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Ransomware realities in 2023: one employee mistake can cost a company millions

Security Affairs

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. Why should employers educate employees about cyber security? Use 2FA authentication for better protection. You should always stop and verify.

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UK NCSC warns of spear-phishing attacks from Russia-linked and Iran-linked groups

Security Affairs

The SEABORGIUM group primarily focuses operations on defense and intelligence consulting companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), think tanks, and higher education. The group also targets former intelligence officials, experts in Russian affairs, and Russian citizens abroad.

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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

eSecurity Planet

Email Authentication and Security Methods Organizations can combat spear phishing through email authentication protocols and security strategies. Sender Policy Framework (SPF) SPF is an authentication protocol that allows domain owners to specify the IP addresses they are allowed to send on their behalf.

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How to Prevent Malware: 15 Best Practices for Malware Prevention

eSecurity Planet

Exercise Caution with Emails The first two items on this list could be lumped together with a single warning: Don’t click. Watch File Extensions: Exercise caution with file extensions; avoid files with suspicious extensions like.exe or.bat, especially from unfamiliar sources.

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Ways to Develop a Cybersecurity Training Program for Employees

Security Affairs

You can test your employees’ ability to distinguish authentic email content from fraudulent attachments by mass spear-phishing them. When delivering cybersecurity training, stress the importance of the training as an exercise that can also be applied elsewhere. Incentivize the Security Training.

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Understanding HIPAA: A Guide to Avoiding Common Violations

Armstrong Archives

To prevent something like this from happening, it always helps to check the access logs and exercise control over who can view sensitive information like this. Strong encryption methods for data should be used, and multi-factor authentication will add even another layer of security.

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Expert Insight: Cliff Martin

IT Governance

Before that, he taught computer systems and network technologies in further and higher education. These might be tabletop exercises or red/blue team assessments , which basically test whether the organisation can actually respond to an incident, should one occur. Also, security needn’t be expensive.

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