eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Ensure that the tools you purchase are in line with data management standards, regulatory needs, and your financial limits. Use cybersecurity training tools , seminars, online courses, and simulations to successfully engage staff and reinforce fundamental network security principles.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

“In July and August 2020, government operatives used NSO Group ’s Pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal phones belonging to journalists, producers, anchors, and executives at Al Jazeera. The personal phone of a journalist at London-based Al Araby TV was also hacked.” ” reads the report published by the researchers.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This Sunday is both Halloween and the end of National Cyber Security Awareness Month – and what better way to mark the occasion than with some cyber security horror stories? Stay safe with IT Governance. The post Cyber security horror stories to scare you this Halloween appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A We must ask: 'Is the email expected?

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IT Governance

MARCH 30, 2021

Two in five businesses reported a cyber attack or data breach in the past 12 months, according to the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021. The study suggests that the threat has increased as a result of COVID-19, with security teams finding it harder to implement and manage defence mechanisms.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 31, 2019

Information security professionals invariably spend most of their time and resources developing measures to prevent crooks breaking into their systems, but did you know that the majority of data breaches are caused by an employee misplacing, stealing or being tricked into handing over sensitive information ? Campaign launch.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The situation might seem hopeless, with cyber criminals outnumbering overworked and underfunded information security personnel, but there are plenty of ways you can improve your defences, even on a tight budget. Instead, you’ll need to carefully choose the appropriate tools and services for your organisation. Green papers.

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IT Governance

JULY 3, 2019

Commenting on the report, Robert Holmes, vice president of email security products at Proofpoint, said: “Email fraud is highly pervasive and deceptively simple; hackers don’t need to include attachments or URLs, emails are distributed in fewer volumes, and typically impersonate people in authority for maximum impact.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

“In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users’ data was constantly on hackers’ radars,” said NordVPN CTO Marijus Briedis. 2023, he predicted, “will not be any easier when it comes to keeping users’ data safe and private.” Manky concurs.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 1, 2019

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month , where people are encouraged to brush up on their everyday information security practices. Dorset Cyber Security Awareness Event : 16 October 2019. What are we doing for Cyber Security Month? Don’t risk it, cyber secure it this Cyber Security Month.

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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. These features make Nmap a popular port scanning tool among network administrators, security experts, and amateurs.

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IT Governance

JULY 16, 2018

Staff training and awareness solutions – ensure everyone is cyber security aware. With people being one of the key vulnerabilities exploited in cyber attacks, it is imperative that staff awareness and training programmes are in place to ensure that all members of your firm are cyber security aware.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2021

“This malicious campaign displays a fake Nike ad to the end user, but it also contains additional ‘fingerprinting’ code that is used to verify that it executes on an actual mobile device, in order to identify and hide from automated security scanning tools that are often used by security researchers,” he said.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A significant part of hacking consists of diverting the function of existing systems and software, and hackers often use legitimate security tools to perform cyber attacks. Pentesting tool Cobalt Strike has been one such target, but what happened recently with a Red Hat Linux version of the Cobalt Strike Beacon is worthy of note.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2022

Critical infrastructure , industrial control (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are under increasing threat of cyber attacks, according to a number of recent warnings from government agencies and private security researchers. Also read: Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2022.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 22, 2018

Join IT Governance for this live webinar where you will learn how to: Identify learning needs and challenges in your organisation; Generate employee commitment to the staff awareness campaign; Create effective learning tools and resources; Make a difference by deploying cost-effective resources; Evaluate progress; and.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a nonprofit foundation and an open community dedicated to security awareness. The OWASP is at the heart of web security. Security checklists and code reviews should not be neglected. Further reading: Top Code Debugging and Code Security Tools.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

26 posting confirming that the compromise was at the hands of the same nation-state threat group behind the SolarWinds hack and subsequent attacks on various technology companies and federal government agencies. They compromised an existing tool to penetrate and reside in the enterprise system. Meanwhile, Mimecast followed its Jan.

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AIIM

MAY 20, 2021

Strong data governance policies go a long way in knowledge usage and protection. Have Regular Staff Training: Have ongoing data security awareness and training programs to minimize the risk of employee carelessness. To do all the above, you need suitable tools. Step 4: Promote Knowledge Sharing.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Initiate Setup & Configuration This step requires installing and configuring the DLP tool on the organization’s network infrastructure. Monitor Data Streams DLP tools continuously monitor data within the organization’s network. This enables data-driven decision-making and ongoing improvement of data security.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Mitnik claimed that the government was less worried about the accuracy of the charges and more worried about making an example of Mitnik to discourage other hackers. government’s reaction to Mitnik’s activities lives on in the attitudes of many government, corporate, and even non-profit organizations today.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Quick response (QR) codes are a convenient format for storing all kinds of information in a readable and secure way, at least when correctly implemented. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for example, governments have recently implemented QR codes to create Digital COVID Certificates for vaccination, tests status and other reasons.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

See the Best Container & Kubernetes Security Solutions & Tools Oct. Given the ease with which these vulnerabilities might be exploited, rapid action is required to prevent broad assaults on both government and commercial networks. Regular system upgrades and security audits are essential for maintaining strong defenses.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

For example, some hackers—called ethical hackers—essentially impersonate cybercriminals to help organizations and government agencies test their computer systems for vulnerabilities to cyberattacks. For example, a disgruntled employee may abuse access privileges for monetary gain (e.g.,

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

According to the research, 52% of users receive training no more than twice per year, and 6% of users have never received security awareness training. Phishing tools are low-cost and widespread . Included in the complete suite is the Information Security and Cyber Security Staff Awareness E-Learning Course.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

UK organisations are overlooking the importance of cyber security staff awareness training, instead investing in expensive and unnecessary technologies, a VMware and Forbes Insight study has found. For example, layering one anti-malware solution on top of another will not make an organisation significantly more secure.

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IT Governance

JULY 18, 2019

You might also benefit from a comprehensive review of your approach to cyber security. Our Security Awareness Programme does just that, helping you generate tangible and lasting improvements to your organisation’s security awareness.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

These methods provide significant security risks for businesses of all sizes. 72% of the survey respondents agree that ransomware attacks evolve quicker than the security controls required to protect against them. An additional 77% concur that governments should do more to assist private enterprises in defending against ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. inch diskettes. This change co-occurred with some of the most massive and longest-running ransomware campaigns of all time.

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KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2019

Early this month the City of Baltimore announced ransomware had seized a variety of city government computer systems. Both the governments of Atlanta and Georgia had policies in place to help recover from their ransomware attacks last year. Ransomware continues to rack up victims. Consider Cybersecurity Insurance.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Organisations that accept card payments are responsible for the security of customers’ payment information and must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The PCI DSS is a set of tools and measures to help you protect payment card data. How IT Governance can help.

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This means you have a bunch of users that unwittingly follow a set of unusual and unnecessary clicks that they should know better than to follow – something they learn very quickly if they are enrolled in new-school security awareness training. Blog post with links: [link] Are Your Users Making Risky Security Mistakes?

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

In this blog we have warned for years about deepfakes, which are also called "synthetic media" created with artificial intelligence or machine learning tools. and South Korean governments have issued a joint advisory outlining a North Korean phishing campaign, The Register reports. Currently, the U.S.

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CGI

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Given that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, now is a great time to drive home the fact that security must be part of all aspects of digital transformation, and cannot get lost in the discussion. Shift from executive awareness ? This is a great start to have executive awareness of cyber activities (e.g.,

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2018

However, you can reduce the risk by regularly reminding staff of their information security obligations. One way to do this is to enrol your employees on an information security awareness course. Before you get started with your information security renovations, you’ll probably want to know how much work you have to do.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is leading to a change culture, which will increase not only data protection but also security awareness. Cyberattacks (and more broadly IT security threats) are inevitable.

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