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Zoom video conferencing faces more security concerns

April 6, 2020 Zoom faces more negative headlines with reports that it’s been banned by the New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas school systems – as well as Elon Musk’s companies, Tesla and SpaceX. The popular videoconferencing software company admitted late last week that it has been routing some traffic through two data centers in China, … Continue reading "Zoom video conferencing faces more security concerns" Read More

ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19

March 16, 2020 To date, we have helped nearly 3,200 end users employed by our clients work remotely. Monday was a big stress test for remote work technology systems – many, many more people logged on remotely than ever before. We did hear of brief outages – but Microsoft and other large technology providers quickly fixed them. We … Continue reading "ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19" Read More

Iranian hackers deploying destructive “wiper” malware

January 3, 2020 An Iran-based hacking group has been deploying a new “wiper” malware that destroys computer systems and the data housed on them. While the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of Iranian wiper malware last June, IBM researchers announced last month that a new version of wiper malware attributed to an Iranian hacker group … Continue reading "Iranian hackers deploying destructive “wiper” malware" Read More

Don’t pay ransom to cyber criminals, Microsoft advises

January 1, 2020 Don’t pay ransom – it only spurs more ransomware attacks, according to Microsoft. In a recent blog post by Microsoft’s Detection And Response Team, organizations are urged to maximize their security efforts instead. “Paying a ransom is often expensive, dangerous, and only refuels the attackers’ capacity to continue their operations,” the post says. “(B)ottom line, … Continue reading "Don’t pay ransom to cyber criminals, Microsoft advises" Read More