Tag: network security
Over the past two years, a shocking 51% of organizations surveyed in a leading industry report have been compromised by a cyberattack. Yes, over half. And this, in a world where enterprises deploy an average of 53 different security solutions to safeguard their digital domain. Alarming? Absolutely. A recent survey of CISOs and CIOs, commissioned…
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Between crossovers – Do threat actors play dirty or desperate? In our dataset of over 11,000 victim organizations that have experienced a Cyber Extortion / Ransomware attack, we noticed that some victims re-occur. Consequently, the question arises why we observe a re-victimization and whether or not this is an actual second attack, an affiliate crossover…
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For the week ending April 12, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Google Cloud, Intel, Wiz, Zscaler, Lumen Technologies and startup solution provider Ensemble AI. The Week Ending April 12 Topping this week’s Came to Win is Google Cloud which used this week’s Google Next…
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Apr 22, 2024NewsroomRootkit / Software Security New research has found that the DOS-to-NT path conversion process could be exploited by threat actors to achieve rootkit-like capabilities to conceal and impersonate files, directories, and processes. “When a user executes a function that has a path argument in Windows, the DOS path at which the file or…
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The tech giant has provided a patch for the root escalation vulnerability, which affects a number of devices that run the Cisco Integrated Management Controller. Cisco disclosed a new high-severity vulnerability Wednesday, as well as a patch for the issue, which impacts the Cisco Integrated Management Controller used by numerous devices. The tech giant said…
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Apr 22, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Artificial Intelligence Microsoft has revealed that North Korea-linked state-sponsored cyber actors has begun to use artificial intelligence (AI) to make its operations more effective and efficient. “They are learning to use tools powered by AI large language models (LLM) to make their operations more efficient and effective,” the tech giant said…
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‘With this innovation … we have actually been able to deliver something that’s unlike anything we’ve done in the last 40 years at Cisco. And I will say that we’re just getting started,’ says Jeetu Patel, Cisco’s EVP and general manager of security and collaboration on Cisco Hypershield. Cisco Systems has introduced what the tech…
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As part of CRN’s 2024 Internet Of Things 50 list, here are the 10 coolest IoT networking connectivity companies that are offering innovative connectivity options to help devices connect to networks, communicate, and share their valuable data to various business systems. Global IoT spending is expected to continue growing for the years to come, and…
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Gartner recognizes 10 security service edge (SSE) vendors in its latest Magic Quadrant ranking for the cybersecurity category. Netskope, Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler once again appeared in the sought-after “Leaders” quadrant in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for security service edge (SSE) vendors, according to the report released Thursday. The three vendors in the…
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“The customers that are coming from all of those competitors are saying the same thing, which is, ‘I want a beautifully well-engineered, elegantly written, modern architecture platform for my business,’” says Michael George, Syncro CEO. While Michael George knows competition is healthy, he believes Syncro’s toolset is perfectly aligned to help MSPs grow. “I’d like…
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