eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

SaaS security checklists are frameworks for protecting data and applications in cloud-based environments. They serve as benchmarks for upholding strong security requirements, evaluating existing tools, and assessing potential solutions. We’ve designed a customizable template to help you develop your own SaaS security checklist.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Organisations are continually urged to invest more in defences – whether it’s technological solutions, staff awareness training or revamped compliance practices – but if those solutions aren’t part of a cohesive strategy, the benefits will be minimal. The basis of all cyber security defence programmes is threat detection.

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The Falcon's View

AUGUST 29, 2017

The focus of the boot camp was around "behavior design," which was suggested to me by a friend who's a leading expert in modern, progress security awareness program management. I concluded that maybe this sub-field would be called something like "behavioral security" and started doing searches on the topic.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

Experts are warning of a new phishing campaign aimed at Office 365 users that are returning to the workplace with Coronavirus training resources. To prepare employees for this ‘ new normal ,’ many organizations have been carrying out webinars and short training courses to explain the restrictions and requirements.”

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 7, 2024

A cloud security strategy is an established set of tools, rules, and procedures for safeguarding cloud data, apps, and infrastructure against security threats. Mastering these areas ensures a comprehensive and adaptable approach to cloud security. Effective cloud security is established layer by layer.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The study, conducted by independent research firm Propeller Insights, dives into how IT business leaders feel about their security posture in a world where the technologies they embrace to grow and thrive are also vulnerable to constant and increasing threats. Human error is among the top causes of security breaches.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Staff awareness training is a core component of GDPR compliance, yet many organisations haven’t implemented the necessary measures. For all the attention that organisations pay to information security, the biggest threat continues to come from employees. Staff training under the GDPR.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Staff awareness training is a core component of GDPR compliance, yet many organisations haven’t implemented the necessary measures. For all the attention that organisations pay to information security, the biggest threat continues to come from employees. Staff training under the GDPR.

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IT Governance

MAY 14, 2019

Staff can jeopardise a firm’s security with a single moment of carelessness. 2018 saw a significant rise in the number of law firms reporting security incidents concerning their own staff, up from 33% in 2017 to 46% in 2018 according to research by PwC. Get your firm on track with staff awareness training.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Organisations usually spend most of their security budget on technologies intended to keep cyber criminals out of their systems, but this overlooks their biggest vulnerability: human error. More often than not, data breaches are caused by – or directly linked to – an organisation’s employees. Barriers to training.

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

In an increasingly digital world, there are an escalating number of cyber security risks for business to address. IT Governance identified more than 1,200 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2021 , while another report found that security incidents cost almost £3 million on average. Poor patch management. Weak passwords.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The SoReL-20M database includes a set of curated and labeled samples and security-relevant metadata that could be used as a training dataset for a machine learning engine used in anti-malware solutions. The availability of large and well-formed training sets is a major problem for the implementation of machine learning models.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The group claims to have also stolen data from the Banco Pichincha bank and infected a system at Ministry of Finance using for training purposes with PHP-based ransomware. breach #infosec #deepwebnews @FinanzasEc @EcuCERT_EC pic.twitter.com/WTbXz8EYLx — Security Chronicle (@SecurChronicle) February 23, 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 9, 2023

clicking a malicious link, downloading a malicious attachment, entering information into a fraudulent landing page or processing a fake invoice) simply fail the test, without adverse impact to the organization. Phishing tests are usually part of broader security awareness training led by IT departments or security teams.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Organisations are being warned about data breaches in the media, regulators are demanding improved information security and the public is getting more vocal when organisations make mistakes. You may well think that staying secure and pacifying all these groups is an expensive and seemingly impossible task. Use secure networks.

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IT Governance

MAY 24, 2024

A determined attacker will always be able to find their way around your defences, given enough time and resources. About Vanessa Horton Vanessa holds a degree in computer forensics, as well as a number of cyber security and forensics qualifications. No single measure is 100% foolproof. Or in your line of work generally?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Russia-linked cyberespionage group Gamaredon has been spotted propagating a worm called LitterDrifter via USB. Check Point researchers observed Russia-linked Gamaredon spreading the worm called LitterDrifter via USB in attacks against Ukraine.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) are warning of an increased number of Conti ransomware attacks against US organizations. link] #Cybersecurity #Ransomware pic.twitter.com/UQ7bZCtu0e — US-CERT (@USCERT_gov) September 22, 2021. Secure user accounts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

MAY 20, 2020

We take a look at some of those challenges in this latest round-up, which discusses the cyber security risks associated with the pandemic and the ways lockdown threatens our ability to work productively and safely. Free resource. The post Secure Together: Britons scammed out of £3.5 Cyber crime. Expert advice.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

Users are the weakest link. Most users aren’t trained to recognise phishing attempts , and so often fall prey to attack by clicking on links or opening attachments in emails without considering the potential repercussions. Empower them to make better security decisions with our complete staff awareness e-learning suite.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and CERT-EU warn of multiple China-linked threat actors targeting businesses and government organizations in the EU. Secure your cloud environments before moving critical assets there. A secure email gateway can further enhance the protection of the recipients.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon is using a new toolset in attacks aimed at critical organizations in Ukraine. The threat actors focuses on stealing sensitive information such as reports about the deaths of Ukrainian military service members, enemy engagements and air strikes, arsenal inventories, military training, and more.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

29,530,829,012 known records breached so far in 4,645 publicly disclosed incidents Welcome to our 2024 data breaches and cyber attacks page, where you can find an overview of the year’s top security incidents, the most breached sectors of 2024, month-on-month trends, links to our monthly reports, and much more.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

“We have developed an interactive demonstration of the attack available at [link] ; the code and a more detailed writeup are published on Github here.” We invite the security community to extend our research and develop code that makes use of other Spectre gadgets.” ” reads the post published by Google.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Booking.com confirms phishing attack Booking.com has apparently confirmed what the information security press has known for some time: another phishing campaign has been targeting its users and trying to steal their credit card information. You can find everything you might want to know about phishing on our website.

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Phishing Artificial Intelligence Cloud Cybersecurity 79

IT Governance

MAY 22, 2019

This week marks one year since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect, and although we’ve seen organisations take huge strides in their commitment to information security, many are still struggling to implement the necessary measures. Managers should get expert training. Document everything.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

eSecurity Planet may receive a commission from vendor links. Overview Security vulnerabilities enable attackers to compromise a resource or data. Vulnerabilities occur through product defects, misconfigurations, or gaps in security and IT systems. Vulnerabilities consist of two categories: unplanned and planned.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

With 98% of cyberattacks relying on the psychological manipulation of humans, employees are the barrier between a perpetrator and its target, demonstrating the ongoing need for employee cybersecurity training. Surely, then, enterprises have a security tool that identifies the USB as a rogue device once it connects to an endpoint?

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Cybersecurity Access Insurance Security 92

AIIM

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

This link brings up an interactive infographic. There are lots of call-outs with key terms, definitions, and even five additional pages you can access for tons of free resources, solution providers, best practices, and more. Explore free resources, solution providers, case studies and more from this domain. Let’s start here.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

Overall, the emergence of STYX highlights the alarming growth of financial-fraud-focused services on the dark web and FIs’ need for enhanced security measures to combat this threat, namely next-leap cyber financial intelligence (CyFI) capabilities. FIs need to be proactive in protecting their networks and customer data from cyber threats.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As an ethical security researcher, I never download the data I find. They could hypothetically impersonate the company using Really Simple Systems services and instruct recipients to click on malicious links or malware. We publish our findings for educational purposes and to raise awareness of cyber security and best practices.

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IT Governance

APRIL 25, 2023

Insider threats are one of the most difficult security challenges that organisations face. A malicious threat can be an employee, contractor or business partner who is liable to leak sensitive information. A malicious threat can be an employee, contractor or business partner who is liable to leak sensitive information.

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Data breaches Phishing Personal data Access 101

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2018

This is the deadline given to you under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) to report information security incidents to your supervisory authority. For example, if the information can’t be linked to a specific individual, there’s likely to be very little risk. Are you ready for a breach?

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Data breaches GDPR Compliance Personal data 108

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This is the deadline given to you under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) to report information security incidents to your supervisory authority. For example, if the information can’t be linked to a specific individual, there’s likely to be very little risk. Are you ready for a breach?

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Data breaches GDPR Personal data Compliance 108

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2018

Each and every organisation is affected by cyber risk: Organisations that believe they can ignore ‘cyber’ and the benefits it has to offer will probably cease to exist , as others adopt faster, more economical, less human-resource-intensive solutions to provide the same or better solutions. Standards to help manage cyber risk and resilience.

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