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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 [The Mind's Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks

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And what can/should you do to improve your organization's authentication methods? Security awareness training is key in helping to reduce the likelihood users will fall for social engineering scams – whether in email, on the web, in a text, etc. And why are you and your end-users continually aggravated by them?

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How to Perform a Vulnerability Scan in 10 Steps

eSecurity Planet

This thorough scan with a comprehensive configuration helps in the identification of the software and services operating on the systems, which is critical for successful CVE scanning. Performing a complete scan with authentication, which entails giving valid login credentials, may increase the number of CVE findings identified.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. 11, 2023 – Android Update Fixes 33 Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

Alarmingly, this API lacks any form of authentication, allowing virtually anyone, even a malicious website you might visit, to send commands to the CLI. They can be remotely exploited without authentication, potentially enabling remote code execution, service disruptions, and arbitrary operations on the routers. via port 8076.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

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New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. We have verified its authenticity. Informed users are the last line of defense against attacks like these.

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Best Privileged Access Management (PAM) Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

The Zero Trust Security model embraces the philosophy of trust nothing and verify everything, as opposed to traditional castle-and-moat models focused primarily on perimeter security. PAM is the utility that verifies the permissions for administrative users according to these policies. Privileged Access Management market.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears

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Your employees need to be stepped through new-school security awareness training so that they understand the risks of doing things like this. Instead, navigate to the organization's official website to submit a secure payment. link] Let's stay safe out there.