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Ransomware Attacks Continue Increasing: 20% of All Reported Attacks Occurred in the Last 12 Months – New Survey

Survey of over 2,000 IT pros revealed that a quarter either don’t know or don’t think Microsoft 365 data can be affected by ransomware.

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How Multilayered Security Features Help Protect Modern Devices from New Threats

Cybersecurity threats and attacks are on an upswing with no end in sight. It’s clear that organizations must do more to protect their data and employees. AMD and Microsoft have worked together to integrate hardware and software security features to help protect today’s mobile workforce. Read more to learn about AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000 series […]

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Aunalytics Launches Security Patching Platform as a Service

Expedited software patching and updating recognized as one of the most important processes to protect against system compromise from cyberattacks.

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New Chaos malware spreads over multiple architectures

A new malware named Chaos raises concerns as it spreads on multiple architectures and operating systems. The post New Chaos malware spreads over multiple architectures appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Malware builder uses fresh tactics to hit victims with Agent Tesla RAT

A recently discovered malware builder sold on the dark web, Quantum Builder, is being used in a new campaign featuring fresh tactics to deliver the Agent Tesla .NET-based keylogger and remote access trojan (RAT), according to an alert issued by the ThreatLabz research unit of cybersecurity company Zscaler. To read this article in full, please […]

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Fake CISO Profiles on LinkedIn Target Fortune 500s

Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. It’s not clear who’s behind this network of fake CISOs or what their intentions may be. But the fabricated LinkedIn identities are confusing search engine results for CISO roles at […]

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Report finds women are declining CISO/CSO roles

Professional risk factors into career decisions, and successful women need to encourage other women to accept the risks, says Accenture. The post Report finds women are declining CISO/CSO roles appeared first on TechRepublic.

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The Country Where You Live Impacts Password Choices

Literacy, levels of personal freedom, and other macro-social factors help determine how strong average passwords are in a given locale, researchers have found.

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Dangerous New Attack Technique Compromising VMware ESXi Hypervisors

China-based threat actor used poisoned vSphere Installation Bundles to deliver multiple backdoors on systems, security vendor says.

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