Monthly Archives: February 2024

Breaking news: Cisco to cut roughly 4,250 from its payroll

Cisco late this afternoon released its second quarter results, as well as announcing a reduction of its payroll by five per cent, which in terms of head count means an estimated 4,250  employees will be receiving termination notices. According to a Reuters report, the company “lowered its annual revenue target as (it) navigates a tough […]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26058 (Canary and Dev Channels)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26058 to the Canary and Dev Channels. We are releasing ISOs for this build – they can be downloaded here. Insiders in the Canary Channel will receive Build 26058.1000 while Insiders in the Dev Channel will receive Build 26058.1100 (KB5036078) as we test delivery […]

EY Canada, Microsoft launch climate stress testing initiative for FIs

Consulting and accounting firm EY Canada today launched the EY Climate Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis solution, a service running on Microsoft Azure which it said is designed to help safeguard Canada’s financial sector against the impacts of climate change. Mario Schlener, EY Canada risk consulting leader, said a key reason for the system’s development […]

The Latest Microsoft Midnight Blizzard Breach is a Wakeup Call for SaaS Security

Originally published by Valence. Microsoft recently published new guidance on the nation-state attack that they initially disclosed on January 19. According to Microsoft, the Russian state-sponsored threat actor Midnight Blizzard (also known as NOBELIUM or APT29) was able to leverage a test tenant account and a legacy OAuth application to gain access to corporate email […]

Addressing Microsoft Teams Phishing Threats

Originally published by Adaptive Shield.Written by Hananel Livneh. AT&T Cybersecurity recently discovered phishing attacks conducted over Microsoft Teams. During a group chat, threat actors distributed malicious attachments to employees, which led to the installation of DarkGate malware on the victim’s systems. This attack shines a bright light on the everchanging phishing surface as it expands […]

NRC announces funding for quantum collaborations

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) today announced that 11 Canadian companies have been selected to receive funding to collaborate on projects with partners in the U.K., following a joint Canada-U.K. call for proposals by the NRC and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The projects, NRC said in a release, “focus on developing real-world […]