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GenAI Fuels Explosive Cloud Growth
Imagine a world where AI revolutionizes business operations and transforms the infrastructure supporting them. That world is here as GenAI fuels explosive cloud growth. The rapid advancement of Generative AI (GenAI) is pushing companies toward cloud adoption at an unprecedented pace. A recent Nutanix study found that over 80% of organizations have already implemented a […]
Combating Deepfakes: Protecting Workplaces From Digital Deception
Imagine this: you get a call from your CEO asking you to wire a large sum of money to a foreign bank account. It’s unusual but comes directly from them, so you do it. Later, you learn it wasn’t your CEO on the other end of the line but a criminal using deepfake technology to […]
Hidden Text Salting: A New Email Security Threat
Email remains hackers’ first choice for launching attacks on unsuspecting companies because it’s easy, inexpensive, and effective. Phishing messages take advantage of the weakest link in any security strategy—humans—and for every tool security experts develop to close that gap, cybercriminals find a way around it. Hidden text salting is the latest approach to thwarting email […]
Hackers Exploit GenAI for Faster, Smarter Cyber Attacks
There’s no question that generative AI (GenAI) affects businesses of all sizes. But for all the good news — increased productivity, more accurate data analysis, streamlined operations, etc. — there’s plenty of bad news, too. IT security professionals report that GenAI cyber attacks are skyrocketing, creating a greater concern than data breaches. The latest Splunk […]
OneDrive for Business May Not Be Fully Secure
Heads up: If your company uses OneDrive for Business to store critical documents in the cloud, they may not be as secure as you think. According to security expert Brian Maloney, Microsoft is not adequately securing data on user’s devices, which could present a massive security risk if that device becomes compromised. Without adequate OneDrive […]
Microsoft Teams Adds Phishing Alerts to Boost Security
Cybercriminals will stop at nothing to infiltrate organizations, and phishing attacks remain one of their most common — and successful — approaches. Despite efforts to build awareness and train people to recognize fake messages, hackers are still successfully impersonating individuals and brands and tricking recipients into divulging sensitive information. Microsoft Teams is a popular target […]
Apple Patches First Zero-Day of 2025
It might be a new year, but cybercriminals are still up to their old tricks —including exploiting previously unknown security flaws in operating systems to launch attacks on businesses. Finding and patching these vulnerabilities is a priority for technology providers. In that vein, the first Apple zero-day patch of 2025 appeared in late January. If […]
Google Launches Chrome Web Store for Enterprise Users
Suppose your team uses Google extensions for daily workflows around your business. In that case, you’ll want to pay attention to the new Chrome Web Store for Enterprise users. Could the launch of this new feature mean your IT security team gains more control over the extensions allowed on your network? Yes — on top […]
Seamlessly Integrate App Security Into Cyber Defense
Cybersecurity incidents continue to keep pace with technological advancements, and the more sophisticated and insidious criminals become, the more these breaches and hacks cost companies. Recent data from IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report indicates that the average attack cost in 2024 hit $4.8 million, a devastating outcome for many businesses. The increase in […]
Empowering Small Businesses to Leverage AI’s Potential
If there’s one thing we can all agree on in today’s world, AI is for everyone. The explosion of user-friendly generative AI tools makes it possible for even the most technologically inexperienced user to take advantage of the immense power of machine learning. From a business standpoint, AI is no longer something only “the big […]
A Visionary Approach to Your Security
The purpose of an IT partner isn’t just to fix something when it is broken, it is to keep your people working and your data secure. Astral moves beyond traditional managed services by addressing all the key areas of cybersecurity in today’s complex landscape.
