New research shows that as cloud adoption grows, many organizations aren’t prioritizing security when storing data with cloud providers, making it easier for threat actors to compromise a business’ data in one place. The study, from New York-based cloud security firm Wiz, finds that the growth of cloud platforms in recent years and an increase […]
Cisco has announced a range of new cloud-based IT management, security products and features designed to give organizations better visibility, control and security over their networks and help them simplify IT operations. Announced during Cisco Live in Amsterdam this week, the new products and innovations are aimed at helping organizations meet sustainability goals, secure and […]
Malwarebytes is launching Malwarebytes Mobile Security for Business, a new tool designed to bring the company’s endpoint protection capabilities to professional mobile devices. According to the company, the mobile device security solution is in response to the growing number of connected mobile devices connecting to corroborate resources. Citing the company’s own research, Malwarebytes says 25% […]
Microsoft is launching the preview of Adaptive Protection, a new machine-learning-enabled capability in Microsoft Purview designed to help organizations balance data protection and productivity. The new solution included in Microsoft Purview, the company’s suite of data protection tools, essentially combines the controls from Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with the investigation skill of Insider Risk Management […]
Threat actors are increasingly using OneNote documents to deliver malware as Microsoft makes it difficult for them to use other Office documents by blocking macros by default. Now, hackers are experimenting with other file types, including using virtual hard disk, compiled HTML and OneNote, according to new research from enterprise security software company Proofpoint. The […]
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 […]
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