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Exploring Human Errors in Cybersecurity

Approachable Cyber Threats

It is also essential to evaluate inactive accounts and terminate access on a regular basis. Weak Passwords Many people overlook password choices. Recent data breaches have shown that people are highly likely to use the same password across multiple online accounts accounts.

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Security Roundup February 2024

BH Consulting

Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 gives senior leaders a high-level overview of cybersecurity trends. Cyber attacks featured in the top five risks for the year ahead, along with factors like extreme weather and the cost of living crisis.

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Exploring Human Errors in Cybersecurity

Approachable Cyber Threats

It is also essential to evaluate inactive accounts and terminate access on a regular basis. Weak Passwords Many people overlook password choices. Recent data breaches have shown that people are highly likely to use the same password across multiple online accounts accounts.

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Security Blueprints of Many Companies Leaked in Hack of Swedish Firm Gunnebo

Krebs on Security

In August, Gunnebo said it had successfully thwarted a ransomware attack, but this week it emerged that the intruders stole and published online tens of thousands of sensitive documents — including schematics of client bank vaults and surveillance systems.

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Stopping a targeted attack on a Managed Service Provider (MSP) with ThreatDown MDR

Malwarebytes

An attempt to uninstall McAfee via PowerShell, observed on an endpoint, further underscored the attackers’ intentions to weaken the network’s defenses. Changing all administrative and local passwords three times to fortify security. Detection of malware leveraging RMM tools.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 449 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Will Enable Mass Spying Reddit Says Leaked U.S.-U.K. billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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Hackers breach systems of Cloud based Security Camera company Verkada

CyberSecurity Insiders

Verkada, a silicon valley based company that offers cloud based security surveillance services was reportedly breached by hackers on Monday this week. And the good news is that the threat actors who indulged in this tactic told news resource Bloomberg that they launched the attack just for fun.