eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Individuals and organizations should prioritize security awareness training, implement email security measures, and encourage vigilance when dealing with unusual or urgent requests. In order to send a message, they could be using spoof email addresses, making use of compromised accounts, or exploiting weak security measures.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Cloud security fundamentals are the core requirements that ensure data protection, regulatory compliance, and access management in a cloud environment. Understanding cloud security challenges and knowing the cloud security tools available in the market significantly contribute to enhanced cloud security.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. Blog post with screenshots and links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

Cybersecurity experts would have you believe that your organization’s employees have a crucial role in bolstering or damaging your company’s security initiatives. Now is the moment to train your personnel on security best practices, if you haven’t already. Customize Your Security Training.

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Armstrong Archives

AUGUST 25, 2023

Patients expect their health information to be kept safe and secure, and a breach of that trust can instantly cause a patient to look down upon the agency that violates it. To prevent something like this from happening, it always helps to check the access logs and exercise control over who can view sensitive information like this.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Before that, he taught computer systems and network technologies in further and higher education. Now, Cliff supports clients with their cyber security requirements, helping them prevent and manage cyber incidents. Why do you think we’re seeing this problem of financial entities, and other organisations, not being secure on their own?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Exercise Caution with Emails The first two items on this list could be lumped together with a single warning: Don’t click. One bit of good news: Even widely used email services like Gmail have gotten much better at filtering out spam and malicious email, and businesses have a range of email security tools that can help.

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OneHub

AUGUST 17, 2021

Educate them on the issues that information silos are causing within your organization, and lay out the steps you plan to take to heal these divisions by increasing communication and cooperation. Online storage platforms provide secure cloud servers that keep your data safe while making it more accessible to employees.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

This new category includes certain government-issued identifications (such as social security, driver’s license, or passport numbers), account login information, mail and email contents, or data pertaining to precise geolocation, racial origin, religious affiliations, genetics, biometrics, consumer health, and sexual orientation data.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number or passport number. education information. education information. biometric information. geolocation data.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A data inventory allows you to focus the greatest security (and monitoring) where it needs to be. Educate employees. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.). These six areas will help improve your security program.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

SaaS security checklists are frameworks for protecting data and applications in cloud-based environments. They serve as benchmarks for upholding strong security requirements, evaluating existing tools, and assessing potential solutions. We’ve designed a customizable template to help you develop your own SaaS security checklist.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number or passport number. education information. education information. biometric information. geolocation data.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Network Elements Networks connect physical and virtual assets and control the data flow between them.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Email security provider Proofpoint’s 2023 State of the Phish report reflects an ever-escalating financial loss attributed to phishing attacks but also highlights the importance of how appropriate end-user behavior greatly reduces organizational impacts arising from them.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

But I don't think an attack of such magnitude as the one identified by security researchers at Internet security monitoring vendor Bolster. This latest impersonation campaign makes the case for ensuring users are vigilant when interacting with the web – something accomplished through continual Security Awareness Training.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

Share with friends, family and co-workers: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. With 30+ years of experience as a computer security consultant, instructor, and award-winning author, Roger has dedicated his life to making sure you're prepared to defend against quickly-evolving IT security threats like ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The line between our online and offline lives is blurring and in a highly interconnected world, societal well-being, economic prosperity, and national security are impacted by the internet. Attackers are also targeting critical sectors like education and healthcare. BeCyberSmart.”. Can good cyber hygiene protect us from ransomware?

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this case, that secret is her password and, well, just read it: My staff log onto my computer on my desk with my login everyday. To be fair to Nadine, she's certainly not the only one handing her password out to other people. In fact I often forget my password and have to ask my staff what it is. No one else has access.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yesterday, I wrote the first part of this 5-part series on fixing data breaches and I focused on education. I don't know if they're selling your data, storing your data or demanding custody of your first born child (do check out the way F-Secure used a herod clause to point out the futility of lengthy terms and conditions in that link).

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 25, 2018

A frequent court appointed special master in electronic evidence, Craig is a prolific contributor to continuing legal and professional education programs throughout the United States, having delivered over 2,000 presentations and papers. You have ready availability of software with good security and little support burden. Ease-of-use.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

Security researchers are jailbreaking large language models to get around safety rules. Soon, the CEO of security firm Adversa AI had GPT-4 spouting homophobic statements, creating phishing emails, and supporting violence." Security Culture Benchmarking feature lets you compare your organization's security culture with your peers NEW!

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences. Technology Security.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Estimates vary greatly, with some security vendors claiming dwell time is as low as 11 days with ransomware while others claim dwell time can be as high as 200 days or more with more sophisticated attacks. These APTs have somehow found a way to bypass most security tools, hence their persistence. And secure Academy.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

Two months later, on July 19, 2021, the National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and FBI assessed that People’s Republic of China state-sponsored malicious cyber activity is a major threat to U.S. and Allied cyberspace assets. supply chain attacks). More recently, on Feb.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

You had to figure out how to configure Kermit, get passwords to get on. All those exercises, the honeypot or honeynet challenges I think that's what they were called in. And so, myself and another individual named Rob Farrell, we were brought in to start a security team. Hacker was more about the pursuit of knowledge.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And importantly, teaching them how to use secure passwords with @1Password ?? Be that as it may, you have a lot of control over who can see what: As a rule of thumb with all things security and privacy related, apply the principle of least privilege or in other words, only share things with those who need to see them.

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