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MY TAKE: COVID-19 cements the leadership role CISOs must take to secure company networks

The Last Watchdog

Chief Information Security Officers were already on the hot seat well before the COVID-19 global pandemic hit, and they are even more so today. Related: Why U.S. And they must succeed on executive row, with middle management and amongst the troops in the operational trenches. It has become a leadership role.

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Your CVSS Questions Answered

IT Governance

Our senior penetration tester Leon Teale has more than ten years’ experience performing penetration tests for clients in various industries all over the world. More recently, we got his insights into the ‘mother of all breaches’, which saw more than 26 billion records leaked. Why or why not? will be adopted.

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‘Mother of All Breaches’: 26 BILLION Records Leaked

IT Governance

Expert insight from Leon Teale into the implications of this historic data breach The security researcher Bob Diachenko and investigators from Cybernews have discovered an open instance with more than 26 billion data records, mostly compiled from previous breaches – although it likely also includes new data. In 2021, we saw a leak of 3.27

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How Machine Identities Can Imperil Enterprise Security

eSecurity Planet

Managing machine identities has never been more critical to an enterprise’s cybersecurity. Without thorough visibility and proper management of machine-to-machine communications, all those machines can become a huge security issue. Poor Machine Identity Management Introduces Risks.

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LeakedSource Owner Quit Ashley Madison a Month Before 2015 Hack

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the owner of Defiant Tech, a 32-year-old Ontario man named Jordan Evan Bloom , was hired in late 2014 as a developer for the marital infidelity site AshleyMadison.com. He did well on the test, but he also has a great understanding of the business side of things having run small businesses himself.

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10 Ways to Prevent Phishing Attacks in 2023

IT Governance

Phishing attacks are among the most common forms of cyber crime that organisations face, so it’s crucial that you learn how to prevent scams. There are, of course, plenty of legitimate reasons why someone might send you one of these things. This is one of the reasons that MFA (multi-factor authentication) has become so important.

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How To Keep Cybersecure Over the Holidays

Adam Levin

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant increased virtual visits with loved ones, and of course remote work. The number of people willing to use their personal devices for holiday shopping has also increased as a result of the pandemic. Shoppers and philanthropists are both easier targets during the busy holiday season.