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Safer Internet Day: Exploring Reliability Online

Security Boulevard

Safer Internet Day has been a landmark event on technology calendars for more than 18 years. What began as a small-scale initiative as part of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 has transformed into a global movement acknowledged by more than 170 countries around the world. Each year, Safer Internet Day focuses on a unique.

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Cybersecurity Training and Tech Aren’t Enough; ‘Culture Change’ Needed

eSecurity Planet

In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 Security executives have been adding features focusing on zero-trust technology , automation, responsive SOAR platforms , secure access service edge (SASE) models, and deception technology , among others. billion,” said Steve Morgan, founder of Cybersecurity Ventures.

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Protecting your Customers and Brand in 2022: Are you doing enough?

Jane Frankland

These are leaders who understand how to implement progressive technologies, like the cloud, 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and others that are intricately woven, interconnected, and interdependent. Digital leaders need to solve this issue fast and technology has a valuable part to play in this.

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Main phishing and scamming trends and techniques

SecureList

Phishers primarily seek to extract confidential information from victims, such as credentials or bank card details, while scammers deploy social engineering to persuade targets to transfer money on their own accord. This allows cybercriminals to bypass at least some detection technologies. Social engineering elements.

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Author Q&A: Former privacy officer urges leaders to prioritize security as part of cloud migration

The Last Watchdog

Cyber threats have steadily intensified each year since I began writing about privacy and cybersecurity for USA TODAY in 2004. Sure, you need state-of-the-art cybersecurity technology like firewalls, anti-virus software, and intrusion detection systems to keep cybercriminals on the back foot.

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The weirdest security stories of 2022

Malwarebytes

Way back in 2004, a spam email claimed that assistance was needed for a lost astronaut. Whether those compromises specifically were via some additional form of social engineering, we’ll likely never know. There’s not many individual scams which can put “18 years and counting” on their resume.

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Top Network Detection & Response (NDR) Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Today, both outsiders with the right social engineering skills and disgruntled personnel pose risks to sensitive data when network architectures fail to implement microsegmentation and advanced network traffic analysis (NTA). Technology partners with Cylance, Elastic, Garland, OISF, Proofpoint, and Splunk. billion in 2016.