CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2021

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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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Browser Guard adds an extra layer to your personal security, on top of your antivirus or firewall. It’s the world’s first browser extension to do this, while at the same time identifying and stopping tech support scams.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Practice least privilege with user accounts The WordPress dashboard offers an array of privileged controls for admins. Admins should only utilize the admin account and create individual accounts for each user, only upgrading permissions as necessary. Only delegate access to users based on the principle of least privilege (i.e.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

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.

Network Security 117

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Siemens issued a notice that the RUGGEDCOM APE 1808, an industrial platform hardened for harsh physical environments, could come pre-installed with Palo Alto next generation firewalls vulnerable to the Pan-OS vulnerability. Warning: Performing the last two fixes will destroy data and eliminate the possibility to capture forensic artifacts.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Real-life examples of depth of defense Network Perimeter: Organizations often deploy firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and network monitoring tools at the network perimeter to prevent unauthorized access. Google reported that enabling 2FA on user accounts helped prevent 100% of automated bot attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

This can include measures such as firewalls , antivirus, access management and data backup policies, etc. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HIPAA is a U.S. It applies to healthcare providers, insurance companies, and other organizations that handle PHI.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2021

O Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, também conhecido como HIPAA, é um padrão de conformidade que foi implementado depois que todas as informações relacionadas à saúde foram digitalizadas. O ponto crucial do ato é garantir que todas as informações ….

Insurance 71

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2019

A couple of decades ago, when everything was on the company premises, sitting behind a firewall, security teams at least had a fighting chance to stay on top of things. Security researchers at firewall vendor Imperva recently found that 75% of deployed Redis servers show signs of malware infection.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter ) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 417 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2022

Each firewall, IDS, MFA, and email security is built to protect and stop cyber attacks. In that case, they may upload fake documents that tell employees to transfer money from their accounts into the criminals’ accounts or compromise their security even more. For example, suppose criminals hack into your company’s cloud.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

“Our Litigation Firewall isolates the infection and protects you from harm. The very first account in the leaked Blacklist user database corresponds to its CEO Seth Heyman , an attorney southern California. “TCPA predators operate like malware,” The Blacklist explains on its website.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

“The actors have leveraged privileged accounts to gain access to VMware vCenter Server and reset account passwords [ T1098 ] for ESXi servers in the environment. Use standard user accounts on internal systems instead of?administrative?accounts, ” reads the alert. administrative?accounts,

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Krebs on Security

JULY 30, 2019

That data included approximately 140,000 Social Security numbers and approximately 80,000 bank account numbers on U.S. consumers, and roughly 1 million Social Insurance Numbers (SINs) for Canadian credit card customers. That Github account was for a user named “ Netcrave ,” which includes the resume and name of one Paige A.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2020

The basic notion is that in today’s complex operating environment, it is important for businesses to proactively identify operational hazards and have a plan in place to account for them. Surely firewall would stop attacks; or if there were any gaps, a “patch” would fix it. Who knew it was complicated?

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Labor Department’s inspector general said this week that roughly $100 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were paid in 2020 to criminals who are already in jail. Many states also lacked the ability to tell when multiple payments were going to the same bank accounts. 77,000 NEW (AB)USERS EACH DAY. Hall says ID.me

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 14, 2024

Further, although the hacker appears to have to use a tactic known as credential stuffing to access 23andMe’s customer accounts, it does pose wider questions to organisations, IT managers and security experts about the security measures that are used more generally to keep organisational and consumer data safe from threat actors?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. TechCrunch has been tracking the fallout from victim organizations , which range from banks and insurance providers to universities and healthcare entities.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

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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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Capital markets, insurance, financial services, and banking are now online. QR payments are being tampered with, NFT accounts hacked, digital wallets emptied, and sensitive information compromised. Next-generation firewalls (NGFW). Firewalls have come a long way. This presents a unique opportunity for cyber criminals.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 28, 2023

So even if you firewall off all incoming network traffic, if outgoing traffic is allowed they can still reach back to the server. They appear to use the SMTP accounts of the victims to send the emails, so they’re less likely to get flagged as spam — for example, with one campaign they used the Sendgrid account of a cybersecurity vendor.

Backups 72

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

According to the CISA’s report , Iranian hackers from an unnamed APT group are employing several known web shells, in attacks on IT, government, healthcare, financial, and insurance organizations across the United States. The malware used by the threat actors includes the ChunkyTuna, Tiny, and China Chopper web shells.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Attempt access to file and SQL servers with privileged accounts. Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. Should I get a ransomware cyber insurance policy? Many organizations have used cyber insurance to recover from ransomware attacks. About 1 in 4 victims pay the ransom.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

For example, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulates personal health information and imposes fines for data breach or data inaccessibility. IRM accounts for HIPAA data by tracking associated repositories, transmissions, and systems, as well as increasing risks with HIPAA fine estimates.

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Security Through Education

JUNE 22, 2021

Medicare/health insurance scams. citizen or permanent resident over age 65 qualifies for Medicare, so there is rarely any need for a scam artist to research what private health insurance company older people have in order to scam them out of some money. They may look like they’re from a bank, a credit card company, or an online store.

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Cisco Security

JULY 11, 2022

Just having a firewall alone will not stop all of the attacks, it’s just a matter of time before you experience a breach. Small to medium size businesses, hospitals, and educational institutions internal network will rely on cyber insurance in-lieu of a fully staffed, skilled cyber-security team. billion . ? Twitter.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

With your paperwork, you can open a business bank account. It’s not required to have an account specifically for your online business but bookkeeping and tax time are much easier if you keep business and personal funds separate. A web application firewall (WAF) to keep hackers out. If you’re in the U.S.,

Marketing 98

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McAfee

APRIL 14, 2020

As enterprises adopt cloud applications, they may see the following challenges related to cloud security: Users may unintentionally upload sensitive data on to a cloud service for e.g. health insurance claim numbers, credit card numbers, AWS keys, etc. Jira Software, Confluence or other cloud applications.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

Use standard user accounts on internal systems instead of administrative accounts, which allow for overarching administrative system privileges and do not ensure least privilege.". Implementing HIPAA security measures can prevent the introduction of malware on the system.".

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Regardless of the incident scope, our goal is to be able to perform the necessary steps and take into account any unexpected contingencies, and for that we need an incident response plan because our response needs to be as quick and thorough as if we’d practiced it (which we should). Be in-line with insurance policies.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 23, 2019

From healthcare and insurance to manufacturing and telecommunications, cybercriminals spared no industry from their schemes, with a few key verticals bearing the brunt of this year’s attacks. In that case, an unauthorized person used Boost numbers and PIN codes to break into an unknown number of customer accounts.

Healthcare 54

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Centraleyes

MARCH 12, 2024

Evaluate network security measures, including firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems. HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act): HIPAA requires covered entities to conduct regular risk assessments as part of their compliance efforts. Internal audit teams can conduct these assessments.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

The costs of recovering from such incidents, especially for smaller organizations without cyber insurance, can be devastating. For instance, hardware- or software-based firewalls can monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic and block suspicious activity.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 4, 2023

Network Asset Management Network asset management processes help manage an organization’s network infrastructure, such as routers, firewalls, wireless access points, and switches. Asset insurance: Insuring critical assets against loss or damage can give you added protection against financial risks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

The company also maintains an extensive list of third party integrations (firewalls, SIEMs, MDM/EMM, Network Access Devices, etc.). Users report a 25,000 concurrent user appliance can “ easily handle between 250 and 300 authentications per second.”

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Cybersecurity garnered far more attention in executive boardrooms and among regulators and insurance underwriters during the last couple years, thanks to both an increasing volume of attacks and growing demand for digital transformation. Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Kaspersky Lab ).

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Centraleyes

APRIL 25, 2024

Assessing Security Controls: Audits evaluate the effectiveness of security controls like firewalls, encryption, and access controls to safeguard against various threats. Corporate Internal Auditors: The organization employs Internal auditors, including certified accountants and Certified Internet Audit Professionals (CIAP).

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