eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. When alerted to potential vulnerabilities, patch promptly. When alerted to potential vulnerabilities, patch promptly. Best Practices to Defend Against Malware.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Last week’s RSA Conference covered a litany of network security vulnerabilities, from developing more robust tokenization policies and to addressing UEFI-based attacks, and non-endpoint attack vectors. Also Read: And the Winner of the 2021 RSA Innovation Contest is… SANS: Five dangerous new attack techniques and vulnerabilities.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Yannis Smaragdakis , a researcher with Dedaub , found a major vulnerability in Ethereum smart contracts, arguably within the billion-dollar range, that would have made it one of the largest hacks ever—given that it was a theoretically unbounded threat -- had it not been mostly mitigated by the time it went public.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

How DMZ Networks Work 5 Benefits to DMZ in Networking 4 DMZ Networking Examples DMZ Network Best Practices Bottom Line: DMZ Networks What Is the Purpose of a DMZ Network? DMZ networks are primarily used to manage outside user access and give network administrators more network security and monitoring support.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Fraud is one of the most prevalent vulnerabilities in the modern world. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have responded to fraud by adopting new tools and strategies to combat the ever-evolving threat. Table of Contents Why Use Fraud Management and Detection Tools? What Is Fraud Management and Detection?

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Collaboration 2.0

JULY 17, 2008

I was able to see Dr Sukh Grewal, Manager of GE’s ‘SupportCentral‘ collaboration and workflow environment, present a succinct overview of this ecosystem at [.] Google unplugs Windows Google decides that a security invasion from China was the last straw and bans the use of. Hot Topics iPhone iPad Enterprise 2.0

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Humans have used technology to transform their societies from prehistoric times up to the present. Part 2 discussed the critical factors for a successful DT journey, because organizations need to do a “mind-shift” from traditional records and information management (RIM) practices to content services (CS). Introduction.

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Collaboration 2.0

JUNE 12, 2008

Conference notebook By Oliver Marks | June 12, 2008, 5:26pm PDT Summary Ironically this week has probably been my most offline in months - Sprint failed the brand new Westin Hotel in Boston disastrously with terrible or non existent wifi service. Hot Topics iPhone iPad Enterprise 2.0 Microsoft Office Green tech Smart phones Collaboration 2.0

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

252,796,762 known records breached in 126 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. The threat actor, KryptonZambie, has provided a sample of 100,000 records. The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93 Only 5 definitely haven’t had data breached.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 plus restitution to damage parties. It was what the kids today would call an advanced persistent threat. Vamosi: Only for some, the threat of going to prison was too much. Vamosi: Hackers. I used to hack the phone company quite a bit.

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KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

That's right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox's 2023 Email Security Threat Report. That means one in five email-based attacks made it all the way to the Inbox. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when communications systems are not secure by design. It is an excellent wake-up call for your C-level execs and powerful budget ammo. What they refer to is the Viasat hack. The article continues to describe how a large number of Viasat customers lost connectivity.

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

But if you think the email is sketchy or coming from a source you would not want to validate your email address as valid and active, or are unsure, do not take the chance, skip the unsubscribe action. The unsubscribe feature does not have to be a URL link, but it does have to be an "internet-based way." For example, in the U.S.,

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KnowBe4

MAY 23, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 | May 23rd, 2023 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend New data sheds light on how likely your organization will succumb to a ransomware attack, whether you can recover your data, and what's inhibiting a proper security posture. This puts your network in jeopardy!

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Collaboration 2.0

JUNE 30, 2008

By Oliver Marks | June 30, 2008, 5:31pm PDT Summary An intriguing article by ‘meaning based computing’ company Autonomy’s CEO Mike Lynch in today’s Financial Times: Embracing the friend, taming the beast – Web 2.0 Windows 7 Microsofts Windows 7 arrived in late 2009 and kicked off a PC upgrade cycle thats expected to.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If you’ve used a computer for more than 5 minutes, you probably know a thing or two about computer viruses and malware. Whether it’s infected emails stealing employee access credentials or the plague of r a nsomware that has menaced the business world in recent years, there are a number of ways malware can disrupt your organization.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Held every October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a great time to enhance your employees’ security knowledge and skills and get the resources you need to stay safe and secure online and prevent cyberattacks. PROTECT IT means to maintain your digital profile by routinely checking your privacy settings. We certainly hope not!

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 | February 21st, 2023 [Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach There is a lot to learn from Reddit's recent data breach, which was the result of an employee falling for a "sophisticated and highly-targeted" spear phishing attack.

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