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Midnight Blizzard is on the rampage again, and enterprises should be wary of its new tactics
Microsoft is warning of a Russia-linked spear phishing campaign targeting government, academia, defense and NGOs. The notorious Midnight Blizzard group – also known as APT29 and Cozy Bear – has been carrying out its campaign in dozens of countries. As with its earlier phishing campaigns, it’s been particularly active in the UK, Europe, Australia, and Japan. The campaign is still…
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Tech leaders are ramping up IT modernization, but they’re wary of the potential productivity nosedive that comes with it
IT modernization projects have a significant negative impact on enterprise productivity, according to new research. A survey from Rocket Software and Forrester Consulting found IT leaders are wary of the potential risks of IT overhaul programs, with one-third believing they are highly disruptive to operations. Common roadblocks encountered during modernization projects often lead to reduced productivity, but there are broader…
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Why you should always be wary of insider threats: A disgruntled employee at a US industrial firm deleted backups and locked IT admins out of workstations in a failed data extortion attempt
A disgruntled IT worker at a national industrial company in the US has been arrested after he launched an extortion campaign targeting his former employer in 2023. Daniel Rhyne was a core infrastructure engineer at an unnamed US-based industrial firm, and attempted to extort his company for $750,000 worth of Bitcoin. According to a press release issued by the US…
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Companies “wary” of Windows 11 migration challenges as Windows 10 EOL draws closer
Most businesses are lagging on Windows 11 migrations, with a study from ControlUp showing that over three-quarters (82%) of devices are still not running on the latest operating system (OS). This is despite the impending Windows 10 end of life (EOL) slated for late 2025. Following this point, organizations can only pay for three years of updates before the OS…
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