Tag: cyber threats
From Basics to Breakthroughs: Evolution of IT security in the 1980s
While cybersecurity is a multibillion-dollar industry today, during the early years of the commercial computing industry, most organizations did not fully understand the need for security or even the potential scope of the problem. As is still the case, criminals...
Summer headlines illustrate cybersecurity trends
Across the United States, school buses are rumbling on their routes, campus playgrounds are full of excited and clambering children, and families are back from refreshing vacations, having pushed normal routines aside, which may include keeping up with the latest...
The digital transformation in agriculture drives opportunity for MSPs
Gone are the days of the lone farmer on a tractor sprinkling seeds into the ground. “More and more farms today are sprawling commercial operations owned by corporate giants, and computers have become as important to planting as fertilizer,” says...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: critical vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence Server
A zero-day exploit has been discovered in all versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center products. This vulnerability is actively being exploited by cyberattackers. It allows threat actors to gain full control of vulnerable systems without using credentials and...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Windows critical remote code execution
Microsoft released an emergency update for a critical remote code execution vulnerability for all Windows versions that are still receiving security updates (Windows 7+ and Server 2008+). This vulnerability allows an attacker to utilize the software to execute arbitrary code...
Healthcare industry cyber threats significantly on the rise
“Healthcare data breach: 2.4m records potentially exposed at Forefront Dermatology.” “Data breach may have compromised up to 68,000 Advocate Aurora Health patients’ info.” “Data Breach at UC San Diego Health.” “US medical imaging center reports possible data breach after emails...
