eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

Customers should become angry that their vendors expose them to risk and should demand that their suppliers implement and enforce SPF , DKIM , and DMARC email authentication protocols as a criteria for a business relationship. Admittedly, smaller organizations will not have leverage.

Authentication 98

Authentication Phishing Encryption Sales 98

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

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. The massive, crowdsourced approach OTX takes limits the possibility of effective quality assurance. critical infrastructure.

Cybersecurity 95

Cybersecurity Access Metadata Energy and Utilities 95

Troy Hunt

APRIL 19, 2018

Let's start with this video as it pretty succinctly explains the issue in consumer-friendly terms: VIDEO: Nova Scotia's government is accusing a 19-year-old of breaching their government website's security ~ Privacy experts disagree. You've proven the risk.

Access 70

Access File names Government IT 70

The Texas Record

JUNE 1, 2021

A best practice for efficient managers is to analyze hypothetical risk to know how to prevent and address the risk if it were to ever occur. What is the risk? This could result in the government office losing the ability to properly manage and dispose of government records.

Records Management 71

Records Management File names Risk Government 71

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A March 2020 software update of the SolarWinds Orion management platform gave malicious actors unhindered access to key government and enterprise networks. Presenting itself as a JPG file named “gracious_truth.jpg,” Teardrop is a memory-only dropper built to enter a network seamlessly and replace the embedded payload.

Cybersecurity 62

Cybersecurity Access Authentication Cloud 62

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

While a typical ransomware attack just encrypts the data, exfiltration raises the risk by threatening to make sensitive data public. The developer has fewer risks, and the buyer does all of the work. There are, however, some industries at higher risk than others. Education, government, energy and manufacturing are others.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Risk 98

Unwritten Record

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Still Picture Branch at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) accessions new photographic records from various Government agencies every year. Accessing File Metadata on a PC. Select the file you would like to review in “File Explorer.”. Right click the file name and select “Properties.”.

Metadata 51

Metadata Archiving Access File names 51

KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

Mr. Hall encourages more consultation between the government and the small business community. This means having a comprehensive security strategy and focusing on preventative measures to reduce the risk of human error and investing in security technologies. The details of this program are yet to be finalized. The numbers are scary.

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Phishing File names Security awareness Risk 78

Troy Hunt

JANUARY 16, 2019

That link explains it in more detail but in short, it poses too big a risk for individuals, too big a risk for me personally and frankly, can't be done without taking the sorts of shortcuts that nobody should be taking with passwords in the first place! What's the Risk If My Data Is in There?

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Data breaches Passwords Risk Personal data 112