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Are You Really Ready? Testing Your Cybersecurity Incident Response Through Tabletop Exercises

Beyond Technical Response: How Tabletop Exercises Prepare Your Entire Organization for Cyber Incidents

Houston Manage IT Cybersecuirty

DoubleClickjacking: A New Frontier in Web Security Threats for Houston Businesses

Think twice before you double-click: The deceptive new attack putting millions of accounts at risk

Managed IT Security Houston

LDAP Nightmare: Critical Windows Server Vulnerability Requires Immediate Patching by Houston Businesses

Critical zero-click LDAP vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112/49113) enables unauthenticated attacks on Windows Servers. Patch now available

Managed IT Healthcare

Houston Healthcare Provider Update: HHS Proposes Major Cybersecurity Overhaul for Healthcare Sector

Sweeping cybersecurity reforms target 102% surge in healthcare ransomware attacks

Cybersecurity Houston

Major Chinese State-Sponsored Breach of US Treasury Systems: What We Know

Major Security Incident: State-Sponsored Hack of US Treasury Revealed

Managed IT Houston

The Rise of AI-Powered OSINT: New Frontiers in Cyber Threats for Houston Businesses

The Silent Threat: How AI-Powered Intelligence Is Reshaping Cyber Attacks

Cybersecurity Houston

Shadow AI: Understanding the Risks and Solutions to Houston Businesses

The rise of unauthorized AI tools in the workplace creates both opportunities and risks that businesses must actively manage

Cybersecurity Houston

Salt Typhoon Attack: Latest Updates and Security Implications

Salt Typhoon Attack Update: Chinese Hackers Access 9 U.S. Telecoms, Federal Response Intensifies

Managed IT Healthcare HIPPA

Major Ascension Healthcare Data Breach Update – What Houston Healthcare Providers Need to Know

A May 2024 ransomware attack on healthcare provider Ascension exposed sensitive data of 5.6 million patients and employees after an employee unknowingly downloaded a malicious file

CinchOps - Manufacturing Managed IT

CISA Releases Critical ICS Security Advisories: What You Houston Manufacturing & Energy Businesses Need to Know

CISA Issues Eight Critical Industrial Control System Security Advisories Affecting Major Infrastructure Systems, Revealing Vulnerabilities That Could Enable Remote Access, System Crashes, and Unauthorized Control Across Manufacturing, Energy, Transportation, and Utility Sectors

Security Alert for Houston Businesses: US Commerce Department Considers Banning TP-Link Products Over Security Concerns

Federal agencies are investigating Chinese networking manufacturer TP-Link over security concerns, with a potential ban that could affect millions of American users of their routers and equipment

Malvertising Alert for Houston Businesses: Protecting Your Business from Malicious Advertising Campaigns

As malvertising attacks grow more sophisticated, businesses must implement comprehensive security measures to protect their systems and data from threats hidden within legitimate online advertising

Microsoft’s Strategic Shift from Passwords to Passkeys: Enhancing Security for 1 Billion Users

Microsoft’s initiative to eliminate passwords for over a billion users introduces passkeys – a faster, more secure authentication method combining biometrics with cryptography, already achieving a 987% increase in adoption

Microsoft AuthQuake Vulnerability Resolved: Key MFA Security Lessons for Houston Businesses

A critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Multi-Factor Authentication system that exposed 400 million Office 365 accounts has been patched, highlighting the importance of robust MFA security measures and proactive monitoring

CinchOps Security Alert for Houston Businesses: New Windows Zero-Day Exploit

New Windows vulnerability allows credential theft when viewing malicious files in Explorer that affects Windows 7-11

Salt Typhoon: The Unprecedented Breach of US Telecommunications Infrastructure – What Houston Businesses Need to Know

Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached eight major US telecommunications providers in the “Salt Typhoon” campaign, accessing private communications and surveillance systems in what officials call the worst telecom hack in US history

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