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Data Breaches, Phishing, or Malware? Understanding the Risks of Stolen Credentials

Elie

million potential victims of phishing kits; and 1.9 billion usernames and passwords exposed via data breaches and traded on blackmarket forums. Drawing upon Google as a case study, we find 7–25% of exposed passwords match a victim’s Google account.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 258

Security Affairs

addresses two zero-days exploited in the wild Microsofts case study: Emotet took down an entire network in just 8 days New Coronavirus-themed campaign spread Lokibot worldwide. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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5 best online cyber security training courses and certifications in 2020

IT Governance

This one-day course is designed and run by real-world practitioners, who help you gain an understanding of risks through practical exercises, group discussions and case studies. Although it’s no longer making as many headlines, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) remains an essential part of organisations’ security practices.

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Elearning Staff Awareness Course Overview: Ransomware

IT Governance

This is in line with what IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 found: 24% of malicious attacks involved ransomware. The course also features numerous examples and case studies. One of my personal favourite features is the new Colonial Pipeline case study. Why is this elearning course so important?

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Yearly Intel Trend Review: The 2023 RedSense report

Security Affairs

These observations were made by analyzing numerous 2023 threat findings and discoveries, and include references to case studies that were reported on by RedSense throughout the year. These groups, while maintaining anonymity, offer capabilities like negotiation support, phishing campaigns, and initial access brokerage.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Common threats include misconfigurations, cross-site scripting attacks, and data breaches. Security breaches have a lower impact when they are detected and responded to on time.

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ESET Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Prevent data breaches. The combination of machine learning, advanced behavior analytics, big data and human expertise from the ESET R&D centers located around the world ensure that the solution is prepared to take on the newest and most advanced threats. ESET case studies. Block targeted attacks. ESET plans.

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