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How to maintain or improve employee productivity in virtual or hybrid workplaces

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 03:00:49 GMT

Productivity can be maintained surprisingly well in a virtual or hybrid workplaces, according to BCG. Employees are open to hybrid workplaces The survey, conducted in the US, Germany, and India, also shows that there is significant appetite for flexible ways of working among employees, as well as increased openness to this from managers. As working methods become increasingly remote or hybrid in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a key question for companies is how … More →

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RSA SecurID Access innovations support organizations struggling to protect their workforces

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 02:00:53 GMT

RSA announced the availability of RSA SecurID Access offerings that are designed to support organizations struggling to protect and optimize their workforces in this challenging environment. The new solutions broaden protection and reduce friction for both administrators and users, particularly as organizations tap into the benefits of the cloud for remote workers. “While interest in transitioning security management technologies to cloud environments has steadily increased over the past few years, the global pandemic has dramatically … More →

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SonicWall TZ: Desktop firewalls with multi-gigabit malware and ransomware protection

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:30:20 GMT

To ensure cybersecurity administration is easier and more accessible, SonicWall announced new zero touch-enabled, multi-gigabit SonicWall TZ firewalls with SD-Branch capabilities, along with a redesigned cloud-native management console that helps streamline operations through fresh and modern user interfaces. “The new business norm is forcing organizations to rethink security for remote users and distributed networks,” said SonicWall Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Atul Dhablania. “SonicWall’s new SD-Branch ready next-generation firewalls, along with re-engineered SonicOS, … More →

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JumpCloud App for Windows: Enabling secure credential and identity management

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:30:58 GMT

JumpCloud announced the release of the JumpCloud App for Windows, the latest update to its patent-pending strategy for enabling secure credential and identity management from an employee’s device. The release follows its Apple macOS App release, which established the company’s strategy for a device-centric approach to secure corporate password updates. Employees safely manage and modify their credentials from within the confines of JumpCloud-managed Windows and macOS hosts, eliminating attack vectors such as phishing emails, deepfake … More →

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Nutanix Clusters now available on AWS, allowing businesses to accelerate digital initiatives

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:00:47 GMT

Nutanix announced general availability of Nutanix Clusters on AWS, extending the flexibility and ease of use of the company’s hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) software, along with all Nutanix products and services, to bare metal Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances on Amazon Web Services (AWS). With this announcement, Nutanix delivers hybrid cloud infrastructure — one that allows businesses to accelerate their digital initiatives and optimize spending, priorities further amplified in the age of COVID. Nutanix … More →

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Alcatel-Lucent and RingCentral introduce cloud solution, Rainbow Office powered by RingCentral

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:30:09 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and RingCentral announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to introduce a new co-branded cloud solution – Rainbow Office powered by RingCentral – making it unique and exclusive for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. RingCentral and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise will jointly develop programs enabling both companies to lead the cloud communications services for the enterprise market. “We are excited to partner with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and to bring our industry-leading cloud communications solutions to their customers … More →

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Perimeter 81 raises $40M to support growth and accelerate hiring and development

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:30:02 GMT

Perimeter 81 announced that it has completed a $40 million Series B round led by Insight Partners. The financing will help support Perimeter 81’s rapid growth and accelerate the company’s hiring and development, furthering its disruption of the traditional VPN and Firewall markets. Perimeter 81 simplifies network security for the modern and increasingly remote and mobile workforce. Since its 2018 inception, the company has emerged as a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), growing … More →

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August 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes two vulnerabilities under attack

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:37:42 GMT

On this August 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 120 flaws, two of which are being exploited in attacks in the wild Adobe has delivered security updates for Adobe Acrobat, Reader and Lightroom Apple has released updates for iCloud on Windows Google has updated Chrome with security fixes Microsoft’s updates Microsoft has released patched for 120 CVEs, 17 of which are critical and the rest important. One ( CVE-2020-1464) is publicly known and being actively … More →

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Exploits for vBulletin zero-day released, attacks are ongoing

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 08:51:58 GMT

The fix for CVE-2019-16759, a remote code execution vulnerability in vBulletin that was patched in September 2019, is incomplete, security researcher Amir Etemadieh has discovered. The discovery and his publishing of PoC and full exploits spurred attackers to launch attacks: A new VBulletin Zero Day got dropped yesterday by @Zenofex that revealed the CVE-2019-16759 patch was incomplete – within three hours https://t.co/LwbPuEoL5b was attacked, but we were ready for it. Disable PHP rendering to protect … More →

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Ericom Application Isolator separates corporate apps from unauthorized users to prevent ransomware

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 08:06:36 GMT

Ericom Software announced the introduction of Ericom Application Isolator, a new solution that integrates with existing remote access VPNs and Next Generation Firewalls to secure corporate applications and data from the security risks associated with excessive access rights inside a network. Ericom Application Isolator addresses the security risks created by the broad access rights granted to users and devices on corporate networks, which create an environment hackers or malicious insiders can easily exploit. Extensive permissions … More →

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Businesses prioritize security and collaboration tools to manage sustained remote work environments

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 07:35:15 GMT

77 percent of IT professionals believe they were prepared to manage the rapid shift to remote work during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to TeamViewer. Among those surveyed, the percentage working from home had abruptly jumped from 28 percent prior to the pandemic to 71 percent during the outbreak. The survey included more than 200 IT executives in the U.S. across various industries. Manage remote work: High productivity, effectiveness and morale IT professionals identified many challenges … More →

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Securing human resources from cyber attack

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:45:54 GMT

As COVID-19 forced organizations to re-imagine how the workplace operates just to maintain basic operations, HR departments and their processes became key players in the game of keeping our economy afloat while keeping people alive. Without a doubt, people form the core of any organization. The HR department must strike an increasingly delicate balance while fulfilling the myriad of needs of workers in this “new normal” and supporting organizational efficiency. As the tentative first steps … More →

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10-point plan for securing employee health data collected for COVID-19 prevention

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:30:01 GMT

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the business landscape and, over the past few months, employers have found themselves in uncharted waters on more than one occasion. First, it was getting entire workforces up-and-running from home practically overnight. And now, as employees are welcomed back onsite, employers are required to follow new health and safety protocols to prevent the virus’ spread and maintain near-normal operations. One health initiative causing confusion (and often tension) within many … More →

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CyberSaint CyberStrong updates make cybersecurity resiliency an enabler of business strategy

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:30:30 GMT

CyberSaint announced new CyberStrong platform updates that allow security and risk leaders to deliver clear narratives around their cybersecurity and IT risk management strategies. New features combine quantitative and qualitative insights to help CISOs and CIOs communicate the program’s past, present, and future risk management initiatives and returns. Leveraging these new features, customers can identify, plan, and present the costs and benefits of various solutions to leadership in several ways. All risk and solution plans … More →

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MiniTool Power Data Recovery 9.0: Improved scanning speed and data recovery results

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:41 GMT

MiniTool Software has released the latest MiniTool Power Data Recovery 9.0, aiming to make specific location recovery available and save the recovery time. The new features are Desktop Recovery, Recycle Bin Recovery, and Select Folder Recovery. It is the second time for MiniTool to announce a new version of this software this year. The last time was about four months ago. Add Desktop Recovery Files on desktop are usually important and frequently used. When the … More →

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Leading tech companies certify IoT devices via ioXt Alliance

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:30:58 GMT

The ioXt Alliance announced that major technology companies and manufacturers including Google, T-Mobile, Silicon Labs and more, certified a wide range of devices through the ioXt Alliance Certification Program. Devices certified secure by the ioXt Alliance include cell phones, smart home, lighting controls, IoT Bluetooth, smart retail, portable medical, pet trackers, routers and automotive technology. The ioXt Alliance is backed by the biggest names in tech and is the only organization positioned to handle the … More →

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Deep Instinct contracts with T-Systems to continue expansion into EMEA

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:00:01 GMT

Deep Instinct is continuing its strategic expansion into EMEA, contracting with T-Systems (Poland) to utilize and distribute Deep Instinct’s protection to its customers. Deep Instinct also signed strategic partnership agreements with Cyber Monks and Spinnakar to distribute Deep Instinct’s deep learning-based solution across the region. Leading Deep Instincts’ EMEA expansion is Brooks Wallace, VP Sales EMEA, a veteran cybersecurity sales leader with over 20 years of experience in building sales teams. Wallace will oversee the … More →

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IRONSCALES raises $8M to support email security research and development, accelerate growth

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 22:45:04 GMT

IRONSCALES announced it has closed an $8 million Series B extension led by Chicago-based venture and growth capital firm Jump Capital. The additional funding will add to the $15 million previously contributed by current investor K1 Investment Management. IRONSCALES plans to use the funding to further accelerate its aggressive growth strategy through market expansion and ongoing research and development of its email security platform. As a result of the partnership, Jump Capital Partner Saurabh Sharma … More →

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LitLingo raises $2M to expand its product and engineering teams, accelerate growth

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 22:30:52 GMT

LitLingo Technologies announces that it has closed a $2 million seed round led by LiveOak Venture Partners. Krishna Srinivasan, Founding Partner at LiveOak, will join the Board of Directors of the company. The funds will be used to expand its product and engineering teams in order to accelerate growth. LitLingo was formed in 2019 to develop a new approach to help legal and compliance executives and operational leaders prevent unforced errors in communications and allow … More →

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Facebook open-sources a static analyzer for Python code

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:16:21 GMT

Need a tool to check your Python-based applications for security issues? Facebook has open-sourced Pysa (Python Static Analyzer), a tool that looks at how data flows through the code and helps developers prevent data flowing into places it shouldn’t. How the Python Static Analyzer works Pysa is a security-focused tool built on top of Pyre, Facebook’s performant type checker for Python. “Pysa tracks flows of data through a program. The user defines sources (places where … More →

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