Welcome to issue 25 of IT Pro 20/20, distilling the most important themes of the previous month into a simple, easy-to-read package.
This month we look at the industry-wide push for sustainable development, which was very much on display at this year’s CES. We’ve highlighted a handful of major players that are doing some pretty interesting things.
A new year also brings new opportunities, and so we’ve also explained why there’s never been a better time to start a side hustle, and how to go about it.
The next IT Pro 20/20 will be available on 28 January – previous issues can be found here. If you would like to receive each issue in your inbox as they release, you can subscribe to our mailing list here.
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Thousands of Microsoft Teams users are being targeted in a new phishing campaignNews Microsoft Teams users should be on the alert, according to researchers at Check Point
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Microsoft warns of rising AitM phishing attacks on energy sectorNews The campaign abused SharePoint file sharing services to deliver phishing payloads and altered inbox rules to maintain persistence
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Warning issued as surge in OAuth device code phishing leads to M365 account takeoversNews Successful attacks enable full M365 account access, opening the door to data theft, lateral movement, and persistent compromise
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Amazon CSO Stephen Schmidt says the company has rejected more than 1,800 fake North Korean job applicants in 18 months – but one managed to slip through the netNews Analysis from Amazon highlights the growing scale of North Korean-backed "fake IT worker" campaigns
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Complacent Gen Z and Millennial workers are more likely to be duped by social engineering attacksNews Overconfidence and a lack of security training are putting organizations at risk
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Hackers are abusing ConnectWise ScreenConnect, againNews A new spear phishing campaign has targeted more than 900 organizations with fake invitations from platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
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The Allianz Life data breach just took a huge turn for the worseNews Around 1.1 million Allianz Life customers are believed to have been impacted in a recent data breach, making up the vast majority of the insurer's North American customers.
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A new, silent social engineering attack is being used by hackers – and your security systems might not notice until it’s too lateNews Security researchers have warned the 'FileFix' technique, which builds on the notorious 'ClickFix' tactic, is being used in the wild by threat actors.
