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Top 6 Cloud Computing Certifications Worth Taking

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Top 6 Cloud Computing Certifications Worth Taking

Course Spotlight: Microsoft Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate on Coursera Our assessment: Best for going from beginner to ready for a career This certification teaches skills from the very basics of knowledge about computing to valuable professional techniques in Microsoft Azure, one of the most popular cloud platforms. This certification includes 12 courses intended to get learners up to speed on IT and cybersecurity, Microsoft 365, cloud management and professional cloud administration. The courses included…

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Microsoft Says VMware ESXi Flaw is Being Exploited By Ransomware Groups

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Microsoft Says VMware ESXi Flaw is Being Exploited By Ransomware Groups

A vulnerability in the ESXi hypervisor was patched by VMware last week, but Microsoft has revealed that it has already been exploited by ransomware groups to gain administrative permissions. VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor that enables the creation and management of virtual machines directly on server hardware, which may include critical servers. CVE-2024-37085 is an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows malicious actors with sufficient permissions to gain full access to a domain-joined ESXi host….

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Apple Joins Voluntary U.S. Government Commitment to AI Safety

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Apple Joins Voluntary U.S. Government Commitment to AI Safety

Apple is the latest addition to the list of public U.S. companies that made voluntary commitments to AI regulations, the White House announced on July 26. The commitments, first announced in September 2023, include vows to publicly disclose AI capabilities, to watermark AI content and more. These commitments set a public standard for the country’s largest AI makers in an effort to reduce deception and other novel, unsafe practices that could stem from realistic-looking AI…

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Summer Olympics: What IT Teams Need to Do Before & During the Event for Their Businesses

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Summer Olympics: What IT Teams Need to Do Before & During the Event for Their Businesses

Cyberattacks targeting the Paris Olympics have made headlines lately. Travel safety is important, but so is keeping up with online hygiene for those employees who may be working from home or in the office. The Olympics happen over multiple weeks and during work hours, unlike many other major sporting events, so there are more opportunities for threat actors to exploit the excitement. We’ve gathered some tips for IT teams during the Summer Olympics, with ideas…

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CrowdStrike Outage Disrupts Microsoft Systems Worldwide | TechRepublic

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CrowdStrike Outage Disrupts Microsoft Systems Worldwide | TechRepublic

A major disruption to Windows PCs in the U.S., U.K., Australia, South Africa and other countries was caused by an error in a CrowdStrike update, the cloud security company announced on Friday. Emergency services, airports and law enforcement reported downtime, which is ongoing. “This is not a security incident or cyberattack,” CrowdStrike said in a statement. Blue Screen of Death widespread due to CrowdStrike outage Affected organizations saw the infamous Blue Screen of Death, the…

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Apple Operating Systems are Being Targeted by Threat Actors, Report Finds

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Apple Operating Systems are Being Targeted by Threat Actors, Report Finds

The number of macOS vulnerabilities exploited in 2023 increased by more than 30%, according to a new report. The Software Vulnerability Ratings Report 2024 from patch management software company Action1 also found that Microsoft Office programs are becoming more exploitable, while attackers are targeting load balancers like NGINX and Citrix at a record rate. Action1 analysts used data from the National Vulnerability Database and CVEdetails.com to draw five insights into how the threat landscape changed…

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Microsoft Delays Recall Launch, Seeking Community Feedback First

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Microsoft Delays Recall Launch, Seeking Community Feedback First

Microsoft’s Recall feature, the AI-enabled timeline for Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs, will be available only to members of the Windows Insider Program in June, instead of the initial planned public preview slated for June 18. This change follows Microsoft’s decision last week to make Recall opt-in instead of enabled by default. Other users will have access to Recall “soon,” after the Redmond giant has had time to respond to feedback from the Windows Insider…

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What Is ShrinkLocker? New Ransomware Targets Microsoft BitLocker Encryption Feature

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What Is ShrinkLocker? New Ransomware Targets Microsoft BitLocker Encryption Feature

A new strain of ransomware dubbed ShrinkLocker is being used by cyberattackers to target enterprise computers. It exploits the Microsoft BitLocker encryption feature to encrypt the entire local drive and remove the recovery options before shutting down the PC. ShrinkLocker was discovered by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, and analysts have observed variants in Mexico, Indonesia and Jordan. BitLocker has been used to stage ransomware attacks in the past, but this strain has “previously unreported features to…

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Microsoft Build 2024: Copilot AI Gains ‘Personal Assistant’ Capabilities

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Microsoft Build 2024: Copilot AI Gains ‘Personal Assistant’ Capabilities

Following the announcements of Copilot+ enabled AI PCs at the Microsoft Build developer event on May 20, Microsoft released new developer tools, enhancements to Microsoft Azure AI and new enterprise options for Copilot. GitHub Copilot received a lengthy list of new capabilities enabled by first- and third-party services. Meanwhile, reactions to the AI memory feature Recall include some backlash against its observation of all of the user’s activity. Recall, announced at Microsoft Build on May…

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Combatting Deepfakes in Australia: Content Credentials is the Start

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Combatting Deepfakes in Australia: Content Credentials is the Start

There is growing consensus on how to address the challenge of deepfakes in media and businesses, generated through technologies such as AI. Earlier this year, Google announced that it was joining the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity as a steering committee member — other organisations in the C2PA include OpenAI, Adobe, Microsoft, AWS and the RIAA. With growing concern about AI misinformation and deepfakes, IT professionals will want to pay close attention to the…

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