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Malware Threats
- What Are Your Top Cloud Security Challenges? Threatpost Poll
We want to know what your biggest cloud security concerns and challenges are, and how your company is dealing with them. Weigh in with our exclusive poll!
- ‘Double-Extortion’ Ransomware Damage Skyrockets 935%
Startling triple-digit growth is fueled by easy criminal access to corporate networks and RaaS tools, an analysis found.
- AT&T Takes Steps to Mitigate Botnet Found Inside Its Network
AT&T is battling a modular malware called EwDoor on 5,700 VoIP servers, but it could have a larger wildcard certificate problem.
- Stealthy ‘WIRTE’ Gang Targets Middle Eastern Governments
Kaspersky researchers suspect that the cyberattackers may be a subgroup of the politically motivated, Palestine-focused Gaza Cybergang.
- Widespread ‘Smishing’ Campaign Defrauds Iranian Android Users
Attackers use socially engineered SMS messages and malware to compromise tens of thousands of devices and drain user bank accounts.
CyberSecurity Issues
- Pandemic-Influenced Car Shopping: Just Use the Manufacturer API
Jason Kent, hacker-in-residence at Cequence, found a way to exploit a Toyota API to get around the hassle of car shopping in the age of supply-chain woes.
- Omicron Phishing Scam Already Spotted in UK
Omicron COVID-19 variant anxiety inspires new phishing scam offering fake NHS tests to steal data.
- What Are Your Top Cloud Security Challenges? Threatpost Poll
We want to know what your biggest cloud security concerns and challenges are, and how your company is dealing with them. Weigh in with our exclusive poll!
- Threat Group Takes Aim Again at Cloud Platform Provider Zoho
Attackers that previously targeted the cloud platform provider have shifted their focus to additional products in the company’s portfolio.
- ‘Double-Extortion’ Ransomware Damage Skyrockets 935%
Startling triple-digit growth is fueled by easy criminal access to corporate networks and RaaS tools, an analysis found.
Office 365
- Comparing Functionality in Teams Essentials and Teams Free
On December 1, Microsoft launched Teams Essentials, a new product that isn't connected to Microsoft 365 or Office 365. Teams Essentials looks a lot like Teams Free (launched in 2018). We checked out the functionality available in Teams Free and compared what you can get for nothing against what Microsoft says is available in Teams Essentials for $48/user/year. Small organizations certainly have a choice, and for an extra $12/year, they can get Teams and Microsoft 365. The post Comparing Functionality in Teams Essentials and Teams Free appeared first on Practical 365.
- Will Teams Connect unlock complex migrations to Microsoft 365?
Teams Connect is coming in early 2022 and there's a lot of buzz about how this will help people work together seamlessly. For larger organizations who need to work together, but can't migrate to a single tenant, could this new functionality enable their plans to migrate? The post Will Teams Connect unlock complex migrations to Microsoft 365? appeared first on Practical 365.
- The Practical 365 Update – Episode 31: Live from #CollabSummit, Lists goes offline, Azure AD, SharePoint and Teams news
On the show this week, Steve's having a major case of FOMO whilst Paul's at the European Collaboration Summit, joining us live from the expo floor via Teams. And as well as the news from #CollabSummit, we discuss the latest improvements to Microsoft Lists, Azure AD and Authenticator, Information Barriers, Teams, Compliance and SharePoint. The post The Practical 365 Update – Episode 31: Live from #CollabSummit, Lists goes offline, Azure AD, SharePoint and Teams news appeared first on Practical 365.
- Use PowerShell to Create a Report About the Teams Policies Assigned to User Accounts
Like all the other Microsoft 365 administrative consoles, the Teams admin center doesn't have any print options. If you want to print off any kind of information about Teams settings, you need to write your own code. PowerShell makes it easy to create a report about the Microsoft Teams policy assignments for user accounts. In this article, we explain how to extract policy information and generate a HTML report. The post Use PowerShell to Create a Report About the Teams Policies Assigned to User Accounts appeared first on Practical 365.
- Mitigating Risk Created by On-Premises Infrastructures in Microsoft 365
Continuing our review of practices to protect cloud infrastructures from weaknesses that can be introduced from on-premises accounts, we consider admin rights, authentication, and conditional access policies. Plus the need to collect and analyze the log data available in cloud environments to make sure that nothing nasty is slipping through. The post Mitigating Risk Created by On-Premises Infrastructures in Microsoft 365 appeared first on Practical 365.