eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. user/month Coro edge: $11.99/user/month

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Would it be better a university course , a professional certification or an experience in a cybersecurity firm? Today I’d like to share a simple and personal thought about teaching models on cybersecurity. but that recursive question raised a more general question: what are the differences between cybersecurity educational models?

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Cyber Info Veritas

JULY 3, 2018

The lack of qualified cybersecurity professionals is one of the main reasons why we are yet unable to get a handle on cybercrimes. By having more cybersecurity professionals, we can enhance security. Compounding this is the fact that most cybersecurity graduates are millennials who want to create something of their own.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll delve into various types of vulnerability scans, explore their benefits, outline the ideal scenarios for running each type, and list the best vulnerability scanning tool to use for each type of scan. The agent gathers information and connects with a central server, which manages and analyzes vulnerability data.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Third, it creates a new category of businesses: those that voluntarily agree to be subject to the CCPA. Even so, with these and other new requirements, the CPRA does not go as far as some consumer privacy advocates had hoped it would. A Closer Look at Key CPRA Provisions. Changes to the Definition of Businesses Subject to the CPRA.

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Cyber Info Veritas

JULY 18, 2018

This example, therefore, serves to show you the importance of taking cybersecurity seriously since a cyber attack can terribly damage an organization’s reputation and even lower the quality of the service or product it offers. Now, more and more businesses are elevating their cybersecurity from a mere IT issue to a strategic business risk.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Perimeter security tools include: Firewalls: Filter traffic and monitor access based upon firewall rules and policies for the network, network segment, or assets protected by different types of firewalls. Cloud Security Cloud security provides focused security tools and techniques to protect cloud resources.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This guide will provide a high level overview of encryption and how it fits into IT through the following topics: How Encryption Works To understand how encryption works, we need to understand how it fits into the broader realm of cryptology, how it processes data, common categories, top algorithms, and how encryption fits into IT security.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

PPP wanted to give their past high school selves the infosec education they didn’t have. It seems that preparing for, or even playing a game of capture the flag, might be a great way to expose any educational gaps, if not generally improve and deepen the security skills, you might already possess. But what about the basics?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Understanding cloud security challenges and knowing the cloud security tools available in the market significantly contribute to enhanced cloud security. Identify the Assets to Protect The first step in the NIST cybersecurity framework’s core function is to “identify.” Table of Contents Toggle How Secure Is the Cloud?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

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. Use Antivirus Software Antivirus software and EDR tools are critically important controls for consumers and businesses, respectively.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

In practice, security tools provide many encryption options that confuse uneducated users — including broken encryption options. 6 Best Practices for Deploying Strong Encryption As with any other security tool in network or cloud security , improper deployment undermines even the strongest capabilities.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 11, 2024

Compliance with official policies through auditing tools and other measures is merely the final step. Moreover, the OECD places legally enforceable AI regulations and standards in a separate category from the initiatives mentioned earlier, in which it lists an additional 337 initiatives. The term governance can be slippery.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers largely agree that ransomware growth has been astronomical; the only question is by how much. You still need to do the basics right, like employee cybersecurity training and patching ; those two areas alone could greatly reduce risk. In the end, those with the most to lose make the most enticing targets.

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Cyber Info Veritas

MAY 18, 2018

We’ve all read and heard somewhere about the cybersecurity skills shortage. For me, this brings up the question of how to solve the cybersecurity skills shortage. Solving the cybersecurity skills shortage should be no different. In my life, I’ve learned that every problem has a solution. Again, it won’t work.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security controls and tools should ideally shield, monitor, and secure the data in all of these environments. Endpoint security : protects endpoints with antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, etc. Data now exists across the organization inside applications (databases, email, etc.),

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Recent guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on disclosure and enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) make clear that cybersecurity is no longer a niche topic, but a concern significant enough to warrant the oversight of corporate boards of directors. Adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

IaaS Security Concerns Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks against Cloud Computing Resources Denial of Service attacks try to impair a service’s availability by flooding it with traffic, leaving it unable to respond to valid requests. Attackers may flood cloud-based computational resources, such as virtual machines, with a large volume of traffic.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 18, 2023

link] [Jaw-Dropper] FTX's Cybersecurity Was Hilariously Bad Gizmodo just dropped this eye-roll inducing news. The disgraced crypto exchange had no dedicated cybersecurity staff and "protected" users assets with minimal safeguards, according to new bankruptcy filings. Criminals may also communicate through online applications."

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KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

They started out with: "You get a call. There's a panicked voice on the line. It's your grandson. He says he's in deep trouble — he wrecked the car and landed in jail. But you can help by sending money. You take a deep breath and think. You've heard about grandparent scams. But darn, it sounds just like him. How could it be a scam?

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

The simulation ran for 2 days and showed that AI-powered bots can interact in a very human-like way. They planned a party, coordinated the event, and attended the party within the sim. A summary of it can be found on the Cornell University website. That page also has a download link for a PDF of the entire paper (via Reddit). "In Users beware.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Boost your organization’s IT literacy with ongoing cybersecurity training so they recognize the threats posed by malware attacks. In cybersecurity, a bot typically refers to an infected device containing malicious software. Since the early days of computing, a wide range of malware types with varying functions have emerged.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Hammond: I tend to, I guess, try and explain capture the flag is sort of gamified cybersecurity education. We’ll start with Jeopardy, which is much like the game show, where you have a board with categories and challenges underneath each category each worth increasingly more points. Thirteen by my last count.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 14, 2022

Despite increased public awareness of cybersecurity risks and safe browsing practices, the impact of phishing has increased exponentially – IBM’s 2021 Cost of Data Breach Report found phishing to be the second most expensive attack vector for enterprises. companies rising to $14.8 million in 2021 , compared with $3.8 million in 2015.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Employee cybersecurity training has come a long way in the last few years. These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Top Cybersecurity Training Tools for Employees. Elevate Security. Proofpoint.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

It's not common for any Wells notice to be sent to a company in relation to cybersecurity," a former DoJ prosecutor told me for my story, who said they're typically only sent to CEOs or CFOs over securities or other financial fraud. Get a look at FOUR NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users. Save My Spot!

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Information Governance Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Host Rafael Moscatel picks the brains of business leaders throughout the world who are pioneering emerging technologies and leadership concepts across a variety of industries in both the public and private sectors to better understand the future of work and the incredible tools being developed to perform that work. Full Transcript.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Meanwhile, President Biden issued a cybersecurity executive order finally putting the federal government’s regulatory stamp on foundational cyber hygiene practices many organizations should have already been doing, yet continue to gift short shrift. The answer for many is SaaS Security Posture Management ( SSPM.), Casey Ellis, CTO, Bugcrowd.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

The account owner wrote: “My comments are coming from the bottom of my heart which is breaking over my dear Ukraine and my people. Looking of what is happening to it breaks my heart and sometimes my heart wants to scream.” ” Over the next few weeks, chats from encrypted Telegram, and other communications were leaked. By no means.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

New technologies have started innumerable economic revolutions, and the pace of change continues to accelerate. Data is not just a resource for better marketing, better service and delivery. Data is used to build products themselves. It has become a cliché that data is the new oil. change it substantially. This is “Hamlet” without the prince.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #25 | June 20th, 2023 [Fingerprints All Over] Stolen Credentials Are the No. 1 Root Cause of Data Breaches Verizon's DBIR always has a lot of information to unpack, so I'll continue my review by covering how stolen credentials play a role in attacks. Your employees are your last line of defense.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Can criminal hackers shut down a city’s electrical grid? Well, nothing’s impossible. But how might it actually happen? And how might we defend ourselves? Here’s the CBS evening news : CBS: Nearly a quarter of a million people lost power in this small Ukrainian city when it was targeted by a suspected Russian attack last December.

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Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Demand in the Public Sector In the Public Sector category, we track two sub-segments in the respective geographies: sales to the Central (aka Federal) Government and sales to State and Local Government agencies, where we also include grade schools. All business inputs are interpreted to understand the content, and where and why it is needed.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’re also introducing two new categories this week: ‘AI’ and ‘Key dates’. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. According to its breach notification , Mr. Cooper detected suspicious activity on its network on 31 October.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

Industry was caught flat-footed," says Gregory Falco, a space cybersecurity expert who has advised the U.S. Link to press release: [link] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger A. This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when communications systems are not secure by design. government. Ukrainians paid the price.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Standalone tools like ChatGPT typically take center stage in the popular imagination, but smooth integration into established services often yields more staying power. Where generative AI first builds momentum in everyday workflows will have more influence on the future of AI tools than the hypothetical upside of any specific AI capabilities.

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KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

link] [Finger on the Trigger] How the FBI Nuked Russian FSB's Snake Data Theft Malware The Five Eyes member nations' cybersecurity and intelligence agencies dismantled the infrastructure of the Snake cyber-espionage malware that was operated by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).

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