Articles In Technology Week in Review

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 8/11 From Cloud to Hybrid: 360° Runtime Protection, Anywhere You Run (Wiz) Securing hybrid infrastructure requires more than just extending existing tools. It demands a new approach that connects workload insights with broader infrastructure context, all in real-time. https://www.wiz.io/blog/from-cloud-to-hybrid-360deg-runtime-protection-anywhere-you-run How to Prevent Helpdesk Social Engineering Attacks (HYPR) Helpdesks are critical support hubs, but their central role makes them prime targ... read more.

• August 15, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 8/4 How to mitigate AI-powered social engineering attacks (Delinea) AI can convincingly simulate identities across multiple channels and formats, making AI-powered social engineering attacks more convincing and likely to fool even the savviest, most security-conscious employees. Additionally, AI can execute attacks at scale, learn from its successes, and continually become smarter and stealthier. https://delinea.com/blog/how-to-mitigate-ai-powered-social-engineering-attacks Exploiting Direct Send... read more.

• August 08, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 7/28 Redefining DNS Protection (Palo Alto Networks) Advanced DNS Resolver (ADNSR) is purpose-built for this modern reality, delivering intelligent threat prevention with effortless deployment. As a cloud-delivered DNS resolution service, complete with 99.999% availability, ADNSR makes it easy to protect your entire organization, regardless of where your users or infrastructure reside. https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2025/07/redefining-dns-protection/ How the Enterprise Browser Neutralizes t... read more.

• August 01, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 7/14 XenServer: Powering your present, readying your future, and now available for all workloads (Citrix) XenServer is widening its support statement to embrace all types of workloads. This isn’t just a minor update; it’s a strategic move to address the very real challenges facing our customers today, offering a powerful, cost-effective, and versatile hypervisor for your entire virtualized infrastructure. https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2025/07/09/xenserver-now-available-for-all-workloads... read more.

• July 25, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Tuesday 7/1 10 Questions to Evaluate Cloud Email Security Solutions (Abnormal AI) Today’s threats to cloud email use AI to impersonate trusted contacts, mimic real workflows, and blend seamlessly into day-to-day communication. To stop these attacks, security teams require solutions that use AI the way attackers do—strategically, contextually, and at scale. https://abnormal.ai/blog/10-questions-to-evaluate-cloud-email-security The Enterprise’s New Cloud: Where Data Went Wrong and How St... read more.

• July 11, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 6/23 Are You Using Everything in Your Citrix Cloud Subscription? Features like Citrix Enterprise Browser, Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), and Secure Private Access (SPA) are included in many Advanced Plus and Premium subscriptions, but often go unused. https://www.gothamtg.com/blog/are-you-using-everything-in-your-citrix-cloud-subscription Cloud Attacks Retrospective: Evolving Tactics, Familiar Entry Points (Wiz) Cloud environments are growing more complex—but attackers aren’t necess... read more.

• June 27, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 6/16 AI Is Everywhere—But Security Teams Are Still Catching Up (Wiz) AI is no longer experimental—it’s embedded. According to a recent survey of 96 organizations conducted by Wiz and Gatepoint Research, 87% of respondents’ teams are already using AI services, often through platforms like OpenAI or Amazon Bedrock. But as AI adoption surges, security isn’t keeping pace. https://www.wiz.io/blog/ai-security-readiness-report Optimizing Workloads in a Multicloud World (Nut... read more.

• June 20, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 6/9 No Excuses: Why Multi-Factor Authentication is Non-Negotiable (Check Point ) If you think your users’ passwords are secret, think again. Credential dumps from breached companies are traded daily on the dark web. Password reuse is rampant. Phishing attacks are more sophisticated than ever, and employees are fallible — always have been, always will be. https://blog.checkpoint.com/harmony-sase/no-excuses-why-multi-factor-authentication-is-non-negotiable/ Rethinking File Storage: Pure... read more.

• June 13, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 5/19 Phishing Campaign Mimics Email Quarantine Notifications: 32,000 Emails Target 6,358 Customers (Check Point) Check Point researchers have identified a large-scale phishing campaign that exploits the guise of email quarantine notifications. This campaign, consisting of 32,000 emails, has targeted 6,358 customers across various regions. The primary objective of the attackers is to deceive recipients into providing their login credentials through a fake login page. https://blog.checkpoint.com/sec... read more.

• June 06, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 5/12 6 Customer-proven Best Practices for Cyber-resilient Backup and Recovery (Pure Storage) From the 3-2-1-1-0 framework to indelible data to faster threat detection, cyber resilience best practices can help organizations safeguard their operations and recover quickly and confidently when the worst happens. https://blog.purestorage.com/perspectives/6-customer-proven-best-practices-for-cyber-resilient-backup-and-recovery/ April 2025 Malware Spotlight: FakeUpdates Dominates as Multi-Stage Campaign... read more.

• May 16, 2025