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Work from home increases Cyber Threats on Enterprises

CyberSecurity Insiders

The Annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey conducted by DCMS states that remote working is paving way to heightening cyber risks as employees are not aware of the threats lurking behind their corporate firewalls and thus are committing the mistake of practicing poor cyber hygiene while interacting with apps and data related to their company/s.

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Is The Cost Of Predictive Cyber Security Worth The Investment?

Security Boulevard

The Livingston firewall rapidly became replaced with Checkpoint running on Windows NT server, (Stop laughing, I actually set one up once). Cisco came to market with the PIX firewall, Netscreen came to market with the ASIC based firewall, and suddenly, security had a voice. What Is Not Covered Under Cyber Insurance?

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Staying Ahead of the Distortion of a Cyber Attack?

Security Boulevard

Each firewall, IDS, MFA, and email security is built to protect and stop cyber attacks. Given this fact, businesses should note the growing number of security issues and cyber threats. While enforcement of FERPA is left to the department of education, there is some sense of data accountability and disclosure of events.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Penetration Testing Product Guides 9 Best Penetration Testing Tools 10 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) move beyond the traditional perimeter of a network to provide protections at the application layer of the TCP/IP stack.

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Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part III: Weaponry

Krebs on Security

. “Install EDR on every computer (for example, Sentinel, Cylance, CrowdStrike); set up more complex storage system; protect LSAS dump on all computers; have only 1 active accounts; install latest security updates; install firewall on all network.” The Trickbotleaks Twitter account was suspended less than 24 hours later.

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School Cyberattack Aftermath: What Happens to Kids' Data?

SecureWorld News

Other children had been successfully signed up for an electric company account. I figured they [the school district] had firewalls and things of that nature. For instance, a Wildworks game Animal Jam was breached , and hackers stole information from more than 46 million accounts in November 2020.

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How MFA and Cyber Liability Insurance Effectively Manage Risk in Higher Education

Duo's Security Blog

Cyber Liability Insurance Invests in MFA Multi-factor authentication has been around longer than most current college students have been alive, but when it comes to strong authentication modern MFA changed the game. MFA is core to implementing a zero trust stance to protect your campus.