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 […]
Over 400 distinct cloud applications delivered malware in 2022, nearly tripling the amount seen in the prior year, according to the latest research from Netskope, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based SASE provider. Netskope researchers also found that 30% of all cloud malware downloads in 2022 originated from Microsoft OneDrive. As cloud apps are widely used by […]
OpenAI’s conversational AI chatbot ChatGPT has captured the attention of the tech industry, with the technology already helping IT professionals and developers create scripts and write code via a free preview. The use cases extend to essentially replacing or adding to search engines to help create a more engaging experience for users looking for information. […]
Organizations should expect to see continued cyberattacks leveraging the Log4Shell vulnerability in 2023, cybersecurity company GreyNoise Intelligence says in a new report. The Washington, D.C.-based internet scanning traffic analysis firm’s recently released report, the 2022 Mass Exploitation Report, dives deep into the most significant threat detection events of the past year, including touching on CISA’s […]
2022 was a very busy year for IT professionals as they grappled with new trends, technologies, tools, workplace models, cyberattacks and more while they helped their organization remain productive and secure. We looked back at our coverage to find common trends in our content to bring you our top 10 stories from this past year. […]
For small businesses, securing IT systems can be a challenge. From finding qualified IT talent and then paying for their salary and security tools, cybersecurity can be costly for a small business. Hackers know this, and this makes small businesses a prime target for cyberattacks. With more and more small businesses leveraging the easy-to-deploy cloud […]
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