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Microsoft has announced that the Windows May 10th 2021 Update is complete and being prepared for release. Windows Insiders in the 'Beta' and 'Release' channels have been testing this build since April 13th. While Microsoft has not provided a specific date when the May 2021 Update would begin to rollout, it is likely to be released as an optional update during the upcoming May 2021 Patch Tuesday updates.
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A cyber-espionage group believed to be sponsored by the Chinese government has been observed targeting military organizations in Southeast Asia in attacks involving previously undocumented malware, Bitdefender reported on Wednesday. The group has been known to focus on government and military organizations.
While organizations invest significantly and rely heavily on penetration testing for security, the widely used approach doesn't accurately measure their overall security posture or breach readiness - the top two stated goals among security and IT professionals. The research, conducted by Informa Tech, surveyed enterprises with 3,000 or more employees and found that 70 percent of organizations perform penetration tests as a way to measure their security posture and 69 percent to prevent breaches, yet only 38 percent test more than half of their attack surface annually.
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The results revealed that 28% of middle market leaders claimed that their company experienced data breaches in the last year, a sharp rise from 18% in last year's survey and the highest level since 2015. According to the survey, 33% of middle market executives said they experienced a ransomware attack or demand in 2020, the highest number since ransomware became a focus of the data four years ago, and a 10% increase from last year.
The 5G enterprise market is expected to grow from $2.1 billion in 2021 to $10.9 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 31.8%, ResearchAndMarkets predicts. Sub-6 GHz to hold a major share of the 5G enterprise market.
Microsoft has released the optional KB5001391 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 2004 and Windows 10 20H2. This cumulative update is Microsoft's April 2021 monthly "C" update that allows users and admins to preview the upcoming fixes scheduled for release in the forthcoming May 2021 Patch Tuesday. You can install the update by going into Settings, clicking on Windows Update, and selecting 'Check for Updates.
An FBI operation that gave law enforcement remote access to hundreds of computers to counter a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software is a tool that is likely to be deployed "Judiciously" in the future as the Justice Department, aware of privacy concerns, develops a framework for its use, a top national security official said Wednesday. Many victims took steps on their own to safeguard their systems, but for those that who did not, the Justice Department stepped in to do it for them with a judge's approval.
Red Hat announced Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, a new edition of the enterprise Kubernetes platform designed to provide a holistic solution to help customers adopt DevSecOps across the entirety of the hybrid cloud. Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine is the foundational edition of Red Hat OpenShift, delivering enterprise Kubernetes on a foundation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS to run containers more securely across the hybrid cloud.