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Week in review: Windows zero-day exploited, Patch Tuesday forecast, selecting a compliance solution
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Git LFS vulnerability allows attackers to compromise targets’ Windows …

November 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Significant OS changes ahead
November Patch Tuesday and the end-of-year holidays are rapidly approaching. Microsoft gave us a late release or maybe an early gift depending upon how you look at the new …

Quantum computers: How to prepare for this great threat to information security
The race is on to build the world’s first reliable and truly useful quantum computer, and the finish line is closer than you might think – we might even reach it this …

How fake news detectors can be manipulated
Fake news detectors, which have been deployed by social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to add warnings to misleading posts, have traditionally flagged online …

In Q2 2020, there was an average of 419 new threats per minute
McAfee released a report examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in Q2 2020. During this period, there was an average of 419 new …

The power of trusted endpoints
The story of digital authentication started in an MIT lab in 1961, when a group of computer scientists got together and devised the concept of passwords. Little did they know …

Take back control of IT with cloud native IGA
For many organizations, working with the current identity access management (IAM) and identity governance and administration (IGA) solutions is like driving a 20-year-old car: …

Global number of industrial IoT connections to reach 36.8 billion by 2025
The global number of industrial IoT connections will increase from 17.7 billion in 2020 to 36.8 billion in 2025, representing an overall growth rate of 107%, Juniper Research …

Video series: Get into the phisher’s mind
Check out this series to understand the phisher’s perspective and better defend your organization from cyber threats. In this series of videos, BitDam’s cyber expert, Roy …

Review: Specops Password Policy
Specops Password Policy is a powerful tool for overcoming the limitations of the default password policies present in Microsoft Active Directory environments. To be fair, …

How do I select a compliance solution for my business?
A recent survey revealed that, on average, organizations must comply with 13 different IT security and/or privacy regulations and spend $3.5 million annually on compliance …

How smartphones became IoT’s best friend and worst enemy
These days, you’d be hard-pressed to find connected devices that do not come with companion smartphone applications. In fact, it’s very common for contemporary devices to …
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