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How to Prevent Data Breaches: Data Breach Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

With the ever-present threat of data breaches, organizations need to adopt best practices to help prevent breaches and to respond to them when they occur to limit any damage. And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices. But it requires different levels of security.

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GUEST ESSAY: Few consumers read privacy policies — tools can now do this for them

The Last Watchdog

Financial services, health, home security, governance and all other mission critical services are now provided online. All these activities leave a massive digital footprint comprising our private data. With the prospect of metaverse and other completely immersive online worlds, our data becomes us.

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What Are Firewall Rules? Ultimate Guide & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

They help IT and security teams manage the traffic that flows to and from their private network. This includes protecting data from internet threats, but it also means restricting unauthorized traffic attempting to leave your enterprise network. NAT changes that address data so the IP address is then different.

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What Is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)? Types, Risks & Prevention

eSecurity Planet

They’re particularly dangerous because it’s difficult for security or development teams to see an XSS vulnerability, and it’s also hard to see the effects of an attack until the ensuing breach is well underway. The new malicious code is designed to steal data — like cookies or credentials — from that web application.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Threat intelligence feeds are continually updated streams of data that inform users of different cybersecurity threats, their sources, and any infrastructure impacted or at risk of being impacted by those threats. As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors.

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Marriott Breach: More than 500 Million Guest Affected

Adam Levin

If you prefer a more laid back approach, sign up for free transaction alerts from financial services institutions and credit card companies, or subscribe to a credit and identity monitoring program, 3. There are places to check your credit score for free online, and most credit cards let you see your FICO score.

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February 15 deadline looms for first DFS Cybersecurity Certification

Data Protection Report

February 15, 2018, is quickly approaching and any entity subject to New York’s cybersecurity regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) must file its first annual certification of compliance with the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) by that date. To subscribe to posts from Data Protection Report , please click here.