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VMware’s code-execution flaw has a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10

Researchers are sounding the alarm bells, noting that hackers are desperately scanning the internet for unpatched VMware servers that contain a dangerous code-execution vulnerability.

Ransomware the top attack type in Canada last year: IBM report

Ransomware accounted for nearly 60 per cent of attacks on Canadian IBM customers last year, according to an analysis by the tech giant.

Cloud developers still tripped up by misconfigurations, says vendor report

Cloud services offer several security advantages for organizations. Yet, despite years of warnings, cloud app developers are still making the same mistakes and opening organizations to serious risks, according to a vendor report.

Our systems weren’t the entry point for SolarWinds attackers, says Microsoft

Microsoft says its systems weren't used to compromise other firms when it comes to the SolarWinds Solorigate/Sunburst supply chain hack and related incidents.

SonicWall confirms ‘critical’ vulnerabilty in SMA 100 devices

A week after warning IT departments of a possible problem with its SMA 100 devices, SonicWall has confirmed a 'critical' fault in its firmware. Yesterday...

Another supply chain attack: Infected IObit promotion installs ransomware

A number of cybersecurity experts predicted at the end of the year that hackers will quickly learn lessons from the SolarWinds Orion supply chain hack to distribute malware. It seems they already have.

Clumio comes out swinging with air-gapped Clumio RansomProtect service

Customers looking for ransomware protection without buying more hardware, requiring a second air gap site, or managing a separate backup network, might have a new solution from Clumio to consider.

Microsoft Office 365 gets big boost from Asigra’s backup protection

Toronto-based backup and recovery firm Asigra announced a major update to its Cloud Backup with Deep MFA solution by integrating it with Microsoft Office 365.

Malicious update to SolarWinds’ Orion platform blamed for global hacks, including FireEye

CISOs around the world whose organizations use SolarWinds' Orion IT management platform are scrambling to patch the suite and look for signs of data theft after reports Sunday that updates for the platform had been infected with malware.

Software security continues to be good news for the channel, and enterprises are looking at ROI seriously, says analyst

A recent webinar shed light on the cybersecurity market during the remote work era and shared important info for both buyers and sellers of security software.

Coffee Briefing, November 20, 2020 – A licence-exempt spectrum proposal, news from HPE, Commvault, and MSPs on Reddit talk mental health

Coffee Briefings deliver our entire audience -  the IT administrators and channel partners as well as the C-Suite - the most complete news package...

If ransomware doesn’t kill you, the downtime will, says Datto report

Managed services providers are reporting that the downtime cost per incident has increased by nearly 95 per cent from 2019, and a dizzying 486 per cent from 2018, according to a new report.

Upcoming webinar will focus on cybersecurity in the new normal

On Nov. 25, join IT World Canada’s editorial director Alex Coop and The NPD Group's industry analyst Michael Crosby as they dig through the Canadian channel by segment based on the latest quarterly numbers, and carefully peel apart the security category.

CDN Morning Briefing, October 19, 2020 – Aruba highlights edge opportunities, drama at Datto, plus a chatty Reddit

Aruba highlights edge opportunities, drama at Datto, plus a chatty Reddit

CDN Morning Briefing, October 15 – Chatting with HostedBizz and Cloudian about data storage, news from Cohesity and AWS, plus more

To keep up with the firehose of news, we’ve decided to deliver some extra channel news to you on the side. Some of it...

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