article thumbnail

IBM Cloud inactive identities: Ideas for automated processing

IBM Big Data Hub

Regular cleanup is part of all account administration and security best practices, not just for cloud environments. In our blog post on identifying inactive identities , we looked at the APIs offered by IBM Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) and how to utilize them to obtain details on IAM identities and API keys.

Cloud 77
article thumbnail

Computer Repair Technicians Are Stealing Your Data

Schneier on Security

The logs showed that technicians from six of the locations had accessed personal data and that two of those shops also copied data onto a personal device. In three cases, Windows Quick Access or Recently Accessed Files had been deleted in what the researchers suspect was an attempt by the snooping technician to cover their tracks.

Cleanup 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Bye Bye Emotet, law enforcement pushed the uninstall code via the botnet

Security Affairs

“That updated bot contained a cleanup routine responsible for uninstalling Emotet after the April 25 2021 deadline. Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents.

Cleanup 103
article thumbnail

The Top 11 Mistakes to Avoid During Engineering Document Management Implementations and Upgrades, Part 1

Synergis Software

Rolling out an enterprise-level document management solution across your organization can be a daunting task. All too often, our Applications Consultants see companies grant all users Administrator-level access, or give individuals or departments admin rights when they really need low level access.

Cleanup 69
article thumbnail

Researchers uncovered a new Malware Builder dubbed APOMacroSploit

Security Affairs

APOMacroSploit is a macro builder that was to create weaponized Excel documents used in multiple phishing attacks. Excel documents created with the APOMacroSploit builder are capable of bypassing antivirus software, Windows Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), and even Gmail and other email-based phishing detection.

Cleanup 117
article thumbnail

When Pressing Delete Is OK: Learn How to Eliminate ROT in Your Organization

AIIM

This cuts down on copies AND versions – and actually improves information security by adding a layer of login requirement in order to access the linked document. We put together this tip sheet in the context of file share cleanups and how you can determine whether information is still of value. Identifying and Evaluating ROT.

ROT 119
article thumbnail

12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices (+ Real Success Stories)

eSecurity Planet

Sample data leakage monitoring dashboard from Tenable Limit Data Access To reduce the danger of unauthorized access and breaches, this technique adheres to the principle of least privilege, providing individuals access to only the information they need. No user data was lost.