Breaking news: Ottawa-area IT firm says it has fully recovered from ransomware attack
2NetworkIT says customers only lost one day of email and data because it had an untouc
Alert issued to update Citrix ADC, Gateway devices
Exploits of a vulnerabilty on unmitigated appliances in the wild have bee
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 14, 2022 – A botnet tries to brute-force WordPress sites, a warning to Atlassian admins and new ransomware tactics
This episode reports on patches for Windows, a suppler hack stings Uber, malware in the PyPI registry
Microsoft acquires fiber optic cable company Lumenisity
Microsoft has acquired Lumenisity, a start-up based in the United Kingdom that develops hollow core fiber (HCF) solutions primarily for data centers and internet service providers (ISPs). Lumenisity’s team will join Microsoft as part of the agreement to assist the company in developing new networking and infrastructure solutions. While Microsoft did not disclose the terms […]
Microsoft claims it offered FTC a consent decree on Activision deal
Microsoft’s made an effort to avoid an FTC lawsuit over its $69 billion Activision-Blizzard deal. It was to enter a legally binding consent decree to make Call of Duty available on rival consoles for ten years, according to Brad Smith, the company’s president and vice chair. Smith added that the consent decree was proposed before […]
LockBit behind the ransomware attack on the California Department of Finance
The California Department of Finance has confirmed that it is looking into a “cybersecurity incident” after the prolific LockBit ransomware group claimed to have stolen confidential data from the agency. On Monday, the LockBit ransomware gang revealed on their leak site that they had broken into the California Department of Finance and stolen databases, confidential […]
Vyopta says remote workers are becoming more engaged
According to Vyopta, a teleconferencing and collaboration analytics company, remote workers increased their engagement with colleagues between 2020 and 2022, contrary to previous assumptions, a complete contradiction of the age-old rumor that remote employees become less engaged over time. Vyopta stated that it collected metadata from all Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex meetings (with and […]
Republican Senator Marco Rubio introduces bill to ban TikTok
The ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act (Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party Act) has been officially introduced in Congress, led by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. Senator Rubio emphasized the app’s broad social and electoral influence, which the state of Indiana believes exposes children and […]
Insider Intelligence predicts users and revenue drop for Twitter
According to Insider Intelligence, more than 30 million users are expected to leave Twitter over the next two years as concerns grow about technical issues and the proliferation of offensive content following Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover. According to this forecast, Musk’s activities as Twitter CEO, which have resulted in celebrities leaving the platform and […]
NSA says hackers are targeting Citrix networking gear
A U.S. National Security Agency update has disclosed the activity of APT5, a presumed Chinese hacking group, which is looking to exploit a vulnerability in networking gear from U.S. technology company Citrix Systems Inc to spy on targets. It also asked that victims who find additional evidence of a cyber attack contact the NSA’s Cybersecurity […]
