The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

6, some two days after the attackers gained unauthorized access. The attackers thus gained remote access to the CRM systems running on the store computers – and a foothold to access customers’ wireless phone numbers and associated account information. And now UScellular admits that it detected its network breach on Jan.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The attackers targeted the internal servers by gaining administrator-level access through compromised credentials. The FBI provided the following mitigations to protect against ransomware attacks: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Individuals and organizations should prioritize security awareness training, implement email security measures, and encourage vigilance when dealing with unusual or urgent requests. High-ranking staff, people with access to sensitive information, or those involved in confidential projects are often targeted by attackers.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Clearly, companies and individuals should not rely exclusively on built-in security. Of course, it does not mean you should not use those tools, but nothing replaces security awareness training , active monitoring , regular pentesting , and threat hunting. This is basic role management.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In the spirit of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), my colleague Ashvin Kamaraju wrote about how organizations can use fundamental controls to secure their information technology. Effective digital security doesn’t end at “Secure IT,” however. Building a Robust Security Culture.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the simplest sense, a cybersecurity threat, or cyberthreat, is an indication that a hacker or malicious actor is attempting to gain unauthorized access to a network for the purpose of launching a cyberattack. Many password attacks use social engineering to trick victims into unwittingly sharing this sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

Regularly back up data, password protect backup copies offline. Ensure copies of critical data are not accessible for modification or deletion from the system where the data resides. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind. Disable unused ports.

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KnowBe4

MAY 10, 2022

Learn in advance how to find error messages and other mail delivery information in your webmail service via the webmail interface itself, so you can simply login as usual and then access the needed pages directly. Use a password manager if you can. Do the same for the social networks and content delivery sites you use.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 29, 2019

million people – just under a third of the country’s population – with criminal hackers accessing patients’ names, dates of birth, NRIC (National Registration Identity Card) numbers, and details of their gender and race. Employees were using weak passwords such as ‘P@ssw0rd’. The incident affected 1.5 million (about £4.5

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tens of thousands of applications that are critical to the operations of data centers around the globe are exposed to the internet, with many secured with default factory passwords, posing a significant cyber risk to enterprises worldwide. Default passwords protected these data centers. This is laziness at its worst.”.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

IBM Security® Randori Recon , an ASM solution performs an important role in your data protection strategy. Finding misconfigured management panels, expired access permissions, and other unexpected vulnerabilities can be impossible with manual processes. They can achieve this by actively managing and reducing their attack surface.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“This settlement ensures Home Depot complies with our state’s strong data security law and requires the company to take steps to protect consumer information from illegal use or disclosure.” ” .

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Unlike your office connection, public Internet usually doesn’t offer a private connection, making it easy for crooks to hack the network and access the information on your browser. Crooks can easily loiter in public places and wait for someone who looks as though they are accessing sensitive information. Adding a ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, etc.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Unlike your office connection, public Internet usually doesn’t offer a private connection, making it easy for crooks to hack the network and access the information on your browser. Crooks can easily loiter in public places and wait for someone who looks as though they are accessing sensitive information. Adding a ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, etc.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The security breach took place between August 2020 and May 2021, the intrusion has been attributed to a financially motivated attacker that deployed a custom implant to redirect visitor traffic to an online video platform. It seems that attackers did not exfiltrate sensitive data from the compromised server.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The 2014 breach occurred when unauthorized parties gained access to Home Depot’s network and installed malware on the company’s self-checkout point-of-sale system, allowing the attackers to obtain payment card information from customers who used self-checkout registers in Home Depot stores between April 10, 2014 and September 13, 2014.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Sample data classification from Proofpoint’s dashboard Train Employees on Their Roles in Data Security To initiate employee data security training, first examine the organization’s particular risk landscape and regulatory requirements. Encrypt data at rest with encryption algorithms and secure storage techniques.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Most companies have only a vague sense of all of the IoT sensors tied into their networks, and each device represents an access path beckoning intruders. Once they gain a foothold, they can move laterally and gain access to other enterprise assets.” Sherman opines that there is a huge IoT visibility gap that must be narrowed.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices What really makes a "strong" password? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? Password complexity, length, and rotation requirements are the bane of IT departments' existence and are literally the cause of thousands of data breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a nonprofit foundation and an open community dedicated to security awareness. The number one security risk is no longer injection. Broken access control breaches happen every time attackers gain unauthorized access to content, files, and functions.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2023

The group also plans to publish information that can allow a threat actor to access the company’s infrastructure. “In the case of payment refusal, also will be published points of entry into the network and passwords and logins company.” ” reads the announcement published by Lockbit operators on their leak site.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing. Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.

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IT Governance

MAY 15, 2024

Physical access control, physical security monitoring, CCTV, and more When we hear the term ‘information security’ – or, for that matter, ‘ISO 27001’ – our thoughts usually turn straight to cyber security. However, physical security is also an important aspect of information and data security.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 18, 2023

Microsoft has hardened security following a Chinese hack of U.S. Even as the threat has passed, Microsoft officials are still analyzing how a Chinese threat group was able to access U.S. “The actor exploited a token validation issue to impersonate Azure AD users and gain access to enterprise mail.” to 5 p.m. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

According to statistics on insider threats, these threats may originate from employees, business contractors, or other reliable partners with simple access to your network. These findings imply that security teams should prepare for them in 2023. Suppose these companies are provided privileged access to part of your company network.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

The information provided includes source code and user credentials, privileged administrative access, and other critical data, which can be used to simulate an internal attack. Since much of the access information is provided up front, these tests are less expensive than black box tests.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought a wave of email phishing attacks that try to trick work-at-home employees into giving away credentials needed to remotely access their employers’ networks. com) aimed at siphoning credentials for a target organization’s access to the software development platform Github. Image: urlscan.io.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 17, 2018

We’re all guilty of making mistakes – it’s human nature – but employees need to understand the most important elements of information security, and non-technical staff need to be made familiar with security awareness policies and procedures. Unauthorised access. Cyber attack/criminal hacker. Insider threat.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Ankura immediately provided security operations center (SOC) services to stop the virus from spreading, protect against further damage, and to begin the process of removing it. Forensic analysis of the breach came to a quick conclusion – a phishing attempt had tricked a user with privileged access into clicking on a malicious link.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

Security solutions will help stop most attacks, but for those that make it past scanners, your users need to play a role in spotting and stopping BEC, VEC and phishing attacks themselves – something taught through security awareness training combined with frequent simulated phishing and other social engineering tests.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

The capacity to craft compelling, well-formed text is in the hands of anyone with access to ChatGPT, and that's basically anyone with an internet connection." Security awareness training still has a place to play here." We must ask: 'Is the email expected? Is the from address legit? Is the email enticing you to click on a link?'

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2018

A knowledge-base that’s understandable and accessible to all staff. Well thought-out protocols related to access control, breach management, and device usage. Training and security awareness initiatives that get people interested in and passionate about cybersecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

These accounts give admins control over data, applications, infrastructure and other critical assets that average system users don’t have permission to access or change. What is Privileged Access Management (PAM)? Enter Privileged Access Management (PAM). Privileged Access Management vs IAM.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Cyber security awareness training is one of the most important steps an organisation can take to protect its systems. That’s because when a criminal hacker discovers a password, they’ll often try to link it to other accounts to gain access to more information. Your staff.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

QR technology isn’t new, and security features like two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) often invite users to generate such codes to secure their access to mobile apps. While QR codes offer a great way to store and access information, they come with a fair amount of risk.

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IT Governance

JULY 23, 2018

Although encryption won’t stop malicious actors accessing an organisation’s information, it will prevent them from being able to use it. It works by obscuring information and replacing identifiers with something else, meaning it is only accessible or comprehensible to approved users. Password policies. Email policies.

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KnowBe4

JANUARY 16, 2019

The end goal of strong cybersecurity training is to create the human firewall, turning employees into active security defenses for the enterprise as they surf the Web and make decisions about sharing data. Our 2018 State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report , which surveyed more than 1,000 employees in the U.S.,

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