eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. Life, health, auto, and other insurance are all designed to help a person protect against losses. This article looks at cybersecurity risk management, how to establish a risk management system, and best practices for building resilience. What is Cybersecurity Risk Management?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Mobile attacks. Other methods.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mobile payment platforms, like Apple Pay and Google Pay, use advanced technology, like fingerprint authentication and tokenization (in which credit card account numbers are replaced by randomly generated numbers) to provide brick-and-mortar shoppers with an added layer of security. Enable two-factor authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

“From there, the actor was able to distribute phishing emails that looked authentic but included a link that, when clicked, inserted a malicious file used to distribute a backdoor we call NativeZone,” Tom Burt, corporate vice president of customer security and trust at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post late last week.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 2, 2020

Where appropriate, employers may consider providing specific examples to illustrate how to spot malicious messages or engaging a security firm to send test phishing messages. Multi-Factor Authentication. Employees should be on alert for increased phishing attempts related to the current situation.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 30, 2019

Some states – such as Alabama, Massachusetts and New York (for financial services companies) – prescribe particular requirements of a “reasonable” cybersecurity program. At least nine states expressly extend these requirements to service providers. How to best protect against service provider incidents?

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Board-management discussions about cyber risk should include identification of which risks to avoid, which to accept, and which to mitigate or transfer through insurance, as well as specific plans associated with each approach. Source Authentication. Principle 5. Encrypting Critical Data Assets.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

[link] [Heads Up] Microsoft Warns Against a Sophisticated Phishing Attack That Targeted Large Banks and Top Financial Organizations Microsoft describes a sophisticated phishing campaign that targeted large financial organizations. A second-stage phishing campaign followed, with more than 16,000 emails sent to the target's contacts."

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

In part it’s because it’s part of the larger identity problem -- how do we know who’s on the other side of a connection? To use a service, we enter our user name and a password. But this method of authentication is flawed; either hashed or hashed and salted, usernames and passwords can still be stolen and reused.

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