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CyberheistNews Vol 12 #49 [Keep An Eye Out] Beware of New Holiday Gift Card Scams

KnowBe4

You told us you have challenging compliance requirements, not enough time to get audits done, and keeping up with risk assessments and third-party vendor risk is a continuous problem. KCM GRC is a SaaS-based platform that includes Compliance, Risk, Policy and Vendor Risk Management modules. Save My Spot!

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10 Ways to Prevent Phishing Attacks in 2023

IT Governance

Phishing attacks are among the most common forms of cyber crime that organisations face, so it’s crucial that you learn how to prevent scams. There are, of course, plenty of legitimate reasons why someone might send you one of these things. That’s not to say every message with a link or an attachment is fraudulent.

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Here's Why Your Static Website Needs HTTPS

Troy Hunt

The rapid adoption has been driven by a combination of ever more visible browser warnings (it was Chrome and Firefox's changes which prompted the aforementioned tipping point post), more easily accessible certificates via both Let's Encrypt and Cloudflare and a growing awareness of the risks that unencrypted traffic presents. Is it needed?

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What Is Firewall-as-a-Service? FWaaS Ultimate Guide

eSecurity Planet

Jump ahead to: How Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) Works Why Is There a Need for FWaaS? 8 Benefits of FWaaS 8 Challenges to Firewall-as-a-Service What Is the Difference Between FWaaS and NGFW? Why Is There a Need for FWaaS? These proactive security protections reduce interruptions brought on by malicious cyber activity.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing

KnowBe4

To achieve this, China would need to develop the necessary cyber, psychological and social engineering capabilities. It would also need to amass a great deal of detailed personal information. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful compromises. Everyone needs to know about this fact and react accordingly.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09 [Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe?

KnowBe4

Some common questions we get are "Should I click on an unwanted email's 'Unsubscribe' link? Will that lead to more or less unwanted email?" The short answer is that, in general, it is OK to click on a legitimate vendor's unsubscribe link. The most popular alternative method besides a URL link is an email address to use. How can you be so stupid?"