School District Defends 125,000 Desktops Against Tomorrow’s Cyberthreats by Migrating to McAfee Endpoint Security
“When you move from a tiny apartment, it doesn’t take long and you can use a Honda Civic,” says Desktop Security Manager Mehdi Harandi, who oversees endpoint security at Fairfax County Public Schools, the 11th largest school district in the U.S. “But when you try to move from a five-bedroom house, it takes a lot […] more…Update: Penn State Lehigh Valley Voice Services Migration
Beginning Friday, March 10th, through Sunday, March 12th, Penn State IT will be migrating Penn State Greater Allegheny Campus voice services from their existing Avaya PBX solution to Cisco Unified Communications Manager. As part of this weekend migration, inbound and outbound voice services will be briefly interrupted. CHG0040988 more…Update: Penn State Greater Allegheny Voice Services Migration
Beginning Friday, March 17th, through Sunday, March 19th, Penn State IT will be migrating Penn State Greater Allegheny Campus voice services from their existing Avaya PBX solution to Cisco Unified Communications Manager. As part of this weekend migration, inbound and outbound voice services will be briefly interrupted. CHG0040987 more…Resolved: University Park Router Code Upgrade
**Pending CAB Approval** Next Tuesday, February the 28th, during the hours of 4 to 7 AM ENCS will be upgrading the router code on all of our University Park routers. University Park routers will be rebooted one at a time to finalize the code installation. Each router will take approximately ten minutes to reload. Customers […] more…Mobile malware evolution 2016
The year in figures In 2016, Kaspersky Lab detected the following: 8,526,221 malicious installation packages 128,886 mobile banking Trojans 261,214 mobile ransomware Trojans Trends of the year Growth in the popularity of malicious programs using super-user rights, primarily advertising Trojans. Distribution of malware via Google Play and advertising services. Emergence of new ways to bypass […] more…Adwind RAT Campaign Hits Organizations Worldwide: Kaspersky
A recently observed massive campaign using the Adwind Remote Access Tool (RAT) has hit over 1,500 organizations in over 100 countries and territories, a recent report from Kaspersky Lab warns. read more more…Brief wireless (psu) disruption at Pollock hubsite
There may a brief interruption to the wireless service (psu) for about 1 to 3 minutes during 6:00 am to 6:15 am on 2/22 Wednesday, in the following buildings. For further information, please refer CHG0040741. Land&Water Pollock AcademicActivities AgAnalytical AmyGardner Beaver BeecherDock Brill CoalUtilization Curry DeerPens EastAreaLocker ForestResLab FundamentalRes Greenberg Harris Hartranft Hiester Mailroom Mifflin […] more…University Park Router Code Upgrade
**Pending CAB Approval** Next Tuesday, February the 28th, during the hours of 4 to 7 AM ENCS will be upgrading the router code on all of our University Park routers. University Park routers will be rebooted one at a time to finalize the code installation. Each router will take approximately ten minutes to reload. Customers […] more…Brief wireless (psu) disruption at PennStater hubsite
There may a brief interruption to the wireless service (psu) for about 1 to 3 minutes during 6:00 am to 6:15 am on 2/22 Wednesday, in the following buildings. For further information, please refer CHG0040722. OC.MifflinCE PellLab 103Bldg 230BLDG 328Bldg 330Bldg 331BLDG ADL ArthropodRes BeefCattleSheep CentralMilk ChemEcoLab GenAviationHangarII HorseBarn Insectarium Lubert Merkle Outreach PennStater TechCenter […] more…Survey: less worry about cloud security, but governance still a question mark
Managers and professionals are growing more comfortable with cloud computing for their enterprises, and security is less of a showstopper than it was just a couple of years ago. However, cloud in the enterprise is still ungoverned territory. IT leaders need to take the reigns in terms of centralizing services, brokerages, reducing wasted cloud spending, […] more…Spam and phishing in 2016
The year in figures According to Kaspersky Lab, in 2016: The proportion of spam in email flows was 58.31%, which is 3.03 percentage points more than in 2015. 62.16% of spam emails were no more than 2 KB in size. 12.08% of spam was sent from the US. Trojan.Win32.Bayrob was the most popular malware family […] more…How To Build A Cybersecurity Strategy For 2017
Technology changes faster than most business can keep up with. The proliferation of mobile technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing has changed the types of “assets” connected to networks. Implementing cybersecurity “best practices” across an increasingly unstructured and decentralized network is one of the most vexing challenges facing companies today. Traditional cybersecurity […] more…Doubts abound over US action on cybersecurity
How should the U.S. respond to cyber attacks? That’s been a major question at this year’s RSA security conference, following Russia’s suspected attempt to influence last year’s election. Clearly, the government should be doing more on cybersecurity, said U.S. lawmakers and officials at the show, but they admit that politics and policy conflicts have hampered the […] more…The Answer to Big Cybersecurity Challenges: Think Small
I just left the keynote stage at RSA 2017, where I called on a very large audience—more than 40,000 attendees in the hall or watching screens throughout the Moscone Center— to re-think the future. I argued that while cybersecurity and potential threats against the digital experience have never been bigger, current defensive measures aren’t working. […] more…Resolved: Penn State Shenango Voice Services Migration
Beginning Friday, February 10th, through Sunday February 12th, OVPIT will be migrating Penn State Shenango Campus voice services from their existing Avaya PBX solution to Cisco Unified Communications Manager. As part of this weekend migration, inbound and outbound voice services will be briefly interrupted. Service Now Change: CHG0040400 more…Expert: Line between cyber crooks and cyber spies getting more blurry
Cybercriminals acting on behalf of national governments and nation-backed espionage agents carrying out cybercrimes for cash on the side is the future of security threats facing corporations and governments, says the former top U.S. attorney in charge of the Department of Justice’s national security division. Morrison & Foerster John Carlin “I think this blending of […] more…More information
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