University of Michigan shuts down public inter following ‘significant’ cybersecurity incident

University of Michigan shuts down public inter following ‘significant’ cybersecurity incident

CNN  —  The University of Michigan has been without full internet access for two days after staff shut the school’s connections down in response to a “significant [cyber]security concern” on the eve of the new school year. The internet shutdown affected campus IT systems used for research and fundraising, and could delay financial aid reimbursements,…

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Advancing Cybersecurity, Business Resilience, and Cloud Navigation

Advancing Cybersecurity, Business Resilience, and Cloud Navigation

The role of international president for the Information Systems Security Association, which NeuEon CISO and Cyber Risk Practice Lead Candy Alexander has held twice, can be both rewarding and demanding. Education initiatives at ISSA have promoted the advancement of the cybersecurity industry, while also raising awareness and visibility that have paired to impact the industry…

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Cybersecurity in the cloud coming into focus with CISA configurations, CSRB review

Cybersecurity in the cloud coming into focus with CISA configurations, CSRB review

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is about to give cloud security across government a boost with the impending finalization of security “baselines” for widely used Microsoft applications. Meanwhile, the hacking of a Biden administration cabinet member’s emails via Microsoft’s cloud environment has sparked a high-level government investigation into the incident, as well as broader…

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White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation’s public schools

White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation’s public schools

(AP) – The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, in which criminal hackers have dumped online sensitive student data, including medical records, psychiatric evaluations and even sexual assault reports. “If we want to safeguard our children’s futures we must protect their personal data,” first lady Jill…

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Microsoft Security solutions to support the US National Cybersecurity Strategy

Microsoft Security solutions to support the US National Cybersecurity Strategy

The recently published United States National Cybersecurity Strategy warns that many popular Internet of Things (IoT) devices are not sufficiently secure to protect against many of today’s common cybersecurity threats.1 The strategy also cautions that many of these IoT devices are difficult—or, in some cases, impossible—to patch or upgrade. A key development occurred on July…

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Thales to create a world-class global cybersecurity leader, acquiring US-based cyber champion Imperva from Thoma Bravo

Thales to create a world-class global cybersecurity leader, acquiring US-based cyber champion Imperva from Thoma Bravo

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) announces today that it has reached an agreement with Thoma Bravo, a major software investment firm, for the acquisition of 100% of Imperva, a leading US-based data and application cybersecurity company, for an enterprise value of $3.6 billion1. With this acquisition, Thales is taking its cybersecurity business to the next level….

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Network, IAM, cloud are 2023’s top cybersecurity spend priorities

Network, IAM, cloud are 2023’s top cybersecurity spend priorities

Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here Attackers are so relentless at innovating new breach techniques that cyber-defenses implemented in 2022 have already weakened, with yet more severe attacks coming in 2024. Most cybersecurity leaders (71%) say their organizations have experienced three or more security incidents in…

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