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Data breach prevention: 5 ways attack surface management helps mitigate the risks of costly data breaches

IBM Big Data Hub

Organizations are wrestling with a pressing concern: the speed at which they respond to and contain data breaches falls short of the escalating security threats they face. An effective attack surface management (ASM) solution can change this. They can achieve this by actively managing and reducing their attack surface.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 [Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 | February 21st, 2023 [Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach There is a lot to learn from Reddit's recent data breach, which was the result of an employee falling for a "sophisticated and highly-targeted" spear phishing attack.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

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That's right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox's 2023 Email Security Threat Report. That means one in five email-based attacks made it all the way to the Inbox. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 | May 23rd, 2023 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend New data sheds light on how likely your organization will succumb to a ransomware attack, whether you can recover your data, and what's inhibiting a proper security posture. This puts your network in jeopardy!

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4 Best Antivirus Software of 2021

eSecurity Planet

With the rise in malware and ransomware and a growing reliance on the internet, antivirus solutions are critical for protecting your data and applications. The company stopped only 63% of threats in last year’s MITRE testing in our analysis, but with a strong R&D team, Kaspersky will use that knowledge to keep improving.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #10 [Eye Opener] BusinessWeek: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About

KnowBe4

This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when communications systems are not secure by design. It is an excellent wake-up call for your C-level execs and powerful budget ammo. What they refer to is the Viasat hack. The article continues to describe how a large number of Viasat customers lost connectivity.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09 [Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe?

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But if you think the email is sketchy or coming from a source you would not want to validate your email address as valid and active, or are unsure, do not take the chance, skip the unsubscribe action. The unsubscribe feature does not have to be a URL link, but it does have to be an "internet-based way." For example, in the U.S.,