Security Boulevard

MAY 7, 2021

When the security industry talks about a data breach, often the first question asked involves the state of the victim’s network security – not the breach of data. It’s because organizations have their security priorities backward, and that needs to change. Why is this?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

According to Tech.co , a 2021 study found that users now need to track 100 passwords across their various web accounts. Each of those incidents cost an average of $692,531 for organizations to contain in 2021. Organizations can incorporate such news into their security awareness training programs to phase out passwords where they can.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

On November 4, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) posted an update to its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) initiative, announcing program changes dubbed CMMC 2.0. The cybersecurity world remains dynamic.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 23, 2021

“With the attention CVE-2021-44228 has received, I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a third CVE related to #Log4j2,” Valtix Senior Security Analyst Davis McCarthy said last week. Apache quickly released a patch for CVE-2021-45105, a DoS vulnerability related to Context.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2025

Top Cybersecurity Companies Compared Vendor # of eSecurity Planet Top Product Lists Market Capitalization (2025) Overall Gartner Peer Insights Score Overall Glassdoor Score Palo Alto: Best Protection Against Network, Endpoint and Remote Asset Attack 14 $121.40 Fortinet: Best for Network Security Perimeter Protection 15 $74.33

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Disconnects in perception between security operations center (SOC) leadership and staff in terms of organizational effectiveness and capability are hampering organizational efforts to combat cybercrime and other issues, according to a report.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As 2021 progressed through the second quarter and into the third, cybercriminals introduced new—and updated—threats and tactics in campaigns targeting prominent sectors, McAfee’s October 2021 Advanced Threat Research Report found.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 14, 2021

In June 2021, I was discussing with a colleague why, despite all the discourse about security, we continue to read about cybersecurity attacks. During our chat, my colleague held up a golf ball and said, The post Security in the Age of Increasing Cyberattacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In fact, in terms of zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited, 2021 is notable for being one of the worst on record. The post McAfee Chief Scientist: Cybersecurity Challenges Ahead appeared first on Security Boulevard. Within hours of disclosure, vulnerabilities are being exploited and attacks launched at a.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The lingering effects of the pandemic and the accelerated evolution of the threat landscape are impacting organizations’ security practices, as well as the role cybersecurity professionals play in defending critical assets.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), there were 241,206 business email compromise incidents between 2016 and 2021, with combined global business losses of $43,312,749,946. In its 2021 internet crime report, the FBI cited BEC.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 24, 2021

As long-time information security professionals and (ISC)² Community Champions, we have experienced the way cybersecurity employees engage and work with one another continue to adapt in response to changes in the workplace and world at large. In 2021, we experienced a rapid evolution to these interactions. Secure Web Development.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 19, 2022

2020 and 2021 saw more than their fair share of cybersecurity challenges, largely caused by the mass transition to remote work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As individuals and businesses rushed to ensure that work continued remotely during lockdowns, hackers were devising ways to take advantage of the resulting vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 has raised serious doubts about the cyber readiness of today’s critical infrastructure. The incident is emblematic of widespread cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 30, 2022

Security practitioners looking back on 2021 may see it as the year attackers shifted their focus from identity theft to identity fraud. In 2021, we saw a shift in the identity. The post Attacks Signal Coming Shift From ID Theft to ID Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, 2021 was a record year for data breaches. What’s more disturbing is that 78% of senior-level IT and IT security leaders—the people in the know—aren’t. The post 4 Ways IP Data Can Help Fight Cybercrime appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

retail e-commerce will grow by 18% in 2021 as shoppers spend $933 billion online. The post The Art (and Math) of Balancing CX With Fraud Prevention appeared first on Security Boulevard. Meanwhile, e-commerce fraud is increasing, too. It’s projected to cost merchants more than $20 billion this year, and.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

In short, here is this approach: Data security Device security Network security Application security Email security Access security End-user behavior security Let’s look at these more closely and also mention some software you can use to shore up your defense. Read next: Ransomware 2.0

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In fact, according to Digital 2021: Global Overview Report from Datareportal.com, adults now spend almost seven hours a day interacting with all of their connected. The post Why SecOps is Needed Now More Than Ever appeared first on Security Boulevard. everywhere we go we find ourselves interacting with technology.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 5, 2023

In 2021, ransomware cases grew by 92.7%. The post When it Comes to Cybersecurity, Prepare, Protect, Deploy appeared first on Security Boulevard. Attackers covet your data and never stop coming for it. Are you protecting your data with the same passion and with adequate cybersecurity solutions? •

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The Prometheus effort was originally identified by the Russian entity Group-IB in August 2021. The post Russian Threat Actors Targeting Infrastructure appeared first on Security Boulevard. In January 2022, BlackBerry’s researchers published findings about the Prometheus traffic direction system (TDS) efforts to target U.S.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The research also noted that TCP-based flood attacks, which first appeared in early 2021, are. The post DDoS Attacks Exceeded Six Million in First Half of 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard. The Netscout report was based on statistics collected from internet service providers (ISPs) around the world.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 16, 2022

Meanwhile, many old vulnerabilities remain unpatched: Among the most executable vulnerabilities in 2021, there are samples from 2017 which have had patches available for a long time. The post The Importance of Timely Patching appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2022

The number of COVID-19 test-related phishing scams increased by 521% between October 2021 and January 2022, according to a report published by Barracuda Networks, a provider of security and data protection platforms.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 31, 2021

These were the concerning findings from the 2021 Unisys Security Index, which surveyed 11,000 consumers in 11 countries, including 1,000 in. The post Lack of Threat Awareness Creates Hybrid Work Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 17, 2022

KKR previously invested $90 million in NetSPI in May 2021, so NetSPI has demonstrated considerable traction since then. Organic growth was 50% in 2021 and 61% thus far in 2022. “We Arctic Wolf is a top player in the security operations market. It’s also bolstered with the Concierge Security Team.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In fact, the World Economic Forum (WEF) projects that by 2021: Global cybercrime costs could total approximately $6 trillion in the US. Network security. Virtual private networks (VPNs) encrypt traffic to and from the organization’s network when employees are working remotely. It’s also about people.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 25, 2021

Emotet’s seven-year reign of terror will come to an end Sunday, April 25, 2021 – at least in theory, when law enforcement completes a scheduled mass uninstallation of its infrastructure. ’ Talk about going out with a whimper – that almost seems like an anticlimactic ending for the malware that security pros like.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) published an updated advisory to advise those who pay ransom to unknown threat actors who have stolen or locked up their data about potential sanctions risks to the crime victim associated with making and facilitating ransomware payments.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

Companies spend a staggering amount of money on cybersecurity products to defend their networks and data from hackers, but a couple of industry pros say that money is wasted if companies don’t change their internal cybersecurity culture. Carpenter spoke to eSecurity Planet about the importance of a strong security culture.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

billion between September 2021 and September 2022. Earlier this year, Ballistic Ventures invested $7 million in Nudge Security because of its focus on the modern workforce. This startup takes an interesting approach to security. See the Top Employee Security Awareness Training Tools.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 6, 2022

In December 2021, for example, a vulnerability was discovered in Log4j, an open source logging library extensively used by apps and services across the internet. Software vendors must understand the implications a breach in open source software might have on their own product or service.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 22, 2021

As a result, Gartner’s 2021 CIO Agenda Survey found that more than half of C-suite executives view cybersecurity as the top priority. The post Understanding and Addressing Insider Threats appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

IT security is one of the most fast-paced industries in the world. million unfilled cybersecurity jobs by 2021. There is clearly a demand for skilled security professionals. So let’s take a look at some of the most common IT security roles and what it takes to fit into them. An estimation shows that there will be 3.5

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The post NSO Zero-Click Exploit: Turing-Complete CPU in Image File appeared first on Security Boulevard. Researchers have reverse engineered NSO group’s recent zero-click iPhone exploit. And it’s a doozy.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The post Boston Cops buy Stingray Spy Stuff—Spending Secret Budget appeared first on Security Boulevard. Police all over the nation are using the infamous Stingray device to surveil suspects. For example, Boston police (despite Stingray use being effectively illegal in Massachusetts).

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

And despite at least one report that school attacks are trending down so far in 2021 , there will no doubt be more attacks to come. Budgeting for cyber is never easy in the public sector, but the attack provided the local board of education with a clear-cut motivator to increase the cyber budget and hire a network security engineer. “We

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