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

eSecurity Planet

Sample access restriction from SolarWinds’ access rights management dashboard Encrypt Data This practice entails using data encryption tools to keep sensitive data confidential and safe from illegal access or exploitation, even if the device is lost or stolen.

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QR Codes: A Growing Security Problem

eSecurity Planet

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for example, governments have recently implemented QR codes to create Digital COVID Certificates for vaccination, tests status and other reasons. QR logins (QRLs) are QR-code-based authentication methods designed to improve users’ login experiences. QRL Highjacking.

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Avoslocker ransomware gang targets US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. Use multifactor authentication where possible.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – November 6, 2023 – Windows Drivers and Exchange Flaws

eSecurity Planet

The Problem: Three flaws discovered by the Kubernetes security community carry CVSS severity scores of 7.6 Given the ease with which these vulnerabilities might be exploited, rapid action is required to prevent broad assaults on both government and commercial networks. CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level

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What VCs See Happening in Cybersecurity in 2023

eSecurity Planet

He has over 20 years experience in identity and security. There are many issues like API security, authentication, data residency, privacy and compliance. Lee says that developers are implementing security much earlier in the process. See the Top Code Debugging and Code Security Tools.

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Key Developments in IoT Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Is there IoT security awareness training for employees who use the technology? These are all parts of the specialized awareness that needs to be conveyed to the staff. The rise of IoT has not gone unnoticed in government circles. Data security. Encryption Key Management. To hear more, tune into the podcast.

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Weekly podcast: Bank of England, the OPM, Patch Tuesday and Japanese minister

IT Governance

This week, we discuss a Bank of England cyber resilience exercise, the latest cyber security news from the US Office of Personnel Management, the highlights of this month’s Patch Tuesday, and a surprising admission by a Japanese cyber security minister. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 16 November.