Articles In Technology Week in Review

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

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 5/5 ICYMI: On April 22, 2025, Gotham's CTO, Ken Phelan, was joined by Check Point Software's Head of U.S. East Sales, Mark Ostrowski, to discuss Check Point's latest Threat Report, their cybersecurity innovations involving artificial intelligence, and more. Click the link below for the full video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTolJAStz4&t The Expanding Attack Surface: Stopping Account Takeovers at Your Front Door Is Critical (Proofpoint) Organizations must understand that there are count... read more.

• May 09, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 4/28 Windows 10 Enterprise End of Life: What you need to know & next steps (Nerdio) As support ends, the risks stack up quickly. Without regular updates, virtual desktops running Windows 10 will become targets for cyberattacks, particularly in environments where endpoints are exposed to external traffic or house confidential information. https://getnerdio.com/resources/windows-10-enterprise-end-of-life-what-you-need-to-know-next-steps/ Proofpoint Innovations That Simplify Your Operations (Pro... read more.

• May 02, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 4/21 Modern Cybersecurity Strategies for Linux Servers (CyberArk) Organizations can effectively bridge the gap between traditional and modern infrastructures by adopting enhanced flexibility, strong authentication support and the ability to integrate with existing security tools. This holistic approach can strengthen security and support the continuous evolution of cybersecurity practices. https://www.cyberark.com/resources/blog/modern-cybersecurity-strategies-for-linux-servers What Is Data Gover... read more.

• April 25, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 4/14 Citrix and Unicon: Control the endpoint, control the experience (Citrix) When the acquisition was announced in January, we immediately saw the potential to create meaningful synergies. Citrix already leads in delivering virtual apps and desktops, zero trust access, and secure application delivery. By integrating Unicon’s secure endpoint OS and management capabilities, Citrix now offers end-to-end control across the entire technology stack. https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2025/04/09/citrix-... read more.

• April 18, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 4/7 The Expanding Attack Surface: How One Determined Attacker Thrives in Today’s Evolving Digital Workplace (Proofpoint) While email remains the primary threat vector, cybercriminals are exploiting new channels like messaging collaboration platforms, cloud apps and file-sharing services. This has created a fragmented security landscape with disconnected point products, resulting in higher operational costs, and increasing security gaps. https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/email-and-cloud-thre... read more.

• April 11, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 3/31 What is a Data Poisoning Attack? (Snyk) Data poisoning is a sophisticated adversarial attack designed to manipulate the information used in training artificial intelligence (AI) models. By injecting deceptive or corrupt data, attackers can hurt model performance, introduce biases, or even create security vulnerabilities.  https://snyk.io/blog/what-is-a-data-poisoning-attack/ Microsoft to Start Enforcing New Outbound Email Limits (Proofpoint) Microsoft has consistently made it clear tha... read more.

• April 04, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 3/24 Lurking Threats in Post-Authentication Sessions (CyberArk) MFA is critical, but it’s not enough. Attackers are no longer breaking in; they’re logging in—by taking over valid sessions. Organizations need to rethink identity security beyond just authentication. https://www.cyberark.com/resources/blog/lurking-threats-in-post-authentication-sessions Inside a Scammer’s Toolbox: Common Tools, Tactics and Technologies (Bitdefender) Over the last decade, digitalization, soci... read more.

• March 28, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 3/17 Beyond the Cloud | How Edge Computing is Unlocking IoT’s Full Potential (Check Point) As more devices come online, relying solely on cloud computing can lead to slow response times, high bandwidth costs and security risks. The traditional cloud-based infrastructure struggles to keep up with the demands of real-time data processing, low latency, and proactive, preventative security. https://blog.checkpoint.com/innovation/how-edge-computing-is-unlocking-iots-full-potential/ The Urgent Re... read more.

• March 21, 2025