April 2021

Silver Sparrow Malware No platform is safe from infection, as we were reminded earlier this year when a new strain of malware was found on 30K Macs. The new macOS malware was discovered by security vendor Red Canary, who named the unusual strain Silver Sparrow. Silver Sparrow did not exhibit behaviors that are now expected…

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April 2022

Employee Cyber Risk Everything from endpoints, to passwords, to training, to security policies and a lack of awareness are all contributing to a higher risk of cyberattack. Employee cyber risk is a multifaceted issue that can revolve a lot around cyber hygiene. Some of the most important issues include passwords, device use, and a lack…

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April 2023

Teramind Release 626 Earlier this month Teramind rolled out their latest update, Release 626, including new features and many improvements to boost efficiency and increase the security and reliability of deployment. Support for Zoom (Web) IM monitoring has been added to the list of monitored channels, allowing you to track chat conversations, participants and file…

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August 2021

Save the Date Next month, on September 10, 2021, OneDrive sync client will no longer update or be supported on macOS Sierra 10.12 and macOS High Sierra 10.13. The OneDrive team is committed to bringing the best and most secure experience possible to your devices. Both macOS Sierra 10.12 and macOS High Sierra 10.13 have…

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August 2022

End of Basic Authentication After many years of applications using Basic authentication to connect to servers, services, and API endpoints, it will be coming to an end in Exchange Online. Basic authentication means the application sends a username and password with every request and those credentials are often store or saved on the device. Traditionally,…

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Managed Resources – Proactive Management through Managed Resources

August 2023

Journey to Passwordless Last summer, LastPass announced passwordless login to the LastPass vault through the Authenticator, followed by passwordless login on mobile using biometrics. This summer, the journey to passwordless continues with FIDO2 compatible authenticators as additional options for passwordless login on desktop. The LastPass Authenticator was the first passwordless login option; the LastPass Authenticator…

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December 2022

World Cup Phishing Attacks If you’ve been invested in watching the World Cup, you should be equally invested in staying protected against the rise in online scams. Researchers at Trellix revealed that phishing email attacks targeting users in the Middle East doubled in October 2022 and they anticipate this to continue throughout the world from…

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December 2023

WISP If you are an accounting firm, you should be aware of the new requirements from the government to have a Written Information Security Plan (WISP). Your firm should go through the process of assigning specific resources per the plan and making sure each employee has read the plan and signed off. Most of the…

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February 2021

Safety First Does your organization send email content or attachments containing important information like birth dates, social security numbers, account numbers? Using Microsoft Office 365 email with an Azure Protection license will allow your emails to be encrypted before they are sent and will keep the information from anyone but the intended party. Even after…

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February 2022

Cyber Insurance As cyberattacks are an increasingly large problem, the need for cyber insurance as a means of protection is more important than ever before. Cyber insurance, also known as cyber-liability insurance, is a policy to help protect organizations from the fallout of cyberattacks and hacking threats. The insurance can help minimize business disruption and potentially…

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