eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Critical infrastructure security has moved to the forefront of cybersecurity concerns amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine – and in at least one case has led to some pretty unique cybersecurity advice. Inventory B2B VPNs and block all high-risk protocols (see slide below). Despite Russia and the U.S. Plan for rapid containment.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Phishing techniques use social engineering to trick victims into taking an action that helps an attacker compromise your network or access your sensitive information assets. Fraudulent emails purporting to be from authoritative company sources are the main phishing attacks that employees fall victim to. Stolen Credentials.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Researcher discovered that global B2B CRM provider Really Simple Systems exposed online a non-password-protected database with million records. Upon further research, records indicated that the database belonged to global B2B CRM provider Really Simple Systems. As an ethical security researcher, I never download the data I find.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Related: The dire need to security-proof APIs. Many companies are failing to adequately address the security risks of GitHub, Office 365, Salesforce, Slack, SuccessFactors, Zoom and many more SaaS app. Security teams are tasked with ensuring security configurations for each app are set correctly, yet no two are the same.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

No longer confined to isolated malware or phishing attacks, threats now encompass a wide range of sophisticated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by cybercriminals and nation-state actors alike. The idea that a secure network perimeter will keep the bad guys out has become obsolete.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Using the information and accesses exposed, they could create effective phishing campaigns, or target companies with various forms of malicious software attacks: malware, spyware, ransomware, and more,” the article continued. Gekko Group is a worldwide B2B hotel booking platform that serves over 600,000 hotels worldwide.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. Byron is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Last Watchdog on Privacy & Security. How can companies minimize risks?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

And innovation is percolating among newer entrants, like PerimeterX, Shape Security and Signal Sciences. This week a new entrant in this field, Cequence Security , formally launched what it describes as a “game-changing” application security platform. Shifting security challenge.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 11, 2023

Passwordless, which was already becoming a boardroom topic, has now gotten a new impetus because of the mandates on phishing-resistant MFA on one side; and novel concepts like FIDO passkeys on the other. The B2B landscape wasn’t that different either. The pandemic (yes, we’re still speaking about it!)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

WizCase security team has found a major breach in phone-tracking service Ringostat ’s database. The leak has since been secured. Scams, Phishing, and Malware: It is common for unethical hackers and criminals on the Internet to use personal data to create trustworthy phishing emails. What’s Happening? Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Related: Phishing-proof busy employees White collar employees today have amazingly capable communications and collaboration tools at their beck and call. Email, text messaging, B2B social media, cloud-based tools and web-conferencing enable more daily activities than ever. I’ll keep watch.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Compromised logins continue to facilitate cyber attacks at all levels, from phishing ruses to credential stuffing to enabling hackers to probe deep inside of a breached network. Passwords may have been very effective securing Roman roads. Threat actors have proven to be endlessly clever at abusing and misusing passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. Initially, security vendors only offered two-factor authentication. Since then, security vendors have introduced new methods for authentication, which can be layered to create a multi-factor authentication solution. This post has been updated for 2021. Something you have.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions. Beyond financial exchange, permissionless blockchains offer strong security through decentralization, and potential use cases include identity verification, voting, and fundraising.

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