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Phorpiex botnet sent millions of phishing emails to deliver LockBit Black ransomware

Security Affairs

” To defend against ransomware campaign like this one, NJCCIC provided the following recommendations: Security Awareness Training : Engage in security awareness training to enhance defense mechanisms and recognize potential signs of malicious communications. All associated emails were blocked or quarantined.”

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GUEST ESSAY: Sure steps to achieve a robust employee cybersecurity awareness training regimen

The Last Watchdog

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. Related: Leveraging security standards to protect your company. Create security awareness for employees. One of the most important ways to protect against data breaches is to increase employee security awareness.

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Clorox Experiences Significant Financial Loss Stemming From Recent Cyber Attack

KnowBe4

Popular American global manufacturer of cleaning products Clorox stated that recent sales and profit loss to a cyber attack.

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Retail giant Home Depot agrees to a $17.5 million settlement over 2014 data breach

Security Affairs

Hackers compromised the company point-of-sale (PoS) systems with malware that was designed to steal payment card data. . Home Depot also agreed to implement and maintain additional security practices in the future to prevent similar attacks. ” .

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Global October Cybersecurity Events: Where You Can Find Thales

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Along with celebrating Cyber Security Awareness Month, several exciting events are taking place across the world, aiming to educate people on the latest trends in cybersecurity and privacy. This year we have a Thales Demo Station where our pre-sales team will showcase our Data Protection and Access Management solutions.

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How To Organize Your Company’s Knowledge Assets In 6 Simple Steps

AIIM

These classes can include customer profiles, policy documents, suppliers and partners list, business plans, customer purchasing history, sales administration database, source code, and more. A 10-year sales vet knows more about selling than anyone in the marketing department will ever know in their lifetime. Nothing more.

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2022 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Scams

KnowBe4

Over time, Black Friday became Black November as retailers cashed in on the sales and consumers obliged. The anticipation of the online deals created a frenzy and launched Cyber Monday into the stratosphere.

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