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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Broadcom eyes security, performance boosts with vDefend and Avi Load Balancer updatesNews Enhancements to VMware vDefend and VMware Avi Load Balancer use AI-powered automation to help secure private cloud environments
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How business leaders are using the Dell Pro 7 and Dell Pro 5Sponsored Thanks to flexibility and a range of spec options, the Dell Pro 7 and Pro 5 laptops can suit a variety of business leaders across a mix of workplaces
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‘They risk damaging confidence’: A Canadian health board outraged staff with phishing tests offering paid leave – experts say it shows why you need to be careful with cyber awareness campaignsNews Phishing tests require a delicate touch, emulating realism while not “exploiting goodwill”
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Hackers are capitalizing on AI hype to ramp up social engineering attacks – and they're using big brands like Anthropic, OpenAI, and DeepSeek as ‘bait’ to lure victimsNews Microsoft says cyber criminals are impersonating popular AI platforms to deliver malware
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Two US nationals sentenced for role in prolific fake worker laptop farmsNews The Americans were raising money for the North Korean regime by allowing fake IT workers to appear as legitimate US-based employees
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Beware of emails threatening a code of conduct review
News A widespread phishing campaign has targeted tens of thousands of employees
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Microsoft and NCSC issue alerts over hacker campaigns targeting WhatsApp, Signal messaging appsNews Microsoft warns about a sophisticated attack that starts with WhatsApp messages, while the NCSC says such incidents are on the rise
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Is your new hire an AI clone? Microsoft says North Korean hackers are using AI to impersonate job seekers and steal company secretsNews The groups are increasingly using face-changing or voice-changing software to make their fake identities more plausible
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Google issues warning over ShinyHunters-branded vishing campaignsNews Related groups are stealing data through voice phishing and fake credential harvesting websites
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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
