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Top 10 tips to stay safe online

IT Governance

It will come as no surprise that Christmas is by far the busiest period for online shopping , with online sales accounting for £25 billion during Christmas 2016 (IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, January 2017). This must-have guide features simple explanations, examples and advice to help you be security-aware online in the digital age.

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

KnowBe4

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A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Krebs on Security

For example, 73 percent of the top 100 companies listed a chief of human resources (or “chief people officer”), and about one-third included a chief marketing officer. For example, those that have CISOs reporting to CIOs can mix in reporting lines to legal, risk or the CEO office to offset potential conflicts.

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Key Developments in IoT Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Is there IoT security awareness training for employees who use the technology? Yes, and Ellen uses the example of a retail grocery store to effectively demonstrate the point. The risk of more devices, more information, more quickly can create unanticipated opportunities for malicious actors.

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MY TAKE: Account hijackers follow small banks, credit unions over to mobile banking apps

The Last Watchdog

For example,” said LaSala, “we saw in the online banking channel that fraud was essentially ‘I go out and steal users’ credentials. It’s all about improving the user experience and applying the precise amount of security, at the right time, into each unique customer transaction based on the level of risk – no more, no less.

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Security Outlook 2023: Cyber Warfare Expands Threats

eSecurity Planet

for example, has recently seen a spate of attacks on power substations; capabilities unleashed by the war in Ukraine create the potential for much worse. Also read: SANS Outlines Critical Infrastructure Security Steps as Russia, U.S. Don’t expect security best practices to be fully in place during the early rollouts.

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The first anniversary of the GDPR: How a risk-based approach can help you achieve GDPR compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Millions of people daily entrust their personal data and information to various entities, and with information sharing occurring virtually everywhere, at retail shops, healthcare centers, gyms, financial institutions or websites, typically these people don’t know where their data goes or what other processing is done on it and by whom.

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