After the Log4j vulnerabilities threw a wrench into the holiday plans of IT and cybersecurity folks last month, the federal government has taken swift action to address the issue, including instructing federal agencies to quickly patch and mitigate the vulnerability and making other resources available to the larger IT community. Now, the issue has been […]
According to new data from web infrastructure and security firm Cloudflare, the amount of DDoS attacks being layered with a ransom demand are increasing significantly. The company’s DDoS Attack Trends report for the fourth quarter of 2021 revealed a ransom DDoS attack increase of 29% for the year and a whopping 175% for the quarter. […]
Most of the time, we at My TechDecisions are hard at work bringing you tech professionals news and insights that can help you do your job managing the technology at your organization. However, we also recognize that working in IT can be stressful—especially over the last two years with the migration to remote work and […]
Threat actors are leveraging the comment feature in Google Docs and other Google collaboration tools to send malicious content, primarily to Outlook users. According to new research from cybersecurity firm Avanan, hackers have found a way to use these useful collaboration tools from Google to target Outlook users, hitting over 500 inboxes across 30 tenants, […]
Thanks to a year in which ransomware attacks wreaked havoc on corporate networks, IT and cybersecurity professionals have an opportunity to provide more detailed updates and actionable intelligence to corporate leaders, according to a recent survey from (ISC)². The information security nonprofit membership association’s survey of 750 C-level executives across the U.S. and U.K. show […]
Google is acquiring Siemplify, an Israeli cybersecurity company, to bolster the tech giant’s security cloud-based security offerings and help companies better manage their threat response. The deal, which comes with a reported price tag of $500 million, will help Google business customers solve more incidents with greater complexity while requiring less effort and specialized knowledge […]
The first Microsoft Pluton-powered PCs will become available later this year with Windows 11 as Lenovo and AMD announced during CES 2022 a new ThinkPad Z series laptops powered by AMD’s Ryzen-6000 Series processors which will integrate the Microsoft Pluton security processor. The Microsoft Pluton is a security processor first pioneered in Xbox and Azure […]
Just in time for the holidays, the Log4j vulnerabilities sent IT and security teams into a panic earlier this month. The Apache Foundation has since fixed the bugs and issued patches, so the onus is now on software developers and administrators to patch software and apply the fixes. Since Log4j is a hugely popular Java […]
Cybercriminals can break almost any corporate infrastructure 93% of the time and trigger 71% of dangerous outcomes deemed ‘unacceptable’ for businesses, according to a report by Positive Technologies. Based on data obtained during information security assessments for clients between the second half of 2020 through the first half of 2021, the report reveals an external […]
Wedemark, Germany-based audio giant Sennheiser is working “intensively” to investigate how some customer data was exposed on the internet two months ago, the company says in a newly updated statement. In a notice on its website, Sennheiser acknowledges being notified in October that some company data was displayed on the web. The company says it […]
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