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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 [The Mind's Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks

KnowBe4

Security awareness training is key in helping to reduce the likelihood users will fall for social engineering scams – whether in email, on the web, in a text, etc. In essence, security awareness training is your countermeasure to the "Human Element." Otherwise, you may just become part of the statistics in the report.

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Building the Relationship Between RM and IT

The Texas Record

In our RM group, we can envision the day when we are all in the game together with the same uniforms (language), rules (direction), and playing field (agency-wide).” Our programmers invite me to meetings involving any new system with a data retention consideration. MW : “ Still a work in progress.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. 11, 2023 – Android Update Fixes 33 Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

These weaknesses follow a group of 19 security flaws in SEL’s Real Time Automation Controller (RTAC) suite (CVE-2023-31148 through CVE-2023-31166) that were previously revealed. The fix: Users should follow SEL’s security updates and latest software versions pages for fixes. Group-IB researchers detailed the attacks.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. Users can become desensitized to the potential risks bogus messages concerning IT issues carry with them.

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How to Perform a Vulnerability Scan in 10 Steps

eSecurity Planet

Collaborate with your organization’s IT and security teams to fix the vulnerabilities by deploying software updates, changing settings, establishing security measures, or adhering to best practices advocated by tool and security experts.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears

KnowBe4

Your employees need to be stepped through new-school security awareness training so that they understand the risks of doing things like this. Instead, navigate to the organization's official website to submit a secure payment. Cyber Security Awareness & Training Manager "Hey Stu, everything is going very well so far!