Articles of interest from the week of July 11, 2022

SMBs Are Behind in Adopting Multi-Factor Authentication

Only a quarter of the SMBs surveyed by the Cyber Readiness Institute require MFA among employees to sign into applications and devices. (By Lance Whitney, TechRepublic)

Marriott Hotels Admits to Third Data Breach in 4 Years

Crooks have reportedly made off with 20GB of data from Marriott Hotels, which apparently included credit card info and internal company documents. (By Brandon Vigliarolo, The Register)

Brazen Crooks Are Now Posing As Cybersecurity Companies To Trick You Into Installing Malware

Brazen cyber criminals are now posing as cybersecurity companies in phishing messages that claim the recipient has been hit by a cyberattack and that they should urgently respond in order to protect their network. (By Danny Palmer, ZDNet)

Security Culture: Fear of Cyber Warfare Driving Initiatives

KnowBe4 study finds lack of budget and support biggest challenges to a good security culture.
(By IT Security Guru)

Microsoft July 2022 Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Zero-Day, 84 Flaws

Tuesday was Microsoft's July 2022 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and a total of 84 flaws. Four of the 84 vulnerabilities fixed in Tuesday's update are classified as 'Critical' as they allow remote code execution. (By Lawrence Abrams, BleepingComputer)