Notice Bored

APRIL 20, 2022

When you acquire or provide professional services, how do you address the associated information risks? In theory, clients and providers should proactively identify, evaluate and address information risks relating to or arising from professional services in order to avoid, reduce or limit the damage arising from such incidents.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Yes, one lapse on a spam email, one inadequate password, one abandoned account, or a malfunctioning asset can cause havoc. . Identify assets and their associated risks. Admins can reduce security risks associated with unidentified, forgotten, or malfunctioning IT assets when IT possessions are tracked.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 14, 2024

However, every partnership you make introduces a degree of risk that must be accounted for. Examples include: Privacy concerns Digital security Business continuity Regulatory compliance Physical security Risk is a hot topic in the business sector. We’ll discuss the details of vendor risk and the ways we can address it.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt from its sources that the threat actors accessed details such as tax file numbers, bank account details, superannuation data, in the attack that could lead to identity theft attacks in the coming weeks.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

More than 22,000 users of Blink Mobility should take the necessary steps to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft. The exposed information could enable malicious actors to carry out identity theft, phishing attacks, unauthorized access to users’ accounts, and other nefarious actions. “In

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2023

Yet all too many companies and individual employees till lack a full appreciation of the significant risks they, and their organizations, face online. My book emphasizes the heightened responsibility of C-suite leaders, considering the increased public, media, and regulator scrutiny. How does your main theme of tie in?

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Mistakes online by one family member can lead to compromises in a household’s network, placing computers, personal data, and perhaps even work-related content at risk. Companies must take this into account and consider extending employee training to also promote security and privacy habits among all family members, especially children.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

Use a password manager to make and store good passwords that are different for every account/device. Enable 2FA for high-risk systems. Most peoples’ highest risk systems are their primary email account and their mobile phone account. Segment your high-risk devices onto a separate network.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 4, 2023

Whether through fake airline ticket booking sites or fake flight cancellation emails, travelers need to be vigilant and protect themselves from airline scams. Fake Flight-Booking Websites Scammers create websites that mimic legitimate booking sites with similar logos and layouts. Or, they may disappear altogether.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

While technological advances have, in some ways, allowed humans to enjoy an unprecedented quality of life, they also create significant risks. If you were being audited by the IRS, and suspected of tax fraud, you would engage an appropriately trained and experienced accountant.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2024

Entities designated as "essential" or "important" by member states in all sectors of the economy and public services must implement robust security measures, including proactive risk management, incident reporting, and supply chain security. The DSA introduces tiered obligations based on platform size and reach. PCI DSS 4.0

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Identity IQ

MARCH 27, 2023

Here are 5 common hotel scams that you should be aware of: Fake Booking Websites Scammers can create fake hotel booking websites that look identical to legitimate ones. They can then trick unsuspecting travelers into making a reservation and paying for it, only to find out upon arrival that their booking doesn’t exist.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2024

As we often see with these kinds of changes in regulatory frameworks, cybercriminals are the first to spot a window of opportunity and advertise with investment opportunities, promising a high return on low-risk investments. Judging a book by its cover. But that doesn’t mean the scammers forget to pocket the largest part themselves.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Essentials for Google Account Backup Innovation and leadership have been two of the main keys to their success. They have made us live a “digital” life, where physical files are no longer necessary, everything is now saved in our Google accounts, reducing financial and time resources. A manual written contact book?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 7, 2022

With a user account, the attacker can bring the system into an abnormal condition and get access to other users’ accounts. More code, more risk. In turn, the larger the amount of code, the higher the risk of errors that will lead to vulnerabilities. To prove it, I’ll tell you about an interesting case.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Exploring the Risks: Unveiling 9 Potential Techniques Hackers Employ to Exploit Public Wi-Fi and Compromise Your Sensitive Data We’ve all used public Wi-Fi: it’s convenient, saves our data, and speeds up browsing. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 19, 2024

Now front pages are splashed with stories of social platforms’ role in misinformation , business conspiracy , malfeasance , and risks to mental health. These techniques border on the manipulative, but the biggest risk to users comes from advertising within AI chatbots. And IBM is confident its Watson AI will make your ads better.

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Notice Bored

MAY 14, 2022

The 'obvious' driver for information security is information risk: valuable yet vulnerable information must be secured/protected against anything that might compromise its confidentiality, integrity or availability, right? That's 'obvious' from my perspective as an experienced information risk and security professional, anyway.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2022

However, password managers introduce the problem of risk concentration, or putting all of one’s eggs in a single basket. When we sign up for an online account or request resetting a password, we usually receive a new password via e-mail. In other words, dynamic passwords are changeable static passwords. Artificial intelligence systems.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you have doubts, check it out–go directly to your account or to the source, which you should always independently verify, if the communication refers to anything service or finance related. You go online and you can’t access your cloud account, or you can’t find data stored on a device or in a specific service.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2024

Entities designated as "essential" or "important" by member states in all sectors of the economy and public services must implement robust security measures, including proactive risk management, incident reporting, and supply chain security. The DSA introduces tiered obligations based on platform size and reach. PCI DSS 4.0

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The new rules are designed to enhance a firm’s risk management and data protection capabilities. AdviserCyber’s suite of services includes: •Risk Assessment & Management: Comprehensive evaluations to identify vulnerabilities and ensure that all regulatory requirements are met in order to help RIAs make risk-informed decisions.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 18, 2023

The risk of this has increased since Twitter started charging for blue checkmarks, as many legitimate accounts now sport no visible means of authentication. With popular airline easyJet cancelling 1,700 flights between July and September due to air traffic control delays, fraudsters have been busy creating fake support accounts.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2022

Even though World Password Day is over, it's never too late to remind your end-users that weak, unimaginative, and easy-to-guess passwords—like "123456," "qwerty," and, well… "password"—are poor options for securing accounts and devices. Poor password management creates unnecessary risk for your users and your organization.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 21, 2023

By providing visibility into attack paths, it helps to mitigate these risks. It comprises technologies and best practices to protect against unauthorized access, account takeover, credential misuse, privilege escalation, and other malicious activities that target user accounts and credentials.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Critical infrastructure, such as energy grids and transportation systems, will be targeted, posing risks to national security and economic stability. Businesses operating in or supporting conflict regions face heightened cyberattack risks, leading to financial losses and reputational damage. The first is by rule making.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The story on the Flashback author featured redacted screenshots that were taken from Ika’s BlackSEO account (see image above). The day after that story ran, Ika posted a farewell address to his mates, expressing shock and bewilderment over the apparent compromise of his BlackSEO account. ru under the handle “ r-fac1.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

“My slice”, the details of the Italian campaign Last year, a highly targeted phishing campaign that I renamed “My slice” (derived from the name of a variable in the javascript code of the landing page) targeted e-mail account holders of Italian organisations. This would prevent e-mails from being sent and received.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The truth is, most of us have information online that we don’t realize can put us at risk, and that’s why I’ve written this series: to inform readers about how doxxing happens, and how you can protect yourself from this very real and growing problem by doxxing yourself.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2023

GST Invoice Billing Inventory, a business accounting app for small and medium businesses with over 1M downloads has left a database open, exposing sensitive personal and corporate data up for grabs. Essentially, Firebase is a JSON database that stores either public or private information about an application or its users.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Risk Level. IHG’s booking sites and apps were unavailable for several days as a result. Multi-factor authentication using hardware tokens, or something the employee has to physically have in order to get into their account, is harder to bypass than multi-factor authentication that uses a push notification or one-time code.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 17, 2023

As the world moves increasingly online, risk management professionals and business owners must continue to invest in the prevention of cyber threats. Consumers don’t want to risk their own personal data, so providing it to a company with a poor cybersecurity policy isn’t worth it. This can also create a snowball effect.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Category Cybersecurity Fundamentals Risk Level. Traditionally, this involves overseeing both the finance and accounting divisions and its cadre of personnel. Says every CFO to their team as they work to apply their expertise to measure its cybersecurity risk. Show me the numbers!”

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

As cloud migration has ramped up, it has become typical for enterprises to have dozens to hundreds of cloud accounts, thousands of cloud data stores and tens of thousands of people and non-people identities under their purview. What this allows decision makers to do is visualize risk,” Kedrosky says. Visualizing dependencies.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2022

Jeff Bezos solved data sprawl for selling books and gave us Amazon. Krishnan gave me the example of a technology company that was concerned about employees flouting a company ban on the use of personal email accounts to share proprietary documents. For a full drill down of our discussion, please give the accompanying podcast a listen.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

Risk Assessment: Perform a comprehensive risk assessment related to network and information systems. Supply Chain Security: Assess the security of your supply chain and establish third-party risk management procedures. Notable additions include: Policies on risk analysis and information system security.

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