Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shared guidance for small businesses on how to increase resilience to ransomware attacks. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published guidance for small businesses on how to protect their networks from ransomware attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 103

Ransomware Authentication Passwords Data breaches 103

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2023

The US Government House this week launched an Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge competition for creating a new generation of AI systems. million to create new AI systems that can be used to protect critical infrastructure such as electric grids, hospitals, and transportation systems. The White House offers $18.5

Artificial Intelligence 94

Artificial Intelligence Government Cybersecurity Security 94

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

eSentire researchers devised a new attack technique, named Wiki-Slack attack, that can be used to redirect business professionals to malicious websites. “Once a business professional copies and pastes that Wikipedia entry in a Slack channel, the malicious link is rendered. ” reads the post published by eSentire.

Security 117

Security IT Information Security 117

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

UK organisations suffer the third highest rate of ransomware attacks globally, with small businesses most at risk, a report by NordLocker has found. The other most vulnerable sectors were business services (23), construction (22), manufacturing (19) and transport (18). Why are small businesses at risk?

Ransomware 136

Ransomware Manufacturing Data breaches Risk 136

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s no secret that cyberattacks can happen to any business, and we should all be suspicious of messages from unfamiliar senders appearing in our email inboxes. The reason is the rise in business email compromise (BEC) schemes. Fraudsters prey on the target using the killer combination of trust, authority, and urgency.

Phishing 243

Phishing Authentication Communications Ransomware 243

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In a tightening economy, small and medium businesses (SMBs) are challenged to grow while protecting thinning margins. Compared to large businesses, SMBs have fewer resources to help them weather an economic downturn or diversify into new value streams. And with SMBs representing 44% of the US GDP , they cannot be ignored.

Customer Experience 108

Customer Experience Sales Marketing Risk 108

Jamf

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We asked Jamf Nation to help us curate a list of the best iOS apps for business to help you better run your small business.

52

52

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

We are accustomed to handling small to large scales of disruptions even though they are rarely on this scale,” Waas added. “We We have many other items delivered to us as usual via other distributors. Our systems, including our central business system, have been affected by the attack.

Ransomware 75

Ransomware Retail Sales Government 75

Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2021

McDonald’s fast-food chain disclosed a data breach, hackers have stolen information belonging to customers and employees from the US, South Korea, and Taiwan. McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant chain by revenue, has disclosed a data breach that impacted customers and employees from the US, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Personal data Phishing Cybersecurity 137

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2021

Software provider Kaseya announced that fewer than 60 of its customers and less than 1,500 businesses have been impacted by the recent supply-chain ransomware attack. Up to 1,500 downstream organizations, which were customers of MSPs using Kaseya VSA management platform, were impacted by the attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 130

Ransomware Cloud Security IT 130

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

The campaign was targeting specific sectors using COVID-19 themed lures, the Remcos campaigns appear to be limited and short-lived to avoid the detection. For example, we detected a Remcos campaign going after small businesses looking to get disaster loans. The ISO file contains a malicious SCR file, which is Remcos.”

Manufacturing 101

Manufacturing Archiving Access Cybersecurity 101

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2024

More than 16,000 Ivanti VPN gateways still vulnerable to RCE CVE-2024-21894 Cisco warns of XSS flaw in end-of-life small business routers Magento flaw exploited to deploy persistent backdoor hidden in XML Cyberattack disrupted services at Omni Hotels & Resorts HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood technique can be exploited in DoS attacks US cancer center (..)

Data breaches 109

Data breaches Security Ransomware Cybersecurity 109

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Unfortunately, many network admins use this risk potential as a reason to continue using an authoritative DNS service that no longer adds business value. That fear of the unknown often seems worse than enduring the day-to-day indignities of the DNS platforms they currently use.

Risk 76

Risk Analytics Marketing Cloud 76

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Our administration knows how important it is to protect our municipal governments, small businesses, and community organizations from cybersecurity threats,” said Secretary Yvonne Hao of the Executive Office of Economic Development.

Cybersecurity 100

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Government Education 100

AIIM

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Millions of companies and organizations have to figure out overnight how to conduct business outside the walls of their office for the first time. How does business get done? The US economy took some punches during the height of the COVID pandemic, but nothing like it would have if these incredible tools didn’t exist.

Government 115

Government Information governance Cloud Compliance 115

AIIM

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Records can be vital to the business. This is a situation that has crept up on us relatively fast and unnoticed by some organizations in records management terms at least. Today, we’ll look at the four main business drivers to ERM: compliance, effectiveness, efficiency, and continuity. Compliance. Effectiveness. With any paper?based

Records Management 216

Records Management Computer and Electronics Paper Compliance 216

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In this blog, we explain everything that small business owners need to know about protecting their organisations and reducing the risk of security breaches. The difficulties that small businesses face when addressing cyber risks can be separated into financial costs and their ability to gain expert advice.

Security 131

Security Data breaches Risk Ransomware 131

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

Most financially devastating threats involved investment scams, business email compromises (BEC) , and romance fraud. The total cost of cybercrime for each company in 2019 reached US$13M. The total cost of cybercrime for each company increased from US$11. 7 million in 2017 to a new high of US$13. Source Accenture.

Data breaches 131

Data breaches IoT Cybersecurity Ransomware 131

OpenText Information Management

APRIL 22, 2024

I read Before It’s Gone by Jonathan Vigliotti while traveling, and it is a story for every small town facing climate change—from fire, water, air, food, and earth. The future is unpredictable, uncertain, and it requires us to be creative, to be innovative, and to be pioneers.”

Cloud 76

Cloud Compliance IT Risk 76

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2022

Cyber has changed everything around us – even the way we tackle geopolitical crisis and conflicts. If the technology were to become unavailable, the resulting business impact could be mitigated with cyber insurance. This is essential for all businesses, as the analysis of security incidents that led to claims during 2021 reveals.

Insurance 90

Insurance Risk Cybersecurity Ransomware 90

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 25, 2024

The global adoption of generative AI is upon us, and it’s essential for marketing organizations to understand and play in this space to stay competitive. With content demands expected to grow in the next few years, organizations need to create more content at a faster pace to meet customer expectations and business needs.

Risk 103

Risk Marketing Customer Experience IT 103

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Breached organisation: City of Philadelphia, US. It turned out that an unauthorised party had accessed and downloaded its business records, including files containing personal data. Breached organisation: Cadre Services (formerly Premier Staffing) in Wisconsin, US, providing employment and staffing services for office professionals.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 107

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Another domain with the Google Analytics code US-2665744 was sscompany[.]net. com, super-socks[.]com,

Analytics 195

Analytics Passwords Systems administration Retail 195

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 18, 2024

It has been proven time and time again that a business application’s outages are very costly. The estimated cost of an average downtime can run USD 50,000 to 500,000 per hour , and more as businesses are actively moving to digitization.

IT 63

IT Artificial Intelligence 63

OpenText Information Management

MARCH 21, 2024

This post will touch on these points and give us all a chance to celebrate the mainframe at 60 years. Let’s look at some statistics from IBM : Mainframes are used by 71% of Fortune 500 companies. It is the backbone of IT infrastructure for organizations large and small, across various industries around the globe.

Cloud 109

Cloud Digital transformation Marketing Manufacturing 109

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2021

A number of entities in the US and worldwide remain vulnerable to software bugs that were reported by Microsoft weeks ago. CyberNews has found 62,174 vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers, most of them in the US (13,877 vulnerable servers). The cost of cyber incident response weighs particularly heavily on small businesses.

Access 101

Access Security IT Information Security 101

AIIM

APRIL 29, 2021

This PMO should meet with the customer, develop business requirements and success criteria, and shepherd the process with customer input through to completion. Introduce change in small increments and be inclusive with the business users who will be impacted by the change. Be Clear on Both the "Why" and the "How".

Education 265

Education Marketing Information governance Communications 265

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Since then, IoT devices have become widely and deeply integrated into our homes, businesses, utilities and transportations systems. This has brought us many benefits. And yet our pervasive deployment of IoT systems has also vastly expanded the cyber attack surface of business networks, especially in just the past few years.

IoT 277

IoT Passwords Artificial Intelligence Risk 277

OpenText Information Management

JULY 22, 2021

Driven by change, uncertainty, and opportunity, businesses everywhere are innovating to survive and thrive. In small increments or giant leaps or somewhere in between, innovation is all around us. “Necessity is the mother of invention” — an old proverb that rings especially true today.

IT 67

IT Insurance IoT 67

erwin

APRIL 9, 2020

COVID-19 has presented businesses with a new and immediate set of challenges that reinforce the need for data intelligence to inform disaster planning and business continuity. And while its duration is uncertain, it is likely to permanently change the way businesses and societies function. So how do businesses adapt to survive?

Metadata 132

Metadata Risk Security IT 132

Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4

Security 95

Security Ransomware Libraries Phishing 95

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2024

Since most of us can’t reasonably avoid getting a loan or using a credit card, we’re forced to share our data. The rules would ensure people can obtain their own financial data at no cost, control who it’s shared with and choose who they do business with in the financial industry.

Financial Services 94

Financial Services Privacy Personal data Marketing 94

The Security Ledger

MARCH 18, 2020

Andrea Little Limbago of the firm Virtu joins us to talk about why EARN IT is so dangerous. Also: small and medium sized businesses are the majority of. As Cyber Attacks Mount, Small Businesses seek Authentication Fix. Also: small and medium sized businesses are the majority of businesses in the U.S.,

Digital transformation 52

Digital transformation Encryption IT Authentication 52

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Todt has been directing the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI), a non-profit focused on developing cybersecurity tools for small businesses. The post US CISA appointed Kiersten Todt as new chief of staff appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads CISA’s announcement. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybersecurity 95

Cybersecurity Government Security IT 95

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

LeakedSource also tried to pass itself off as a legal, legitimate business that was marketing to security firms and professionals. He did well on the test, but he also has a great understanding of the business side of things having run small businesses himself. us, but denied being the operator of LeakedSource.

Passwords 185

Passwords Data breaches Marketing IT 185

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

could take effect as early as May 2023 mandating detailed audits of the cybersecurity practices of any company that hopes to do business with the Department of Defense. You can reconcile your current controls with your risk tolerance, and align your IT risk management programs with your security and business goals,” Jimenez observes.

Cybersecurity 249

Cybersecurity Digital transformation Compliance Risk 249

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2021

.” Their statement continues: “As a business principle we make consumer information protection the highest priority, and proactively initiate independent and industry-leading security testing. As a result, we exceed industry benchmarks on data protection maturity. Or just targeted phishing attacks.”

Phishing 226

Phishing Information Security Security IT 226