Category: Technology

Dive Brief: Federal cyber authorities on Tuesday urged organizations to patch a critical vulnerability in Citrix ADC (application delivery controller) and Citrix Gateway. The remote code execution vulnerability, CVE-2022-27518, is being actively exploited in the wild, Citrix said in a security update. It has a CVSS score of 9.8.  The National Security Agency issued a […]

Dive Brief: Prominent threat actors have abused legitimately signed Microsoft drivers to bypass traditional endpoint security and launch attacks against organizations in several key industries, according to research from SentinelOne and Mandiant. Researchers discovered Poortry and Stonestop malware, which are part of small toolkits that can shut down antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) […]

Dive Brief: CISOs with graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) outnumber those with an advanced degree in business administration or management for the first time this year, according to a Marlin Hawk report published on Tuesday. More than 3 in 5 CISOs at large enterprises have earned a STEM advanced degree, reflecting […]

Dive Brief: Rackspace Technology confirmed that a financially motivated threat actor was behind the Dec. 2 ransomware attack, which disrupted email service to thousands of customers that use its Hosted Exchange service, the company said in an update Wednesday evening. The cloud services provider said the investigation by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and other cybersecurity experts, along […]

A cryptographic algorithm standard first published almost 30 years ago has reached the end of the road, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said Thursday. While NIST reemphasized the need for anyone relying on secure hash algorithm (SHA-1) for security to migrate to newer and more advanced algorithms in SHA-2 or SHA-3, the issue […]

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: While trying to retrieve stolen data from its network, the Little Rock School District’s board voted 6-3 on Dec. 5 to approve a $250,000 settlement that would end a recent ransomware incident. An LRSD school […]

While many professionals might approach the end of a year as a time for pause and reflection, setting goals for the new year or at least some respite, cybersecurity professionals can’t shake the premonition that something bad is about to occur. It’s no wonder why. Blame the SolarWinds attack discovered in December 2020 and the […]

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The tech workforce is shifting away from familiar hubs and toward cities that haven’t traditionally been viewed as innovation hotbeds. Houston, Detroit, and Orlando, Florida, are three cities with the fastest growing tech workforces this year, according […]

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: When companies weigh IT purchases, improving efficiency, productivity and profitability are the top priorities, according to a recent report by Forrester that surveyed 2,000 technology buyers at high-tech companies. Keeping business running, revenue growth and […]

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Salesforce made its DevOps Center available to the general public Thursday following months under beta testing. The product aims to accelerate development and shorten release cycles by making it easier to build, test and deploy […]