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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Organizations that have existing cloud solutions in place or are looking to implement them should consider these tips and tools to ensure that sensitive applications and data don’t fall into the wrong hands. What authentication methods does the provider support? Does the provider encrypt data while in transit and at rest?

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

KnowBe4

And what can/should you do to improve your organization's authentication methods? And why are you and your end-users continually aggravated by them? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? But it doesn't have to be that way! She always follows up and she knows the platform very well. She's a shining star of your organization!

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Best Privileged Access Management (PAM) Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Least privilege access is at its core, requiring every single connection within a network to be authenticated and authorized before they are granted access to a system. PAM is the utility that verifies the permissions for administrative users according to these policies. This relies on governance policies for authorization.

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

KnowBe4

We have verified its authenticity. CERT-UA believes that the Russian state-sponsored hacking group APT28 (aka Fancy Bear) sent these emails and impersonated system administrators of the targeted government entities to make it easier to trick their targets." It originates from a researcher within Google.

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

KnowBe4

Follow the tips below to stay safe from similar scams: Before you click a link, hover your mouse over it. This example uses 'Ring Video Doorbell' as the display name, but recipients should be suspicious that the sender's email address isn't an authentic Ring email address. Be careful with display name spoofing.