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Navigating Cloud Storage Changes in Education: Strategies for Cost Reduction and Data Management

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For a long time, Google and Microsoft have provided considerable benefits to educational institutions by offering free cloud resources to students, faculty, and staff. However, both cloud providers announced that they are rescinding unlimited storage for educational organizations starting in 2024.

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Google banned 173k developer accounts in 2022

Security Affairs

The IT giant also announced it has banned 173k developer accounts and prevented over $2 billion in fraudulent and abusive transactions. ” The company explained that in 2022, the App Security Improvements program helped developers to address approximately 500K security weaknesses affecting approximately 300K apps.

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Remcos RAT campaign targets US accounting and tax return preparation firms

Security Affairs

Microsoft warns of a new Remcos RAT campaign targeting US accounting and tax return preparation firms ahead of Tax Day. Tax Day, Microsoft has observed a new Remcos RAT campaign targeting US accounting and tax return preparation firms. Ahead of the U.S. The phishing attacks began in February 2023, the IT giant reported. LNK) files.

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A “By-Design” flaw in Microsoft Azure can allow storage accounts takeover

Security Affairs

A flaw in Microsoft Azure could be exploited by attackers to gain access to storage accounts, perform lateral movements, and even execute remote code. Researchers from the security firm Orca demonstrated how to abuse Microsoft Azure Shared Key authorization to gain full access to storage accounts and potentially critical business assets.

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Passwordless sign-in with passkeys is now available for Google accounts

Security Affairs

Google announced the introduction of the passwordless secure sign-in with Passkeys for Google Accounts on all platforms. Google is rolling out the passwordless secure sign-in with Passkeys for Google Accounts on all platforms. Japan have already deployed to streamline sign-in for their users. ” continues the post.

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Crooks broke into AT&T email accounts to empty their cryptocurrency wallets

Security Affairs

Threat actors are gaining access to AT&T email accounts in an attempt to hack into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange accounts. Hackers are breaking into the AT&T email accounts and then using the access they are logging into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange accounts to drain their crypto funds, TechCrunch reported.

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How MFA and Cyber Liability Insurance Effectively Manage Risk in Higher Education

Duo's Security Blog

One area where campuses have been collaborating recently are changes around cyber liability insurance for higher education, an opportunity for campus cybersecurity teams to combine forces with their risk management team. In a recent Duo blog post, we gave an overview of cyber liability insurance. Higher education campuses in the U.S.