CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

So, to make sure yours don’t get snatched, here are a few tips and tricks we learned from cybersecurity experts: #1: Safeguard your Accounts. Add an extra layer of security to your bank and other accounts by choosing an identity theft service that monitors online activity and sends notifications as soon as suspicious activity is detected. .

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home. (Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The first line of defense against ransomware involves simply educating employees through ongoing programs that keep awareness fresh and top of mind. Regular backups and multi-factor authentication should also be consistently enforced for all accounts.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

of polled executives report that their organizations' accounting and financial data were targeted by cyber adversaries.” ” And, “Nearly half (48.8%) of C-suite and other executives expect the number and size of cyber events targeting their organizations’ accounting and financial data to increase in the year ahead.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Since endpoints are the biggest entry point for breaches , businesses need to make sure they are protected with comprehensive endpoint security that includes next generation antivirus, endpoint protection, and endpoint detection and response. Mobile Threat Defense solutions are designed to protect mobile devices and these unique needs.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Major Breaches of 2023 Casino operator attacks: Casino giants MGM and Caesars were hit by disruptive cyberattacks in September involving concerning tactics such as social engineering. This signals a new era of cybercrime where private data becomes prized currency, putting every email address and credit card number at risk.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As we mentioned in the previous part, there are six major data types; credit card and payment information, credentials of accounts, government secrets, personally identifiable information (PII), corporate intellectual Property (IP), and critical infrastructure data. The second scenario is about account credentials.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. By obtaining sensitive authentication access, attackers can break into the vendor network or user account. How to Defend Against Adware. How to Defend Against a Keylogger.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

DarkReading Twitter account has more than 200k followers, a very solid number for the cybersecurity industry. Security Through Education Security Through Education is one of the best information security blogs. The main focus here is the social side of data loss. Here you can find more than 20 news articles each week.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Although this transaction was absolutely transparent and traceable, it did not allow the account holder to be traced, precisely because of the typical peculiarities of digital currency: anonymity, transparency, speed and non-repudiation. In fact, the familiar red lock screen launched by the @WanaDecryptor@.exe How did the contagion stop?

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

For example, Malwarebytes asked ChatGPT to write the opening paragraph of a novel about an antiquated antivirus program that relies on signature-based detection to stop new and emerging threats. Here's what the program came back with: “The antivirus program blinked to life, its archaic interface flickering on the outdated CRT monitor.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Phishing: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals trick people into giving away sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details. Preventing cyber attacks involves a combination of technical, administrative, and educational measures. It includes viruses, worms, and Trojans.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

This method involves using emails, social media, instant messaging, and other platforms to manipulate users into revealing personal information or performing actions that can lead to network compromise, data loss, or financial harm. social engineering tactics and strange sender behaviors), they also use artificial intelligence algorithms.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. Improves email security using user authentication techniques , lowering the danger of unauthorized email account access.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Furthermore, identity thieves can take out personal loans, open credit card accounts, and commit other fraud crimes in your name. Social Engineering Identity thieves manipulate victims’ emotions to get them to compromise their personal information. This could mean an identity thief has opened new accounts in your name.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

.” If these executives are tricked into giving away their passwords via malicious phishing pages – which are hosted on legitimate sites – then the criminals can use those passwords “for the purpose of conducting additional phishing attacks, gaining access to sensitive information or conducting other social engineering attacks.”

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Do antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools stop ransomware? Increasingly, they also threaten to leak stolen data.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The growing risks leave us with the fact that cybersecurity education is not a matter of choice anymore – it’s a matter of necessity. In case you want to train your employees, you may need to use a company account to be able to set scheduled lessons for your staff. to $199 for business accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“Organizations will look to understand what apps employees are using, evaluate whether they should be paid for by the company (to control), accept the risk, or block the app… the company can choose to educate (through a warning page) or block the app entirely.”

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Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Imagine for a moment that your employee uses one password to access their social media profiles and to sign in to their Office 365 corporate account. Keep your antivirus software up to date. However, don’t forget that even an updated antivirus may not detect advanced malware strains.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

There have been some very high profile data breaches in the last couple of years, all of which have cost thousands of dollars of damage and a severe blow to the reputation of the company involved: In late 2014, hackers stole the account information of over 500 million Yahoo email accounts.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

While Office 365 automatically disables macros to prevent malware from entering the system, Cerber uses social engineering to trick the user into bypassing this security feature. It is also important to provide thorough security training for staff and educate them on the ways in which malware can infect files.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Some estimates of the damages exceed one billion dollars, taking into account data loss, service outages, disrupted operations, and recovery. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. It will navigate you in the existing threats, educate you on what to do in case of an attack.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I should also say that this when it does happen and again it's extremely, extremely rare when it does happen, It almost always involves some kind of social engineering. Vamosi: So let's first ground ourselves in a common definition of what is and what is not stalkerware. Maybe that's something they entered into unintentionally.

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