facing global industries. The Crisis of Convergence: OT/ICS Cybersecurity 2023, which is available for free download, “details diverse intensifying challenges, including growth in attacks via Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) models, exploitation of supply chain vulnerabilities and prevalence of state-sponsored hackers and […]

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Solutionz OPTIXAV RMM Platform for AV Environments Now Available

August 21, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Solutionz, Inc., the Pacific Palisades, Calif.-based technology solutions provider released OptixAV, a remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform designed for audiovisual environments. Solutionz says with the OptixAV RMM platform, organizations can now enjoy a comprehensive, all-in-one solution that offers visibility, automated self-healing functionality and asset/inventory management, and reporting. It also features an added layer of […]

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Barracuda ESG

Barracuda: Replace Compromised ESG Appliances Immediately

June 12, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

[Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect Barracuda Networks’ official statement.] Barracuda Networks is urging organizations with Email Security Gateway appliances impacted by a remote command injection bug in the devices to replace them, even if they were patched. The company’s recommendation comes after Barracuda was first alerted to anomalous traffic coming from […]

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Cisco Live 2023: Simplified Management, Enhanced Security, AI

June 6, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cisco used its annual Cisco Live event to announce new products and innovations designed to make IT management, security and networking more simplified with the help of artificial intelligence, unified platforms and other enhanced capabilities. Announced at Cisco Live in Las Vegas, Cisco announced Cisco Networking Cloud for simplified IT management, security service edge solution […]

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Phishing, Email security

Email Attacks are Evading Security Protections. Here’s How Security Teams Should Respond.

June 6, 2023 Trevor Collins Leave a Comment

Instances of business email compromise (BEC) – a targeted form of phishing in which attackers try to scam companies out of money or goods or trick employees into giving up sensitive info – have continued to increase, causing devastating impacts. Last year, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported $43 billion of global exposed […]

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Ransomware Groups Confirmed to be Exploiting MOVEit Bug

June 5, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity firms are reporting widespread exploitation of the MOVEit Transfer vulnerability across a wide range of organizations large and small, with some publicly confirming that known ransomware groups are leveraging the flaw. That includes Microsoft, which is attributing the attacks exploiting the bug, tracked as CVE-2023-34362, to a group it calls “Lace Tempest,” which is […]

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FortMesa Joins CompTIA to Strengthen Cybersecurity Culture Throughout MSP Community

June 5, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

FortMesa, the Spencertown, N.Y.-based, provider of security enablement tools for IT service provider companies, announced its support for the new CompTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark program. FortMesa’s Continurisk GRC (governance, risk and compliance) platform will be deployed to support the new Trustmark program from CompTIA, the Downers Grove, Ill.-based, nonprofit association for the global technology industry and […]

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The Cyberattacks and Insider Threats During The Development of China’s C919 Passenger Jet

June 5, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Over the weekend, China claimed a major win by launching the first commercial flight of the C919, the country’s first domestically manufactured large passenger jet built by the Commercial Aviation Corporation of China (COMAC). However, some non-China-based aviation manufacturers and cybersecurity firms may opt to use the term “domestically manufactured” loosely. According to CNN, the […]

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Act Now: Vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer Software

June 2, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity companies and researchers are sounding the alarm on a new zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer solution, with attackers pouncing on the vulnerability since it was disclosed by Progress Software on May 31. According to Progress Software, the vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer could lead to escalated privileges and potential unauthorized access to the […]

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