eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 5, 2023

A pentest framework, or penetration testing framework, is a standardized set of guidelines and suggested tools for structuring and conducting effective pentests across different networks and security environments. It’s also important to return the environment to its pre-pentest settings.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Patch management is a critical aspect of IT security. Effective patch management mitigates risk by eliminating domain-specific activities and applying standard processes across all enterprise systems,” said Gartner analyst Terrence Cosgrove. Steps to Effective Patch Management. It all starts with asset discovery.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Risk assessments are at the core of any organisation’s ISO 27001 compliance project. They are essential for ensuring that your ISMS (information security management system) – which is the end-result of implementing the Standard – is relevant to your organisation’s needs. So, how should you get started?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

Pentesters work closely with the organization whose security posture they are hired to improve. Limited tests can focus on narrower targets such as networks, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, physical security, cloud security, web applications, or other system components. However, they are also the most realistic tests.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Vulnerability management improves the security posture of all IT systems by locating vulnerabilities, implementing security controls to fix or protect those vulnerabilities, and then testing the fixes to verify vulnerability resolution. What Is Vulnerability Management? Should Vulnerability and Patch Management Be Used Together?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A pentest report should also outline the vulnerability scans and simulated cybersecurity attacks the pentester used to probe for weaknesses in an organization’s overall security stack or specific systems, such as websites, applications, networks, and cloud infrastructure.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

These teams are given the impossible task of driving down risk by patching software across their organization, with the hope that their efforts will help to prevent a cybersecurity breach. Does reducing the number of critical CVEs significantly reduce the risk of a breach?

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Now is the time to start asking questions. Effective (and ideally automated) information classification is the bedrock to ensuring the application of appropriate information security controls to the relevant systems and processes. Is yours effective? Assessment of Notifiable Data Breach Systems.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

Vulnerability scanning is critically important for identifying security flaws in hardware and software, but vulnerability scanning types are as varied as the IT environments they’re designed to protect. Standalone: Standalone scanners are self-contained applications that run on the system being scanned.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

Kali Linux turns 10 this year, and to celebrate, the Linux penetration testing distribution has added defensive security tools to its arsenal of open-source security tools. For now, Kali is primarily known for its roughly 600 open source pentesting tools, allowing pentesters to easily install a full range of offensive security tools.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Penetration tests find security vulnerabilities before hackers do and are critical for keeping organizations safe from cyber threats. You can either create your own pentesting program or hire an outside firm to do it for you. Penetration test services have become common, with many security companies offering them.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Organizations use penetration testing to strengthen their security. But before hiring penetration testers or starting a pentesting program, any organization should be aware of the phases and steps involved in the process. What are the 7 Penetration Testing Phases? See the Best Penetration Testing Tools. Pre-engagement.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Vulnerability scans play a vital role in identifying weaknesses within systems and networks, reducing risks, and bolstering an organization’s security defenses. Step 1: Define the Scope and Objectives It is critical to specify the scope and objectives before beginning a vulnerability screening procedure.

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AIIM

JANUARY 17, 2018

You might also be interested in: Mitigate Data Privacy and Security Risks with Machine Learning. The Privacy and Security Dichotomy. GDPR Compliance Starts with Data Discovery. Step 1: Data Discovery. Step 2: Record of Processing Activities. This is the eighth post in a series on privacy by Andrew Pery.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 17, 2022

But that spending surge has brought with it a corresponding rise in payment security challenges. eSecurity Planet sat down with Dustin White, chief risk data officer at Visa, to discuss some of the steps the credit card and online payment giant has taken to combat fraud and improve cybersecurity. Balancing Speed and Security.

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IT Governance

APRIL 17, 2019

We’re not going to lie: implementing an ISO 27001 -compliant ISMS (information security management system) is hard work. Anyone needing guidance should take a look at our nine-step guide to implementing ISO 27001. Your first task is to appoint a project leader to oversee the implementation of the ISMS. How long will it take?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2023

Compared to other operating systems, Linux patch management is unique because of its open-source nature, which enables a sizable community of developers and security professionals to find vulnerabilities, examine the code, and submit patches. Microsoft releases patches on Patch Tuesday, a scheduled monthly update release.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 26, 2023

NIS2 replaces the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (“ NIS Directive ”) and introduces a number of changes, including bringing more sectors and services under the scope of the NIS rules and introducing an updated (and more stringent) regime of security obligations and incident notice requirements.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Threat hunting starts with a pretty paranoid premise: That your network may have already been breached and threat actors may be inside waiting for an opportunity to strike. Threat hunting teams are often composed of analysts from SOC teams or similarly qualified security pros. Sadly, that turns out to be true in many cases.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. You know you’re the victim of ransomware if your desktop has a message that reads something like: “!!! All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2023

A vulnerability assessment is one of the most important pieces of an enterprise’s vulnerability management lifecycle because you can’t fix security vulnerabilities you know nothing about. But vulnerability assessments are only as successful as the plans behind them.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

BreachLock offers a wide range of services covering cloud , network , application , API , mobile, social engineering and third-party partner tests, and can help with SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 regulatory requirements too.

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 20, 2019

They need to examine the national security laws of the country of the data importer to determine whether they can in fact comply with the terms of SCCs. The judges seemed to be much more critical of US law and the assessment by the European Commission than the Advocate General. It could also have ramifications for the UK after Brexit.

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 20, 2019

They need to examine the national security laws of the country of the data importer to determine whether they can in fact comply with the terms of SCCs. The judges seemed to be much more critical of US law and the assessment by the European Commission than the Advocate General. It could also have ramifications for the UK after Brexit.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2023

Cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools continuously monitor, identify, score, and remediate security and compliance concerns across cloud infrastructures as soon as problems arise. Lacework Yes Yes Limited Yes Dependent upon selected partner and other factors; starting at $1,500 per month plus $0.01

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 1, 2019

There is a significant risk the CJEU will declare these transfer mechanisms as invalid. There is a significant risk the CJEU will declare these transfer mechanisms as invalid. Why are SCCs and Privacy Shield important? By far the most ubiquitous of such mechanisms are the SCCs.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Every so often, a technology comes along that seems to perfectly capture the zeitgeist : representing all that is both promising and troubling about the future. In the 1960s, you think of plastic, which was a pillar of a massively expanding consumer culture in the United States that put “convenience” above all else. That same L.A.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Log monitoring is the process of analyzing log file data produced by applications, systems and devices to look for anomalous events that could signal cybersecurity, performance or other problems. While logs are also used by developers and IT teams to address performance and operations issues, our focus is on the security uses of log data.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Every so often, a technology comes along that seems to perfectly capture the zeitgeist : representing all that is both promising and troubling about the future. In the 1960s, you think of plastic, which was a pillar of a massively expanding consumer culture in the United States that put “convenience” above all else. That same L.A.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Every so often, a technology comes along that seems to perfectly capture the zeitgeist : representing all that is both promising and troubling about the future. In the 1960s, you think of plastic, which was a pillar of a massively expanding consumer culture in the United States that put “convenience” above all else. That same L.A.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Its goal is to establish a uniform security posture throughout the network and improve endpoint security by creating a protective barrier at the individual computer level. How Host-Based Firewalls Work Organizations often adopt host-based firewalls for device-specific security control.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2021

First discovered in 1998, SQL injections (SQLi) are still a devastatingly effective attack technique and remain a top database security priority. Attackers can access sensitive information, modify web content, and in catastrophic cases, delete your data. . The truth is, any website that interacts with an SQL database is at risk.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Malware attacks pose a significant risk to both individuals and businesses, infiltrating computer systems, compromising sensitive data and disrupting operations, leading to financial and data loss — and even extortion. Hover for Safety: Hover your mouse over links to preview URLs before clicking.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

Vulnerability management tools go well beyond patch management and vulnerability scanning tools by discovering security flaws in network and cloud environments and prioritizing and applying fixes. It saves you time by helping prioritize the most critical vulnerabilities, to avoid exposing your systems. Heimdal Security.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Multi-cloud is a cloud computing strategy that enables businesses to run their applications and services across multiple private and public cloud platforms, so securing multi-cloud environments is a complicated task. Multi-cloud security is critical for protecting data across multiple public and private clouds, but how does it work?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Private clouds avoid the shared environment of public cloud environments and thus are considered more secure, but users still need to take steps to get private cloud security right. Private cloud security is the set of techniques, technology, and requirements used to safeguard data and resources in a private cloud environment.

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