IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Brexit is clearly a pressing issue for many organisations, but we urge you to exercise caution whenever you receive communications out of the blue relating to the UK’s departure from the EU. You can learn everything you need to protect yourself from scams by enrolling in our Phishing Staff Awareness E-Learning Course.

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Data Matters

JUNE 13, 2022

More than ever, a ‘joined up’ approach is required to assess them, and the UK’s main regulators are working together to try to formulate a coherent policy, setting an interesting example that could be a template for global approaches to digital regulation. This can result in difficulties in people exercising their rights (e.g.,

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are a major threat to organizations, they remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims. The infographic below outlines the most common types of phishing attacks used against individuals or businesses. The eight most common forms of phishing-based cyberattacks.

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IT Governance

APRIL 20, 2020

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. You’ll learn about topics such as malware, social engineering, phishing, password security and remote working, providing you with complete cyber security coverage.

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IT Governance

APRIL 15, 2020

It’s up to each of us to make sure we exercise good password practices whatever service we use, and part of that involves using a unique password for each account that we create. Phishing scams. To put it bluntly: there is nothing Zoom could have done to prevent this. IT Governance employee tips for working from home.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

For cybersecurity personnel, our scope of responsibility may be limited to cyberattacks on IT systems, such as ransomware attacks, phishing attacks, and DDoS attacks. For example, we might nominate: The IT security manager to handle a ransomware incident; Our external accountant to investigate financial fraud; or. Test your plan.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 | July 5th, 2023 [Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains A year-long phishing campaign has been uncovered that impersonates 100+ popular clothing, footwear, and apparel brands using at least 10 fake domains impersonating each brand. Save My Spot!

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 7, 2019

A contract with the individual : for example, to supply goods or services they have requested, or to fulfil an obligation under an employee contract. Vital interests : for example, when processing data will protect someone’s physical integrity or life (either the data subject’s or someone else’s).

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission has issued specific guidance on disclosures related to cybersecurity risk and incidents[2] and the manner in which boards exercise responsibility for overseeing and managing risk.[3] With regard to phishing, vulnerabilities can arise when either employees or online users have been phished.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

A prime example is the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) cybersecurity frameworks , a comprehensive cyber hygiene roadmap applicable to businesses of all sizes and in all industries The trouble is the NIST guidelines are voluntary. Cyber hygiene isn’t difficult.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It’s not helpful to list ‘hacking’ as a risk, for example, because that could include anything from phishing scams to exploited databases. For example, staff awareness training is a requirement of almost all security frameworks because it helps reduce the likelihood of a variety of risks.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 13, 2022

Welcome to the first review of phishing attacks for 2022, in which we explore the latest scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users being duped by phishing campaign. NFT trader scammed out of £1.5 million (about £1.5

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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. Be Alert to Phishing: Develop a sharp eye for phishing emails. As with phishing emails, the best defense is a well-trained, alert user. Don’t click on anything you’re unsure of.

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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. Uses advanced email filtering to reduce the risk of security breaches by blocking spam, phishing, and malware-laden emails.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although Vladimir Putin and his sympathisers assured the world that they were simply conducting military exercises, the inevitable occurred on 24 February, when troops mobilised and war was declared. All signs pointed to a senior employee being tricked by a spear phishing or whaling scam.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

The flipside is, you create as a good example over here, what happens is somebody's attacking my country. Rossi: So the weather spear phishing drive, I got the box, laterally moved compromised data, took it all out. I can manipulate the data in a database, for example, financial or transactional. How do I find and go through?

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KnowBe4

JUNE 15, 2019

That was one of the more memorable phishing email subject lines my colleagues recently spotted in their work inbox. the variety of phishing email attempts has blossomed. Phishing Defined. The basic phishing attack has three components: The sender of the phishing email (often called the attacker). The email itself.

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IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2020

One in four people in the UK have an existing mental health condition , and forcing people to remain indoors, with only one form of state-sanctioned outdoor exercise as a reprieve, is no doubt going to exacerbate our problems. This will be easier to achieve if you physically distinguish the room’s two functions.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2020

Security experts are poring over thousands of new Coronavirus-themed domain names registered each day, but this often manual effort struggles to keep pace with the flood of domains invoking the virus to promote malware and phishing sites, as well as non-existent healthcare products and charities.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.). In addition, make it easy to report security concerns (phishing, data leaks, social engineering , password compromise, etc.). Educate employees. Your employees can be your first line of defense or your weakest link.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 19, 2023

In short, vulnerability assessments and penetration tests are useful for identifying technical flaws, while red team exercises provide actionable insights into the state of your overall IT security posture. Defenders are unaware a red team exercise is underway. Systems targeted simultaneously in a red team exercise.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 20, 2020

Phishing protection. The Guidance clarifies that applying the appropriate security measures is not a one-off “set and forget” exercise. Organizations should not rely on the default security settings and controls provided by cloud-based service providers.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

It also requires phishing testing to act as a feedback loop so IT understands where their greatest risk lies within the organization so the risk can be addressed with additional training. It's probably safe to guess that anyone reading this article has either played with ChatGPT directly or has seen examples of its use on social media.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

So that could happen for example, through phishing through fingers, main misconfigured things very well in the rubble. VAMOSI: The bad actors can enter through phishing attacks, but the question is where can they hide on your system. So that could be for example, through our hiding services. So surviving the reboot.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This includes protecting diverse technological assets, such as software, hardware, devices, and cloud resources, from potential security flaws like malware, ransomware, theft, phishing assaults, and bots. Social engineering, for example, is a threat that makes use of human vulnerabilities for illegal access.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

For example, consider RSI, a well established penetration testing consultancy. For example, some multi-billion dollar industrial facilities have the equivalent IT environment of a small law office — and that law office might contain much more sensitive, regulated, and valuable data. This information serves two goals.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You’ll also receive exam preparation exercises designed to ensure that you pass the exam at the first attempt. For example, testers may leave a removeable device containing malware in a public place near the premises to see if an employee plugs it into one of the organisation’s computers. What skills will you learn?

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

You might think that whoever is behind such a sprawling crime machine would use their access to blast out spam, or conduct targeted phishing attacks against each victim’s contacts. mail server responds “OK” = successful access). Bill said these crooks have figured out a way to tap into those benefits as well.

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IT Governance

MAY 20, 2019

The most frequent examples of cyber attacks include phishing emails (which are designed to steal information), brute-force attacks (in which crooks use automated software to crack an employee’s password) and ransomware (which locks down an organisation’s system until a fee is paid). Table-top exercise. Cyber attacks.

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Imperial Violet

AUGUST 9, 2019

This is an effective defense against phishing, phone number takeover, etc. In practical terms, web sites exercise this capability via WebAuthn , the same API that handles the traditional security key flow. Thus the pertinent resident credentials would have to be discoverable and exercisable given only physical presence.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Perform purple team exercises to sharpen security posture. Perhaps no better recent example displays this vulnerability than the SolarWinds breach and Solorigate saga. While phishing is one of the oldest TTPs in the hacker playbook, it still works – and, thanks to social engineering , continues to evolve.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Examples of services security include: AD security : Adds layers of security to Active Directory to eliminate unneeded access or permission levels, detect unauthorized changes, and block other attacks on AD. Basic cybersecurity training uses cybersecurity training courses to educate about common issues such as phishing and ransomware.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

For example, here’s Jerry Lewis in a scene from a 1950s film, where he’s trying to break into a Nazi German military base. When we travel, for example, to a different country, we have this thing called a passport, you know, this physical thing that we hold in our hands. Lewis: Good. Other: Wait. I must have the password.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2022

Vamosi: So ATT&CK started as a workshop exercise to document common tactics, techniques and procedures, TTPS, that advanced persistent threats used against Windows Enterprise environments, advanced persistent threats are just as they seem. Say, for example, you are in oil and gas. It’s valuable for industries.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ransomware attacks use malware, often injected through phishing schemes, to infect a victim’s computer system and to restrict the victim from accessing the system, stored data, or files by encrypting them. For example, it recommends that companies adopt meaningful cyber-risk-mitigation practices such as those found in the U.S.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. But this attack is just the latest example of ransomware incidents in the US. Vamosi: the barrier to entry for someone who's interested in this, for example, you know, I have a laptop that runs Linux and so I can get into like network security. Here’s Robert M.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Particularly when we're talking about public figures in positions of influence, we need to see leadership around infosec, not acknowledgement that elected representatives are consciously exercising poor password hygiene. The most impactful example of this is Edward Snowden persuading NSA colleagues to provide their credentials to him.

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