IT Governance

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This adds an extra layer of security to the login process – such as by asking employees to enter a one-time password that’s sent to their email address or an app on their phone. Likewise, the policy should outline connection procedures, which may involve the use of VPNs, as well as requirements for password management.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 28, 2019

The Japanese government's decision to log into users' IoT devices has sparked outrage in Japan. However, the government's plan has its technical merits. Many of today's IoT and router botnets are being built by hackers who take over devices with default or easy-to-guess passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Additionally, confirm whether the owners of that process have shared any relevant documentation with new team members, and ensure that everyone knows how to submit a change request or access the documentation. Subscribe The post How to Perform a Firewall Audit in 11 Steps (+Free Checklist) appeared first on eSecurity Planet.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Not the LockBit gang is attempting to relaunch its RaaS operation, the group has set up a new infrastructure and is threatening to carry out cyber attacks on the government sector. The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Simple or reused passwords are still a problem. While the cybersecurity industry has presented options for every netizen, the recommendation to use original and complex passwords continues to be disregarded. Instead, people come up with passwords that are comfortable. Poor credentials. What does this mean? Vicious insider.

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IT Governance

APRIL 30, 2019

There are more than 171,000 words in the English language, and yet millions of us can’t look beyond the word that’s right in front of us when selecting a password. million Britons use ‘password’ as their password. How to make your passwords stronger. To put it another way, How Secure Is My Password?

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Adapture

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

How to Create an IAM Strategy It is very common for employees to connect to a company’s network using their own devices. Hackers can easily compromise these devices, steal user identities and passwords, and break into company networks. 2) Develop Processes and Governance. 1) Outline Organizational Needs.

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Rocket Software

MAY 15, 2020

On May 7, IT and technology businesses around the world celebrated World Password Day, a day meant to remind everyone of the importance of keeping personal and business data protected and secure. Passwords used to be simple to secure: you had to create a username and a unique password, and that was essentially it.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Creating strong passwords. Weak passwords are one of the biggest security problems that organisations face. Your cyber security policy should urge staff to create stronger passwords by outlining rules. Your cyber security policy should urge staff to create stronger passwords by outlining rules. for example.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. As the United States and other nations condemn Russia’s actions, the odds of Russian cyber actors targeting the U.S.,

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Disabling default accounts and changing passwords improve security, as does requiring strong passwords for administrator accounts. Formal configuration management methods should govern ruleset modifications, with admin access limitations and detailed documentation for accountability. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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The Texas Record

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Isn’t it fun to use different passwords for all of the dozens of accounts you use and just when you think you’ve got them memorized you’re forced to change them every few months? The standards on password usage are changing. Well, let me share some good news. Like this: TxRecBi#1! Texas Record Blog Is Number One!

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2021

Microsoft said it notified the targeted 150 organizations, which included “IT companies (57%), followed by government (20%), and smaller percentages for non-governmental organizations and think tanks, as well as financial services.” This group has been in business for a long time and has made a name for itself with its successes.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2017

It only takes one password to fall into the wrong hands for cyber criminals to be able to access your systems and networks and cause harm. Sharing passwords often occurs because team members trust one another and share the workload, but what would happen if one of those employees turned rogue? forbids the practice.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2023

Vishing attempts to con potential victims into surrendering personal information such as passwords, card details and PINs, which can be used for identity theft. How does vishing work? Phony government agency In this scam, the caller claims to be from a government department and asks you to confirm identification details.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 26, 2020

Password: Password. The four most common consumer passwords of 2019 were “123456,” “123456789,” “qwerty,” and “password.” The question for legislators and insurers alike is not really if mandatory password regulations will be enacted when it comes to storing data in the cloud, but when.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2019

One of cyber criminals’ favourite ways of hacking organisations is through brute-force or ‘password spraying’ attacks, which bombard targets with login attempts using lists of common passwords. million people in the UK use ‘123456’ as their password. million are securing their accounts with ‘password’ and 3.8

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

based supplier of identity access management (IAM) systems, which recently announced a partnership with Omada, a Copenhagen-based provider of identity governance administration (IGA) solutions. Curcio walked me through how identity management technologies evolved over the past two decades.

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IT Governance

APRIL 8, 2020

As a reminder of that, we’re back with more of our experiences and advice on how to manage through the pandemic. IT Governance employee tips on working from home. As you’ll have seen first-hand, one of the biggest challenges of working from home is how to remain productive. Free resources.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some of the most popular brands don’t enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners’ lives. While the default security settings have improved over the review period, some popular brands either offer default passwords or no authentication, meaning anyone can spy on the spies.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

The government alleges Khoroshev created, sold and used the LockBit ransomware strain to personally extort more than $100 million from hundreds of victim organizations, and that LockBit as a group extorted roughly half a billion dollars over four years. used the password 225948. That’s what the government believes.

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IT Governance

MAY 17, 2023

A brute force attack is a method of criminal hacking that involves breaking into a system by guessing usernames and passwords. They know that many people use commonly used passwords, so it might only take them a few attempts to correctly guess the login credentials. Fraudsters do this through trial and error.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

million – and it’s likely to rise as more governments levy fines for negligence, and customers increasingly blame businesses for data breaches instead of hackers. The post Small Breaches Can Make Big News: How to Protect Your Organization appeared first on Adam Levin.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Second, Japan announced that the government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology would conduct a national scan of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Users can help protect their personal data by using a VPN and protecting each of their web accounts with a strong, unique password.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

To improve security and prevent unwanted access, best practices include limiting access to authorized users, enforcing strong password restrictions, and utilizing multi-factor authentication (MFA). Incident response plans describe how to discover occurrences, assess their severity, contain threats, and resume regular operations.

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IT Governance

MAY 29, 2019

Victims might be hit with ransomware, have their passwords or intellectual property stolen, or be used as conduits to other organisations. The malware takes advantage of weak admin passwords and system vulnerabilities to distribute itself on the computer network. We therefore recommend teaching employees how to spot malicious emails.

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IT Governance

MAY 20, 2019

In this blog, we explain how a BCP works, what it covers and how to create one. However, recovering your IT may take some time, so you should have a plan on how to manage in the meantime. It’s only when someone takes charge that you can determine what caused the problem and how to respond.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. So it’s easy to use for anybody; you don’t have to know how to do encryption. The hardware itself takes care of it for you.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

DEV-0343: Iran-linked threat actors are targeting US and Israeli defense technology companies leveraging password spraying attacks. Threat actors are launching extensive password spraying attacks aimed at the target organizations, the malicious campaign was first spotted in July 2021. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 14, 2022

I'll keep posting to that thread as I work out how to use the thing) Can't see myself doing it, but yeah, you can 3D print a frame to mount a cut up noodle to your drone (amphibious landings anyone?) Detect & prevent weak, leaked, shared passwords with EPAS, a patented, privacy compliant solution used in 40 countries.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 13, 2024

This partner drives major identity-related initiatives and educates the market on how to protect identities. Employees, suppliers or consumers are completely overwhelmed by the proliferation of passwords to access the online services. How to secure access from all my devices? How to improve my protection against cyberattacks?

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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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IT Governance

APRIL 28, 2021

IT Governance discovered 351 security incidents in the first three months of 2021, which accounted for 3,222,491,299 breached records. We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

Yet all organizations today, no matter their size or sector, face the same daunting security challenge: how to preserve the integrity of their IT systems when the attack surface is expanding and intrusion attempts are intensifying. Just as quickly, other lax security practices became the order of the day. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Other Iranian-based cyberattacks have included hackers targeting Albanian government systems and spear phishing scams. Text message phishing — also known as “smishing” — is when scammers send texts to entice people to transmit personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 7, 2024

By eliminating passwords and stored secrets, Badge bolsters Radiant Logic’s extensible identity data platform to accelerate strategic initiatives such as digital transformation, Zero Trust, automated compliance, and data-driven governance. This sets the stage for a more connected and secure online future for everyone.”

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2022

Data privacy is a concept that governs our everyday lives. Stay Safe Online also recommends securing your data by creating unique passwords and storing them in a password manager. appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Teach your children about data privacy. The post What are you doing for Data Privacy Week?

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