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The fix, though, means that only administrators will be able to install print drivers on Windows PCs. Image: iStockphoto/ArtHead- Microsoft has finally patched the last in a series of security vulnerabilities in its Windows Print Spooler service that could have allowed attackers to remotely control an affected system and install malicious programs or create new accounts. On Tuesday, the company pushed out its August Patch Tuesday lineup, which included a fix for the Print Spooler…

Politics aside, the much-publicized recent cancellation of the JEDI contract in favor of a new multi-cloud strategy serves as a useful way to draw a line under debate about whether multi-cloud is really a de facto for a modern business. It is. Multi-cloud debate often gets lost in the weeds of platform either/or comparisons, when actually it is all about having access to the apps and services you need across all of them. In fact,…

Politics aside, the much-publicized recent cancellation of the JEDI contract in favor of a new multi-cloud strategy serves as a useful way to draw a line under debate about whether multi-cloud is really a de facto for a modern business. It is. Multi-cloud debate often gets lost in the weeds of platform either/or comparisons, when actually it is all about having access to the apps and services you need across all of them. In fact,…

Nearly half (44%) of organizations have been targeted or fallen victim to a ransom-related distributed denial of service (RDDoS) attack in the past 12 months, according to a survey of 313 cybersecurity professionals by the Neustar International Security Council (NISC). Interestingly, during the same period, a lower proportion (41%) of organizations were targeted by a ransomware attack, suggesting cyber-criminals are increasingly using DDoS attacks as a means of extorting money from victims. Rodney Joffe, chairman of…

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced that Prisma® Access has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authorization. With this authorization, Prisma Access can help U.S. government agencies secure their distributed workforce. As the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work, there has never been a greater need for U.S. government agencies to have consistent, secure connectivity for remote…

Global consulting firm Accenture has been the target of ransomware group Lockbit, with the gang reportedly taking encrypted data from the company. Lockbit says it will publish the data if Accenture does not pay the ransom, according to screenshots of the ransomware group’s website. Infosecurity has asked Accenture for a comment on the ransomware attack. In a statement provided to CNN, an Accenture spokesperson told the international outlet., “Through our security controls and protocols, we…

Back in June, I wrote about the Transportation Security Agency’s (TSA) new security directive concerning pipeline owners and operators. The order mandated those entities to disclose security incidents such as the ransomware attack that affected the Colonial Pipeline Company back in May to the TSA and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). It also required pipeline owners and operators to review their current practices, designate someone like a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as…