CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Cyber threats Phishing Encryption Small Business 124

Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We have done this so we can better understand our own strengths, as well as learn from one another. I’ve already checked my caller ID settings three times to make sure they are correct and have probably made a test call. You’ve heard us say it before, you’ll hear us say it again; social engineering is not a politically correct field.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

Check Point’s SandBlast offering was tied for second overall on the strength of its top-notch security and support at a good price. F-Secure, headquartered in Helsinki, matched Palo Alto for the highest independent test scores. Learn more about CrowdStrike. Check Point. Visit website. Learn more about F-Secure. Palo Alto Networks.

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Encryption VPN Marketing Software 138

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Instead of arguing about MFA strength, VPN vendor, or nation-state treat actors, let’s finish our conversation about using dedicated administrator accounts and unique passwords. Michiel Prins , Co-Founder, HackerOne Prins Ethical hackers are consistently first to pressure-test emerging technology. In 2024 we’ll see more of the same.

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Cybersecurity Risk Cyber threats CSO 219

The Falcon's View

JANUARY 3, 2019

or communication (social media!) For example, we should not see large infosec/CISO organizations any more, but instead should see functional technical security resources, such as firewall engineers and appsec engineers, directly embedded into their closest related teams (e.g., or transportation (electric vehicles!).

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Spinone

JANUARY 14, 2019

Innovation is in Google’s DNA, and by being focused on core business processes, the company has put over a thousand hours of the user experience research engineers into this. Imagine that there are nearly 800 million monthly active users of Drive with trillions of files stored on Google Drive, representing enterprises’ knowledge.

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Backups Technology Cloud Migration Engineering 49

Cisco Security

AUGUST 29, 2022

There were few other options, given the short timeframe to plan, supply chain difficulties in procuring the networking gear and assembling a team of network engineers, to join the Cisco Secure engineers and threat hunters. When there were reported issues, we quickly deployed Cisco Meraki engineers or NOC technical associates.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We evaluated a wide range of CASB vendors across multiple data points and product features to make it easier for you to make a thorough assessment of their features, strengths and limitations. Independent tests, user reviews, vendor information and analyst reports were among the sources used in our analysis. Jump ahead to: Broadcom.

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Risk Firewall Authentication Encryption 122

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Phishing Encryption Education Small Business 111

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2023

NIST Digital Identity Guidelines Appendix A - Strength of Memorized Secrets, Despite this reality, it is still common to find these outdated rules enforced by many websites. In our user testing, this feature really helped increase the anxiety during login, proving to be a huge leap forward in password technology.

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Passwords Technology Authentication Accountability 76

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

We will group these technical controls into: User Access Controls Asset Discovery Controls Traffic Monitoring Controls Resilience, Maintenance & Testing Controls These tools rely heavily on the effective determination of administrative controls that define and determine the policies that will be implemented through the technical controls.

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Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 90

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

As seen below, cryptography is the methodology and applications for managing encryption schemes, and cryptanalysis is the methodology of testing and decrypting these messages. Penetration testing and red teamers are critical for remaining vigilant in an ever-changing threat environment and catching the vulnerabilities otherwise missed.

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Encryption Computers and Electronics Password Management Passwords 129

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004. Auditor and WHAX had similar goals, but different strengths. A fresh start in March 2013.

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InfoSec Penetration Testing Architecture Software 52

SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

Then Betov’s team tests workers with phishing simulations and assessment questions to see if the lessons are retained. We have listed eight threats based on experience, including SOC… phishing, social engineering and stuff like that. But when we asked them, “Can you place these passwords in order of strength?”

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Manufacturing Security Awareness Phishing Passwords 90

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These conceptual buckets provide definitions that help to define the inherent weaknesses and strengths of families of algorithms and tools. Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers.

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Encryption Authentication Passwords Password Management 96

SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

Then Betov’s team tests workers with phishing simulations and assessment questions to see if the lessons are retained. We have listed eight threats based on experience, including SOC… phishing, social engineering and stuff like that. But when we asked them, “Can you place these passwords in order of strength?”

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Manufacturing Phishing Security Awareness Passwords 77

ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

Find out what Daniel looks for and how he does digital forensics using social media and other open source resources. While I produced this episode, a 21 year old Massachusetts National Guard airman is alleged to have photographed and distributed copies of classified US Military material on Discord, a social media site. You find clues.

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Hacking Media InfoSec Internet 40

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 15, 2021

IDPS tools can detect malware , socially engineered attacks and other web-based threats, including DDoS attacks. Firepower 4120 tested by NSS Labs sells for around $100,000. IDPS solutions incorporate the strengths of both systems into one product or suite of products. Starts from $10,995. Starts at $6,000. McAfee NSP.

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Firewall Threat Detection Software Architecture 65

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

It is focused completely on security awareness training as opposed to others that develop security applications as their main strength. USB test, vishing and smishing included. Those who need more help based on test results and risk scoring can receive targeted training. The company has gone public now. Proofpoint.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A combination of two or more of these methods can be used to create multi-factor authentication (MFA), for greater encryption strength and added security. Users can also be fooled into revealing their passwords through social engineering. In most cases, the only way to be sure is to conduct thorough testing.

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Encryption Software Authentication Passwords 52

eSecurity Planet

MAY 5, 2021

Breach and attack simulation (BAS) is a relatively new IT security technology that can automatically spot vulnerabilities in an organization’s cyber defenses, akin to continuous, automated penetration testing. Its platform, previously known as FireDrill, enables organizations to test and measure their security posture across environments.

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