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| Security Researcher Discloses Four IBM Zero-days After Company Refused to Patch |
| ZDNet | A security researcher has published details about four zero-day vulnerabilities impacting an IBM security product after the company refused to patch bugs following a private bug disclosure attempt. |
| Enterprise IT Spending Remains Strong Despite Coronavirus |
| BetaNews | Despite facing the challenges of supporting remote workforces and meeting the online needs of customers, 58 percent of IT leaders expect to either significantly or moderately increase their annual technology budgets. The report from SaaS infrastructure platform OpsRamp also finds 73 percent of IT operations and DevOps team leaders expect to either accelerate or maintain digital transformation initiatives and projects, indicating the value of digital products and services in an era of social distancing. |
| US Ransomware Attacks Plummet |
| Infosecurity | Ransomware attacks on the United States have diminished significantly and are "now at a level not seen in several years," according to cybersecurity company Emsisoft. In new research published, Emsisoft found a marked drop in ransomware attacks on US entities coinciding with the onset of the COVID-19 health crisis. |
| Is COVID-19 Intensifying the Need for Security Staffing? |
| DarkReading | A global recession is almost a certainty—the impact on hiring is likely to be devastating, so where does this leave cybersecurity? Here are some of the factors that can help you make an educated prediction. |
