Threats and attacks

Devolutions has teamed up with Petri to produce a new white paper entitled “Top Challenges for IT Security Professionals in 2022.”

If you have a smart home, then there is a chance that you are in fact allowing several security risks to live rent-free in your home.

Who is responsible for cybersecurity in your company? Our goal with this question is to get a better understanding of the job title/role for the individual (or team) that is tasked with developing ...

Devolutions has teamed up with Petri to produce a new white paper entitled “Cybersecurity vs. IT Security: Taking Responsibility for Organizational Information Security.”

We keep hearing that the cybercrime landscape is getting worse. But just how bad have things become? We scoured a variety of sources to reveal the terrifying reality of cybercrime in 2022.

Given the critical importance of having a strong cybersecurity profile, we would like to know: who is responsible for cybersecurity in your company?

Every IT pro knows that strong IT security is absolutely, categorically, and unquestionably essential.

IT pros repeatedly tell end users never to click on suspicious links. And this is a warning that should always be heeded!

In the IT world, the terms cybersecurity and IT security are often misused and have their own respective definitions and contexts.

A critical vulnerability was discovered in the Apache log4j project (CVE-2021-44228).

Now that we have crunched the numbers for the Devolutions State of Cybersecurity in SMBs in 2021-2022 Survey, we can compare results from this year’s version to last year’s version!

In the feature article, Max highlights five core security solutions that SMBs should implement now.

While the pandemic forced many SMBs to scale back their operations, hackers shifted into a higher gear. Cyberattacks against SMBs — and especially on their remote workers — have increased...

To mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month which falls in October each year, we are pleased to announce that the Devolutions’ State of Cybersecurity in SMBs in 2021-2022 Survey Report is on the way!

In the James Bond franchise, spies are elegant and sophisticated subversives who can climb treacherous mountains, outswim killer sharks, and even defeat enemies with a handy bagpipe flamethrower. But ...

Recently, my colleague Marc-Olivier looked at some interesting and exciting IT trends in 2021. Unfortunately, technology is not only evolving to make our lives better — cyberthreats are also advancing...

Until a few decades ago, it was common for people to spend their entire career working for a single employer — often starting from the bottom and working their way up through the ranks until retiring....

In our last cybersecurity post on Devolutions, which explained how our MDR service works, we received a lot of great feedback. But we repeatedly got one question that surprised us: “Why would I ever t...

To better streamline our vulnerability disclosure process and promote transparency across the security of our products, we are pleased to announce that Devolutions has been authorized by the CVE Progr...

A new feature article by our VP of Business Solutions, Maurice Côté, has been published by The Record. In the feature article, Maurice lists three tools that all organizations — including smaller busi...

Legendary crooner Frank Sinatra — and a countless number of inebriated wedding guests who fancy themselves as karaoke superstars — have grabbed the mic and belted out the classic song My Way, which in...

It is not malware. It is not spyware. It is not Trojans. It is not even DDoS. No, according to experts the title of the scariest beast on the cyberthreat landscape now belongs to ransomware.

There are some horror movie franchises that get scarier and scarier with each release. Well, the cybercrime landscape is like that: just when you think that things are as frightening as they can get…t...

To say that the last 18 months have been unkind to many organizations is like saying that the sun is rather warm, or that the Himalayas are somewhat hilly. Frankly, the past year-and-a-half has been b...

While drawing conclusions is difficult — and in many cases unwise — given how uncertain things have been over the last 18 months, one significant fact is indisputable: more organizations are rising to...

Protect RDP passwords from Mimikatz attacks with Remote Credential Guard. Follow our guide to configure this feature in Remote Desktop Manager and boost your remote access security.

Here at Devolutions, one of our core values is to be transparent in our actions across the organization. As part of this commitment, today I am pleased to announce that going forward, we will be publi...

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is an outsourced cybersecurity management service that provides organizations with 360-degree visibility into security and proactive detection of cyber threats. MD...

There are so many data breaches these days, that they all seem to morph together into an endless cycle of cyber destruction. Indeed, we have gone from being shocked at stories about hacks (remember Ta...

THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY THE PETRI TEAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEVOLUTIONS. There is no doubt that security incidents are on the rise for businesses of all shapes and sizes. With the recent pandemic,...

Recently, we looked at some of the biggest data breaches of 2020. Here is a recap of some of the most notable incidents: ,300,000 users were impacted by a mass account hijacking campaign at Nintendo...

It goes without saying that the biggest story of 2020 — or make that the 21st century so far — was the coronavirus pandemic. However, while that crisis raged on, hackers did not go into “lockdown mode...

Managed services providers (MSPs) help businesses — especially small and mid-sized firms that don’t have millions of dollars to hire in-house IT experts — increase their capacity and skillset, reduce ...

Our VP of Business Solutions (and frequent blogger), Maurice Côté, has been featured in a new interview with acclaimed cybersecurity product evaluation firm Safety Detectives. In the interview, conduc...

There are still a few months left in 2020, but already this year we have seen several high-profile social media data breaches, including: ,In February, Twitter suspended a large network of fake acco...

The ecosystem of companies offering safety oversight services is diverse. There are IT outsourcers that provide security services as an add-on to other IT services (networking, etc.). There are firms ...

Global cybercrime revenues have reached $1.5 trillion per year, and the average price tag of a data breach is now $3.9 million per incident. Yet despite these staggering costs, there remains a common ...

Since launching Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) more than a decade ago, MANY things have changed. We are now over 100 employees (Devolutions used to be only one person), Remote Desktop Manager is used by...

The cybersecurity field is broad and constantly growing. To help you stay on top of best practices, tips, tricks, and warnings, we are pleased to provide this Cybersecurity Guide. It is a curated coll...

Uncover the security risks of using ZipCrypto for file encryption. Learn why it’s essential to switch to stronger encryption methods for robust data protection.

Today’s hackers aren’t just targeting enterprises and governments. They’re also launching attacks against SMBs, and the reason is very simple: due to their relatively small size and limited funds, SMB...

Users with privileged account access are given “the keys to the kingdom” — or at least the keys to valuable floors and rooms in the kingdom — so they can be more productive and efficient while carryin...

Before the world became gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, SMBs were already viewed as “ground zero” for cybercrime. Here are some alarming numbers: ,Two-thirds of SMBs have suffered a cyberattack...

I know that the IT pros who frequent our blog know all about the dangers of phishing. Unfortunately, there’s a good chance that many of your non-technical colleagues are less informed. Yes, they proba...

In the past, remote workers — who were typically called teleworkers or telecommuters — were the rare exception, and the envy of folks who had to endure a miserable commute, or slog away from 9-5 in a ...

Everyone knows that the cyber threat landscape is constantly getting worse. But what may come as a surprise is that the enemy isn’t just hackers who populate the dark web. It’s also negligent employee...

As a business, you’re always at risk of a cyber security breach or attack. Your employees are a big part of assessing various levels of risk, so you need to make sure they’re properly equipped. A lot ...

Learn how to prevent file upload vulnerabilities with our essential security practices. Protect your system from malicious uploads by following these best practices and advanced protection techniques.

Over the last few years, SMBs have become ground zero for cybercrime. To combat this threat, we invite you to click on the link below for a new white paper from international and independent analyst o...

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month — but not just for adults. Kids also need to understand the basics of staying safe online for many reasons, including: ,Since most kids don’t have credit rep...