‘Acquirers of businesses have changed their taste in what they’re looking for as things evolve. Strategic buyers who are really driving the consolidation, particularly in areas like cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and data analytics, are fueling this growth,’ says John Holland, managing director of Corporate Finance Associates. The rise of AI solutions and evolving cybersecurity threats…

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CISA is warning that threat actors have been observed abusing unencrypted persistent F5 BIG-IP cookies to identify and target other internal devices on the targeted network. By mapping out internal devices, threat actors can potentially identify vulnerable devices on the network as part of the planning stages in cyberattacks. “CISA has observed cyber threat actors leveraging…

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CISA is warning that threat actors have been observed abusing unencrypted persistent F5 BIG-IP cookies to identify and target other internal devices on the targeted network. By mapping out internal devices, threat actors can potentially identify vulnerable devices on the network as part of the planning stages in cyberattacks. “CISA has observed cyber threat actors leveraging…

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Big mergers and major product launches are among the key moves by SIEM vendors this year. While the completion of Cisco’s $28 billion acquisition of SIEM stalwart Splunk was entirely expected for 2024, two of the other big consolidation moves in the market for SIEM (security information and event management) were not. And incidentally, both…

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‘Our customers want reduced time to value. They want to be able to deploy AI faster and get value out of it quicker. We’ve been hearing over the last two years that it takes a lot of effort to actually deploy AI solutions and get them to work,’ says Dell Technologies Senior Vice President of…

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For the week ending Oct. 11, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Presidio, AMD, Intel, Microsoft and the winners of the CRN 2024 Triple Crown Award. The Week Ending Oct. 11 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is solution provider Presidio for a strategic…

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Casio now confirms it suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, warning that the personal and confidential data of employees, job candidates, and some customers was also stolen. The attack was disclosed Monday when Casio warned that it was facing system disruption and service outages due to unauthorized access to its networks during the weekend.…

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A new TD Synnex report illustrates how the technology landscape is shifting and ‘validates the need for partnership,’ says Calhoun McKinney, senior director of advanced solutions, go-to-market strategy and enablement, at the distributor’s Insipire 2024 conference. IT distribution giant TD Synnex Wednesday published a new report it said shows channel partners how the technology landscape…

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More security teams are incorporating AI to uplevel their defense strategies and boost productivity. With so much AI buzz, it may be overwhelming to decipher which tools to acquire and how they fit in a modern security strategy. Read on to explore how AI-enabled tools can help enhance your security program in this special edition…

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Threat actors constantly change tactics to bypass cybersecurity measures, developing innovative methods to steal user credentials. Hybrid password attacks merge multiple cracking techniques to amplify their effectiveness. These combined approaches exploit the strengths of various methods, accelerating the password-cracking process. In this post, we’ll explore hybrid attacks — what they are and the most common…

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