The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an emergency directive to federal agencies demanding that they apply an August update to Windows Server before Tuesday to address a critical vulnerability that could allow an attacker to compromise all Active Directory identity services. The vulnerability – CVE-2020-1472 – is an elevation of privilege vulnerability […]
Much of the world is still in flux and reeling from the health and economic effects of COVID-19, and cybercriminals are unfortunately taking note and attacking when we’re most vulnerable. Hackers and other bad actors are targeting remote workers, education institutions and healthcare at a time when each are critically important to our continuity. And, […]
A new advisory from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warns of Chinese government-affiliated cyber threat actors using publicly available and open-source information to leverage unpatched software vulnerabilities to attack U.S. government agencies. According to the warning, hacking groups affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security for the last 12 months have been […]
While remote work and working from home are convenient and just a way of life these days, the trend is opening the door to cyber attackers, nation states and part-time hackers to take advantage of the hysteria and cast a wide net in a bid to compromise our networks. Across the board, companies are reporting […]
According to Microsoft, the U.S. elections are under attack by organizations affiliated with the nation’s adversaries who are targeting politicians from both major parties, including President Donald Trump and his opponent former Vice President Joe Biden. The company has detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming election. The activity detected makes it […]
With much of the U.S. getting a crash course in remote learning over the last few months, cybercriminals are taking advantage and are taking municipal networks hostage and are banking on getting paid given how critical that technology is right now. That is currently now affecting schools in Hartford, Conn. after a ransomware attack delayed […]
Cybersecurity experts say a hacking group suspected to be an Iranian state-sponsored entity is selling access to compromised organization networks. The group, code named Pioneer Kitten, has been active since at least 2017 and is focused on gaining and maintaining access to entities possessing sensitive information of likely intelligence interest to the Iranian government,” cybersecurity […]
It’s no secret that data breaches are a nuisance and an unfortunate part of doing business. And, according to a new IBM study, they are expensive. The 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, sponsored by IBM Security and conducted by the Ponemon Institute, found that data breaches cost companies $3.86 million on average, and […]
Cisco is warning of a high-level vulnerability in its package of small business smart and managed switches that could allow an unauthorized remote attacker to cause a denial of service attack on an affected device. According to a Cisco advisoryv, the vulnerability, CVE-2020-3363, is due to insufficient validation of incoming IPv6 packet through an affected […]
Email and data security company Mimecast has acquired eTorch, a messaging security provider with solutions to help stop social engineering and human identity attacks using machine learning technology. In a press release, Mimecast said the acquisition of eTorch — which does business as MessageControl — strengthens the company’s email security strategy designed to improve security […]
FREE Downloadable resources from TechDecisions provide timely insight into the issues that IT, A/V, and Security end-users, managers, and decision makers are facing in commercial, corporate, education, institutional, and other vertical markets
View all Guides
Get your latest project featured on TechDecisions Project of the Week. Submit your work once and it will be eligible for all upcoming weeks.
Enter Today!