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IoT Security Firm Ordr Increases Funding to $50 Million
2020-03-06 16:58

Santa Clara, Calif-based Ordr has announced additional funding to the Series B funding round announced in December 2019. Ordr was founded in 2015 by Pandian Gnanaprakasam and Sheausong Yang to provide security for the rapidly expanding IoT ecosphere.

5 tips for working safely from home
2020-03-06 16:55

Global concerns over the current coronavirus outbreak, and the need to keep at-risk staff away from the office, means that lots of companies may soon and suddenly end up with lots more staff working from home. So here are our five tips for working from home safely.

10 best practices for using Windows servers
2020-03-06 16:55

Automated tools exist to ensure that your Windows servers stay as secure and trouble-free as the day they were set up. Here is a simple set of management principles that are easy to implement at any budget and skill level to help your IT department take hold of its Windows servers and make sure they are managed efficiently and securely, while being optimized to deliver the best performance possible.

Critical Zoho Zero-Day Flaw Disclosed
2020-03-06 16:53

UPDATE. A zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed in the IT help desk ManageEngine software made by Zoho Corp. The serious vulnerability enables an unauthenticated, remote attacker to launch attacks on affected systems. Zoho has now released a security update addressing the vulnerability.

Critical Zoho Zero-Day Flaw Disclosed
2020-03-06 16:53

UPDATE. A zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed in the IT help desk ManageEngine software made by Zoho Corp. The serious vulnerability enables an unauthenticated, remote attacker to launch attacks on affected systems. Zoho has now released a security update addressing the vulnerability.

How to scan your WordPress sites for vulnerabilities
2020-03-06 16:40

How confident are you with the security of your WordPress deployments? If you're not 100% confident, you need to make use of the wpscan tool.

Accenture Acquires UK-Based Context Information Security for $140 Million
2020-03-06 16:38

Consulting giant Accenture has acquired UK-based cyber defense consultancy Context Information Security from Babcock International Group. Accenture says it's not disclosing any financial terms, but aerospace and defense company Babcock revealed that it sold Context for £107 million, or roughly $140 million.

Steve Katz on the CISO Role in 2020
2020-03-06 16:18

Steve Katz, the world's first CISO, who cut his teeth at Citi and Merrill Lynch, stays current with emerging tech and business trends, and he has advice to share with the next generation of cybersecurity leaders. The CISO role in a digitally transformed enterprise;.

GAO: Federal Data Centers Remain Vulnerable to Cyberthreats
2020-03-06 16:18

A drawback to these plans is that many of these facilities no longer classified as data centers remain vulnerable to cyberthreats, according to a Government Accountability Office audit released Thursday. The major concern that the GAO audit found is that these smaller facilities remain significant access points to federal IT infrastructures and without proper reporting and cybersecurity oversite, could provide vulnerable to a data breach or a larger-scale attack.

Facebook Sues Namecheap Over Fraudulent Domains
2020-03-06 15:22

Facebook announced on Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against domain registrar Namecheap and its Whoisguard privacy protection service over its refusal to provide information on a series of domains that impersonated the social media company and its services. Facebook says it regularly looks for domain names and apps that infringe its trademarks and it has come across 45 domains that impersonated Facebook and its services, and which leveraged Whoisguard to disguise the registrant's information.