KnowBe4

MARCH 19, 2024

Analysis of attacks on banking institutions in Canada can be almost perfectly tied to the use and availability of phishing -as-a-service platforms, indicating increased use by threat actors according to new research by Fortra.

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Phishing Security awareness Security 105

KnowBe4

MARCH 6, 2024

New analysis of DNS queries shows material growth in phishing , malware and botnets and offers insight into how many threats the average person experiences.

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Phishing Security awareness Security 94

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The interesting part is that “the LODEINFO implants and loader modules were also continuously updated to evade security products and complicate manual analysis by security researchers.”. Can Security Tools Stop Evolving Threats? Clearly, companies and individuals should not rely exclusively on built-in security.

Security awareness 117

Security awareness Phishing Passwords Risk 117

KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Analysis of 2023 attacks shows how the financial services industry had a very bad year, with increases in both vendor email compromise (VEC) and business email compromise (BEC) attacks, targeting millions of dollars using very specific methods.

Financial Services 99

Financial Services Security awareness Security 99

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Now IBM Security X-Force researchers announced to have found evidence that Evil Corp is likely using Raspberry Robin infrastructure to carry out its attacks. “Based on a comparative analysis between a downloaded Raspberry Robin DLL and a Dridex malware loader, the results show that they are similar in structure and functionality.”

Security awareness 107

Security awareness Manufacturing Ransomware Cybersecurity 107

KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A new analysis of the retail market’s threat landscape discusses the challenges faced by this industry and what threat tactics are being used to take advantage of retail’s cyber weaknesses.

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Retail Marketing Risk Security awareness 102

KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In an analysis of web pages identified as admin portals, some incredibly weak passwords were identified – and some of them are going to really surprise you.

Passwords 100

Passwords IT Security awareness Security 100

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Analysis of attacks on two cellular carriers have resulted in the identification of threat actions designed to undo mitigations taken by security teams mid-attack.

Security 115

Security Security awareness 115

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. How Spear Phishing Works Spear phishing requires significant research on the part of the attacker for it to be successful.

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Phishing Authentication Security awareness Passwords 97

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Analysis of the year’s breaches shows Finance and Insurance businesses are the most targeted and have lost a material count of records as a result.

Insurance 93

Insurance Data breaches Security awareness Security 93

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2022

ESET published a complete analysis in 2017 that stated: “Those behind the Win32/Industroyer malware have a deep knowledge and understanding of industrial control systems and, specifically, the industrial protocols used in electric power systems.” Industroyer1 was specifically made to attack electric grids.

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Authentication Security awareness Cybersecurity Passwords 132

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Conduct content analysis to improve safety measures. Sample file and folder backup against data loss from NinjaOne Use the 5-Whys Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Method To do this method, identify the problem and ask “why” to reveal its underlying causes. Use automation tools to help you perform root cause analysis faster.

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Encryption Risk Data breaches Access 132

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert Insight into Email Threats,” delves into the cutting-edge tactics and technologies embraced by cybercriminals this year. Below, we unveil some of the key revelations unearthed in this comprehensive study.

Security 120

Security Phishing Communications Financial Services 120

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 19, 2023

October 18, 2023, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a joint guide, Phishing Guidance: Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase One.

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Phishing Manufacturing Education Ransomware 89

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Security awareness and policies are essential, but without substantial investment in security, network analysis, regular security audits and collaboration with researchers like the Citizen Lab these cases would not have been detected.” ” concludes the report.

Government 131

Government Security awareness Sales Education 131

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 25, 2017

OCR investigated MAPFRE and found that the entity had committed several HIPAA violations by failing to (1) conduct an adequate risk analysis, (2) implement a security awareness and training program and (3) encrypt ePHI on portable devices. submit annual compliance reports for a period of three years.

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Security awareness Insurance Risk Compliance 40

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

ISO 27001 , the international standard for information security, includes explicit requirements for how and when to conduct risk assessments. Nine ways to improve your security awareness programme : People are widely acknowledged to be the weakest part of any security system.

Data breaches 71

Data breaches GDPR Security awareness Paper 71

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

It provides a detailed outline of information security responsibilities for all staff, contractors, partners and third parties that access the CDE. Formal security awareness : This identifies the organisation’s responsibilities when implementing a PCI security awareness training programme intended for anyone who has access to the CDE.

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Compliance Security awareness Information Security Data breaches 66

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

IBM Trusteer Rapport is security software advertised as an additional layer of security to anti-virus software.” ” reads the analysis published by Trustwave SpiderLabs. ” concludes the analysis. “Security awareness training can also help prevent local malware or social engineering attacks.

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Security awareness Access Security Risk 82

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

” reads the analysis published by Qihoo 360. Due to the lack of security awareness of the developers, there are security risks in the entire update process. The client compares the version of the update program without doing any other security checks.

Government 129

Government Security awareness Security Risk 129

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.

Ransomware 144

Ransomware Insurance Cybersecurity Passwords 144

Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Security analysis. It’s possible to monitor and evaluate the policies adopted by a company through a security audit. Security awareness. Raising awareness of the various aspects of IT security, to increase the level of user awareness, is more essential than ever to improve the organisation’s level of protection.

Communications 93

Communications Security awareness Encryption Access 93

eSecurity Planet

JULY 18, 2023

In an update on the issue published late last week, Microsoft Threat Intelligence said an analysis of the Exchange Online activity revealed that “the actor was forging Azure AD tokens using an acquired Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key. This was made possible by a validation error in Microsoft code.

Authentication 93

Authentication Access Phishing Government 93

Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

See 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A)-(B): Implementation Specification: Risk Analysis (required), Implementation Specification: Risk Management (required); see also 45 CFR 164.304 (definition of “Availability”). implement a security awareness and training program for all workforce members pursuant to the HIPAA Security Rule.

Cybersecurity 88

Cybersecurity Privacy Insurance Risk 88

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The analysis of the MQTT protocol revealed the existence of security flaws that could be exploited to trigger DoS condition or execute arbitrary code. The presence of unsecure MQTT and CoAP deployments shows no improved security awareness since 2017, when this problem was first highlighted for MQTT.”

IoT 86

IoT Communications Security awareness Paper 86

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Review Data in Real-Time DLP solutions perform instant analysis of data packets or files as they’re observed. DLP uses content inspection, behavior analysis, and machine learning to detect abnormalities that indicate data breaches or policy violations. The 10 steps outlined below show how data loss prevention works.

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Data breaches Compliance Risk Access 70

Hunton Privacy

JULY 28, 2016

The resolution agreement requires OHSU to pay $2.7 submit annual compliance reports to OCR for a period of three years. The resolution agreement requires UMMC to pay $2.75 submit annual compliance reports to OCR for a period of three years.

Compliance 40

Compliance Security awareness Risk Encryption 40

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Experts focused their analysis on a camera application installed on Google smartphones (com.google.android.GoogleCamera package) searching for any vulnerabilities. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Manufacturing 60

Manufacturing Metadata Security awareness IoT 60

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The plummeting price of Bitcoin in 2018, combined with the growth of users’ overall security awareness and better protection practices, caused ransomware operators to rethink their strategies. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Encryption Privacy Security awareness 243

DXC Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

According to Verizon’s DBIR analysis, the top motivators behind insider attacks were financial gain (48%) […].

Risk 52

Risk Data breaches Cybersecurity Security 52

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Oh yes, the research and its activity is still active as usual, yet now we’re happy that we don’t need to make much voice anymore, the security awareness are blooming.not like we had before in 2012, I am still hanging out with our friends and we’re still on to dissecting malware. Linux or not.

Security awareness 80

Security awareness Security Access Cloud 80

erwin

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Knowing where sensitive data is located and properly governing it with policy rules, impact analysis and lineage views is critical for risk management, data audits and regulatory compliance. Providing metadata and value-based analysis: Discovery and classification of sensitive data based on metadata and data value patterns and algorithms.

Government 105

Government Security Metadata Data breaches 105

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A brute force attack simulation would involve probing your network, web applications and users for weaknesses, while a white box approach might use sophisticated code analysis to probe an application for weaknesses. A blend of the two is called a gray box approach. Read next: What is Cyber Threat Hunting?

Sales 95

Sales Security Communications Cloud 95

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In all industries and across all regions, the greatest obstacle to security was found to be a lack of appropriately trained and skilled personnel. Further analysis of the financial effects of cyber crime can be found in a report released this week by McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. of global GDP.

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Mining GDPR Risk Security awareness 66

Krebs on Security

JUNE 17, 2020

The analysis highlights a shocking series of security failures at one of the world’s most secretive organizations, but the underlying weaknesses that gave rise to the breach also unfortunately are all too common in many organizations today.

Security 292

Security Data breaches Security awareness Authentication 292

eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

The agent does the vulnerability scan and sends the results to a central server for analysis and remediation. platform for analysis and vulnerability assessment. Including both authorized and unauthenticated scans improves overall security awareness and preparation. This data is subsequently transmitted to the Tenable.io

Cloud 94

Cloud Compliance Authentication Access 94

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

The widely used OSSTMM sets recognized standards for tests, is peer-reviewed, and is based on a scientific approach.

Passwords 95

Passwords IoT Encryption Access 95