Entries by Hunter Smith

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Week in Breach

The National Rifle Association (NRA) https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/cybercriminals-claim-hacked-nra-rcna3929 Exploit: Ransomware National Rifle Association: Gun Rights Activist Group Risk to Business: 1.417= Severe Guess who’s back? Cybersecurity researchers believe that the notorious Evil Corp has rebranded itself as Grief, the group that has claimed responsibility for a probable ransomware attack at The National Rifle Association (NRA). Grief posted 13 […]

Week in Breach

Olympus Corporation of the Americas https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/olympus-us-systems-hit-by-cyberattack-over-the-weekend/ Exploit: Ransomware Olympus Corporation of the Americas: Medical Technology Manufacturer Risk to Business: 2.122 = Severe Olympus was forced to take down IT systems in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America following a cyberattack that hit its network Sunday. The medical equipment manufacturer says that it does not believe that […]

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Cloud as innovation driver

The foundation for employing emerging technologies in government Joe Mariani  United States Doug Bourgeois  United States Jon Taillon  United States Kerry Appleton-Norman  United States ​Cloud computing was traditionally valued for the cost savings it enabled. Now government is increasingly looking at the greater value cloud can deliver—especially how it can enable future innovation. FOR much of […]

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You have been hacked! What’s next?

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How COVID-19 has pushed companies over the technology tipping point—and transformed business forever

McKinsey & Company October 5, 2020 Survey In just a few months’ time, the COVID-19 crisis has brought about years of change in the way companies in all sectors and regions do business. According to a new McKinsey Global Survey of executives,1 their companies have accelerated the digitization of their customer and supply-chain interactions and of their […]

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How Use Cases Help Sell Digital

Learn how to better incorporate use cases into your conversations with technology prospects and customers: JULY 23, 2019  6 MINS READ  Share on Facebook Share on Twitter This post originally appeared on IDC’s UK Blog, and concentrates on European data. To see the original post, click here. “Digitally determined” organizations no longer ask if something is possible. […]

The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything

 ‘It is anything but efficient or normal.’ Surging corporate demand is upending global supply chains. By Brendan Murray, Enda Curran, and Kim Chipman May 16, 2021, 9:01 PM PDT The Big Supply Crunch Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks trade and supply chains disrupted by the pandemic. Sign up here. A year ago, as the pandemic […]

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Six Best Practices For Ransomware Recovery And Risk Mitigation

Getty Images Apr 22, 2021,08:50am EDT|606 views Stu Sjouwerman Forbes Councils Member Forbes Technology Council COUNCIL POST| Membership (fee-based) Innovation Stu Sjouwerman is the Founder and CEO of KnowBe4 Inc., the world’s largest Security Awareness Training and Simulated Phishing platform.  The threat of ransomware to the global business environment has reached epidemic proportions. According to […]

Microsoft warns of PrintNightmare vulnerability due to flaw in Windows Print Spooler

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain by Bob Yirka , Tech Xplore Microsoft and multiple other entities are warning users and entity operators of a vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler that can allow criminals to hack into Windows computers and remotely execute code. In its post on the company’s Security Update Guide, Microsoft labels the vulnerability as CVE-2021-34527, noting […]