MDS Blog

April 2019

• 18: Ecuador faced 40 million cyberattacks after giving up Assange (0)
• 12: Malware infects a second critical infrastructure site (0)
• 12: 5 Essential Cybersecurity Best Practices to Follow as a Remote Employee (0)
• 08: How the EverCrypt Library Created Hacker-Proof Cryptography (0)
• 08: Human Error, We Meet Again – Cyber security Basics (0)
• 05: Windows 7 users start to decline as Windows 10 reaches all-time high (0)
• 03: Medical Practice Forced to Close Following Ransomware Attack (0)
• 01: Privacy becomes a selling point for tech (0)

March 2019

• 28: Microsoft sues to take control of domains involved in Iran hacking campaign (0)
• 27: MDS Blog: Microsoft Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Benefits (0)
• 26: Hackers Hijacked ASUS Software Updates on Thousands of Computers (0)
• 25: What we can learn from Facebook’s password management (0)
• 22: Facebook stored hundreds of millions of passwords in plain text (0)
• 21: MDS Blog: Microsoft Compliance Manager (0)
• 20: AI, BI and Data: Who’s Going To Win by 2020? (0)
• 19: The United States of Artificial Intelligence Startups (0)
• 18: A huge trove of medical records and prescriptions found exposed (0)
• 14: SD-WAN: 10 essential considerations (0)
• 13: Amazon fuels Harvard hospital’s machine learning research program (0)
• 13: Blind users can now explore photos by touch with Microsoft’s Seeing AI (0)
• 12: Iranian-backed hackers stole data from U.S. government contractor (0)
• 12: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the web, calls for ‘fight’ against hacking and abuse on its 30th birthday (0)
• 11: Dozens of companies leaked sensitive data thanks to misconfigured Box accounts (0)
• 08: The Top Five Cybersecurity Strategies for Cloud (0)
• 07: Microsoft reportedly exploring new partnership with VMware (0)
• 06: Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading (0)
• 05: How virtual reality is transforming HR (0)
• 04: U.S. companies put record number of robots to work in 2018 (0)
• 01: Thousands of people in Sweden get microchip implants (0)

February 2019

• 28: Blockchain: Back to the Drawing Board? (0)
• 27: Dow Jones’ watchlist of 2.4 million high-risk individuals has leaked (0)
• 27: How SD-WAN can improve your security strategy (0)
• 26: How data governance can support data privacy compliance (0)
• 25: Three Things to Know About Cybersecurity in 2019 (0)
• 22: How Can the New Windows 10 Office App Help Me? (0)
• 22: 10 Principles for Modernizing Your Company’s Technology (0)
• 21: Why Shared Service Centers Are Growing in Size and Value (0)
• 20: Company sues employee after she falls for $250,000 CEO fraud scam (0)
• 20: Google acquires a small cloud start-up (0)
• 19: The Future of Compliance and Data Privacy (0)
• 15: Hacker who stole 620 million records strikes again, stealing 127 million more (0)
• 15: Google & IBM trying desperately to move cloud market-share needle (0)
• 14: When will we have flying cards Maybe sooner than you think. (0)
• 12: 5 Big Technology Innovations of 2019 (0)
• 11: Think the boss send you a meeting request? Your password might be stolen. (0)
• 08: Google Makes it Easier to Encrypt Data (0)
• 07: Is end-of-life infrastructure leaving you vulnerable to security breaches? (0)
• 06: Big companies are not becoming data-driven fast enough (0)
• 05: Google Home can now translate conversations on-the-fly (0)
• 01: This robot valet will soon be parking your car at the airport (0)
• 01: Let’s save the bees with machine learning (0)

January 2019

• 31: A Robot Teaches Itself to Play Jenga. But It’s No Game. (0)
• 28: Google and IAB ad category lists show “massive leakage of highly intimate data”, GDPR complaint claims (0)
• 22: Google fined $57m by French regulator for breaching GDPR (0)
• 17: 773 million email addresses have been leaked (0)
• 07: Microsoft to add two new Microsoft 365 security, compliance bundles to its line-up (0)
• 03: Here’s what to expect in cybersecurity in 2019 (0)

December 2018

• 27: Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday, ‘tens of millions’ of new Prime subscribers (0)
• 21: The GPS wars have begun (0)
• 20: 3D-printed heads let hackers – and cops – unlock your phone (0)
• 14: Facebook bug exposed up to 6.8M users’ unposted photos to apps (0)
• 10: Google+ to shut down 4 months early after latest data leak

November 2018

• 30: Marriott reveals massive database breach affecting millions
• 29: AWS is bringing the cloud on prem with Outposts
• 27: Microsoft details the causes of recent MFA meltdown
• 27: US Postal Service exposes the data of 60 million users
• 27: Microsoft dethrones Apple to become most valuable US company
• 20: Amazon Web Services tries to make it even harder to leave your cloud storage buckets unlocked
• 19: If You’re Online, You’re Getting Scammed
• 15: When will Microsoft end support for your version of Windows or Office?
• 15: Official Google G Suite Twitter account is latest hacking victim in Bitcoin scam
• 01: End of Life: Dates You Should Remember

October 2018

• 26: Breaching News: Week of 10/26/2018
• 25: Data Governance & Regulatory Compliance Panel Discussion
• 19: Breaching News: Week of 10/19/2018
• 16: Cybersecurity On Wheels: IBM’s Latest Venture
• 12: Breaching News: Week of 10/12/18
• 09: 5 Ways to Prevent Social Engineering Attacks
• 03: Are you under attack? Social engineering, explained.
• 01: Five Steps to Prevent Ransomware Attacks
• 01: So long Skype, and hello Teams!

September 2018

• 21: Skype calling is coming to Amazon’s Alexa devices
• 15: Google and EU Fight France Over ‘Right to Be Forgotten’

August 2018

• 27: Protecting your data in the Home of the Future
• 21: Microsoft Investigates Fancy Bear

July 2018

• 19: Uber hires first chief privacy officer in light of GDPR
• 18: 5 Things You Need to Know about the September DFS Deadlines (23 NYC 500)
• 11: Microsoft unveils Surface Go to take on iPad
• 05: Blockchain for Beginners: 5 Things You Should Know
• 02: California passes landmark data privacy bill to protect consumers

June 2018

• 21: Germany plans to put Airbus and flying taxi concept in the sky
• 20: Bithumb Hacked – $30 Million In Cryptocurrency Stolen (0)
• 14: Step by Step Guide To Set Up Office 365 Videos (0)
• 13: Step by Step Guide to Set Up Office 365 for Business (0)
• 11: Net neutrality is dead — what now?

May 2018

• 31: Why Are We So Bad at Cybersecurity? It’s Mostly Neglect.
• 27: What to do if you missed the GDPR deadline
• 25: VPNFilter Botnet
• 18: How can Office 365 phishing threats be addressed?
• 14: 5 big challenges that edge computing can resolve

April 2018

• 19: VMware to end General Support for ESXi 5.5 September 2018
• 04: How to Become GDPR Compliant in 10 Steps

March 2018

• 30: Suspected WannaCry attack hits Boeing, Facebook will give out less data, and more trending news
• 20: Warning – Embrace Windows as a Service now or feel the pain later
• 12: Microsoft Teams will integrate with Cortana, add transcription and translation features
• 08: Church of England puts a stop to ransomware with Darktrace
• 05: How to Meet DFS 23 NYCRR 500 Cyber Security Regulation

February 2018

• 26: New York is Quietly Working to Prevent a Major Cyber Attack
• 13: Best Ransomware Prevention Practices
• 13: The New Microsoft Team’s means it’s is Better Than Ever
• 12: “It’s not you, it’s me!”
• 12: 10,000,000 Cyber Attack
• 09: How To Protect Yourself From the iPhone Source Code Leak
• 08: 5 Top Machine Learning Use Cases for Security
• 02: US Data Breaches Hit All-Time High

January 2018

• 29: Facebook starts polishing its privacy messaging ahead of GDPR
• 29: Hey Alexa, Am I Under Attack?
• 26: Ford files a patent for an autonomous police car
• 11: Rolling with the Punches
• 11: The Future of Intelligent Communications
• 05: Everything You Should Know about Meltdown & Spectre

December 2017

• 22: Bitcoin Tumbles More than 25% as Sharks ‘Beginning to Circle
• 18: Needle in the Haystack (0)
• 15: Everyday Artificial Intelligence
• 15: Hey Cortana, Schedule My Meeting!
• 13: Did You Know: Azure Active Directory Connect Vulnerability
• 11: It Can Only Be Attributed to Human Error
• 08: Why Is Bitcoin Price So High?

November 2017

• 20: Your Email is Getting Smarter: LinkedIn integrations in Outlook.com
• 01: A Look at Microsoft’s Future in Cybersecurity

October 2017

• 23: Getting Better All the Time
• 19: How to fix the KRACK WPA Wifi Vulnerability (0)
• 19: Ensuring Application Security With VMware AppDefense
• 16: Amazon and Microsoft Join Forces on A.I, Leaving Google Behind
• 16: Should I Update? Windows 10 Fall Creators Cheat Sheet
• 12: Too Many Passwords, Too Little Time (0)
• 06: Spectrum of Risk & Mobile Security

September 2017

• 26: A Million Years in a Second
• 26: Decrypt Marsjoke aka Polyglot (0)
• 26: Decrypt Marlboro (0)
• 19: Less of Moore’s Law?
• 11: Shelter from the Storm: Disaster Recovery
• 08: Is There Anybody Out There?
• 08: A Touch of Evil
• 07: Please Put That On His Tab
• 01: Farming in the Cloud

August 2017

• 28: Artificially Intelligent Green Energy? Yes!
• 25: How to meet GDPR in 5 Steps
• 24: We Are The Robots (0)
• 24: PIA DPIA Assessment (0)
• 21: See You on the Bright Side of the Moon
• 17: Beam Me Up Scotty
• 16: Should I build a million dollar wall around a two dollar asset?
• 15: To Wi-Fi or Not to Wi-Fi
• 14: Don’t Be Long in the Tooth!
• 10: Schrödinger’s Cat and Quantum Cryptology
• 10: What Skype Can Do for You, Today.
• 08: NIST – Time to Comply!
• 07: Do You Have an Incidence Response Team?
• 03: Identity is the New Security
• 01: Introducing Microsoft 365

July 2017

• 31: Nobody is Safe
• 27: SEC OCIE | Cybersecurity Ransomware Alert
• 27: CASB
• 25: GDPR – Don’t Tread On My Data
• 24: Ransomware: Only A Click Away
• 05: 23 NYCRR 500 – How the Next 30 Days Can Change Your Company Forever

June 2017

• 28: Petya Fix
• 27: Petya (0)
• 16: What is SD-WAN?
• 05: What is Cisco Spark?

May 2017

• 25: How to secure your backup from Ransomware
• 17: WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak Protection (0)
• 15: WannaCry 2.0: New and Improved (0)
• 03: What Is Ransomware? (0)