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Cybersecurity First: #BeCyberSmart at Work and Home

Security Through Education

Build a Human Firewall. Securing your work environment requires you to create what is referred to among security professionals as a human firewall. A human firewall is made up of the defenses the target presents to the attacker during a request for information. Use company-approved/vetted devices and applications.

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NEW TECH: Data Theorem helps inventory sprawling APIs — as the first step to securing them

The Last Watchdog

If I go to a CSO and say, ‘We can secure your APIs,’ he’ll say, ‘Great, can you also find them for me?’ ” observed Dwivedi, Data Theorem’s founder. Instead, what it did was allow anyone with a usps.com account to modify a wildcard search without authentication permissions. And that’s just one phone. Velocity without security.

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5 Top Questions About Deception Technology in Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

In a recent conversation with Michael Meyer, Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO) at MRS BPO, SecureWorld covered the wide world of deception technology and cybersecurity. What exactly is deception technology and how can it play a vital part in your cyber defense? The following is an excerpt of his fireside chat: 1. "The

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. Exploit bugs not people.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Always keep your eyes open to control-rights of the senior IT managers or systems administrators with the authority to configure servers, firewalls, cloud storage, and file-sharing (or another network privilege).