Large enterprises with at least 10,000 employees are the most susceptible to phishing schemes that promise a gift despite having access to more cybersecurity resources than smaller businesses, according to a new report on phishing link click rates from Terranova Security, a subsidiary of Fortra (previously HelpSystems). The report is based on the 2022 Gone […]
Microsoft is urging organizations to keep their Exchange servers protected by installing the latest available Cumulative Update and Security Update on all Exchange servers and some Exchange Management Tool workstations. In addition, Microsoft recommends occasionally performing manual tasks to harden Exchange environments, such as enabling Extended Protection and enabling certificate signing of PowerShell Serialization payloads. […]
While ChatGPT may appear to be a shiny new tool that technologists get to play with under OpenAI’s public preview, cybersecurity experts are warning that the conversational AI chatbot could be abused just like any other legitimate IT tool. However, the implications are far more serious, as a highly intelligent assistant being leveraged by attackers […]
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Cybersecurity company Varonis is releasing a new automated posture management tool designed to help customers remediate security and compliance gaps across their cloud-based software and infrastructure environments. According to the New York-based company, the automated posture management tool continuously scans, detects and prioritizes cloud security risks, giving IT and security professionals real-time visibility into their […]
In an effort to help protect K-12 educational institutions from an increasing rate of cyberattacks, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new report with recommendations and resource to help K-12 IT professionals address their plentiful security risks. CISA’s new report, “Protecting Our Future: Partnering to Safeguard K–12 organizations from Cybersecurity […]
A new report from BlackBerry reveals that threat actors are launching an attack about once every minute, with the resurgence of the Emotet botnet, phishing attacks and infostealers dominating the attack landscape. The Ontario-based intelligent security software and services provider’s first Global Intelligence Report on the fourth quarter of 2022 find that the company’s AI-driven […]
Google is beginning to roll intelligence and expertise from cybersecurity firm Mandiant into its enterprise offerings with the launch of Threat Ready, a new solution designed to help protect enterprises with Mandiant expertise. The new offering comes after Google acquired the cybersecurity defense and response firm last year for $5.4 billion, and the announcement marks […]
For years now, healthcare providers have been struggling with the cybersecurity issues posed by medical devices. One study released in December found that internet-connected medical devices have a 24% greater risk for cyberattacks. However, a new federal law passed late last year offers some relief. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now has the authority and $5 […]
Password management company Bitwarden has acquired European-based startup Passwordless.dev, which provides an API framework that minimizes complexities for developers building passkeys and FIDO2 WebAuthn features. According to Bitwarden, Passwordless.dev was founded as an open-source project with an aim to make passwordless authentication more developer friendly and help eliminate phishing attacks. The API is designed to […]
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