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Congratulations to the Winners Who Escaped the Dreaded Haunted House of IT

Kaseya

The Weapon: Two-Factor Authentication. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), a form of multi-factor authentication, uses a second layer of authentication to access your systems by requiring users to provide a password (something they know) and a mobile app or token (something they have). The Threat: Malware.

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Radar Trends to Watch: December 2022

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

These companies are involved in activities like planting spyware on web sites to collect users’ personal data. Cyberattacks are increasingly targeted at small to medium businesses , the vast majority of which don’t have plans for defense or disaster recovery. Quantum Computing.