Tag: microsoft
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Okta Hack Has Potentially Wide Impact
Okta has confirmed claims of data breaches made by cybercrime group Lapsus$. Okta has more than 15,000 customers, including some big clients such as such as DCC, Engie, ITV, Renault, Siemens, Plan International, Slack and Pret a Manger. This means that around 375 customers may have been affected by the hack. Ransomware attacks are no… Read more
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Patch Your Log4j Vulnerability or Face the FTC
The United States Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning that it will chase companies that do not remedy the vulnerability in the Java logging package Log4j. “The FTC intends to use its full legal authority to pursue companies that fail to take reasonable steps to protect consumer data from exposure as a result of Log4j, or similar known vulnerabilities in… Read more
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71% of IT and Security Pros Find Patching Cumbersome and Time-Consuming
A clear majority (71%) of IT and security professionals see patching as overly complex, cumbersome, and time-consuming. In addition, 57% of those same professionals say remote work and decentralized workspaces make a challenging task even more difficult. Sixty-two percent admit that patch management takes a backseat to other tasks; device inventory and manually based approaches… Read more
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Microsoft Reports That 58% of State-Sponsored Attacks are Russian Based
Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO members, the company said. The devastating effectiveness of the long-undetected SolarWinds hack — it mainly breached information technology businesses including Microsoft —… Read more
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Many Vulnerabilities Go Unpatched — Helix22 Will Provide Data Protection Anyway
One of the most common ways cybercriminals hit an organization is by exploiting a known security vulnerability. For that reason, regularly patching your software and other products is a vital way to protect yourself from cyberattack. But many organizations fail to keep up with the proper patching, thus exposing themselves to great risk. The great… Read more
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Microsoft Lets You Scrap Passwords: It Won’t Make Any Difference
Microsoft already convinced 200 million of us to enable passwordless authentication so we can get to Outlook.com, Xbox Live, OneDrive and Skype. Now it’s letting those who want to do so dump the passwords altogether. On Wednesday, the company opened up a new option to delete your password authentication. That means your sole means of… Read more
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Only 7.5% of Firms Are Confident of WFH Protection – Helix22 Can Deliver 100% Confidence
New research has found that while 3 in 4 organizations have moved to a hybrid work model, only 1 in 5 companies — some 21% — are fully confident that their infrastructure security can support long-term remote work. Moving past the Labor Day holiday, 89% of those surveyed by Pulse on behalf of Sungard Availability Services, say a… Read more
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Microsoft Azure Cloud Vulnerability is the “Worst Yet” – Complete Exposure of All 3,300 Customers
Microsoft has warned thousands of its Azure cloud computing customers, including many Fortune 500 companies, about a vulnerability that left their data completely exposed for the last two years. A flaw in Microsoft’s Azure Cosmos DB database product left more than 3,300 Azure customers open to complete unrestricted access by attackers. The vulnerability was introduced… Read more
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USA Announces the Joint Cyber Defense Collaboration
The US government has announced that it will partner with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other tech companies as part of a new initiative aimed at bolstering the country’s cyber defenses. The initiative, called the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), will see the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) work alongside leading technology providers, cybersecurity firms… Read more
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Ransomware Attacks Are Up 151% so far in 2021 – Helxi22 SDK Can Eliminate Ransomware
In the first half (H1) of 2021, ransomware attacks skyrocketed, eclipsing the entire volume for 2020 in only six months. With high-profile attacks against established technology and infrastructure, ransomware is now more prevalent than ever. Through the first half of 2021, there was a global ransomware volume of 304.7 million, surpassing 2020’s full-year total (304.6… Read more