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SME email security in 2022

CyberSecurity Insiders

During such meetings or seminars, business leaders and IT professionals need to highlight the need for workers to: 1) Ensure software is updated. SMEs should foster a culture of changing passwords at regular intervals to prevent email accounts from becoming compromised. 3) Attend email awareness training.

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Should I get CISA Certified?

Security Boulevard

There are other IT audit certifications – from the IIA’s aborted QiCA to supporting CPA type accounting quals and tech quals such as CCNA – but none with the universal recognition CISA holds. And it has lovely exam questions - and I should know, as I wrote some of them. Having said that, it is a baseline and not a gold standard. Is it for me?

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The Evolving Role of Cyber Insurance in Mitigating Ransomware Attacks

SecureWorld News

Lack of established procedures for estimates During the underwriting procedure , the issuer of insurance will take into account the risks associated with your business. You need to have a comprehensive, sober overview of your security standing here, otherwise, you're at a disadvantage.

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Cybersecurity for the Public Interest

Schneier on Security

Today, 20% of Harvard Law School graduates go into public-interest law, and the school has soul-searching seminars because that percentage is so low. Technology now permeates society in a way it didn't just a couple of decades ago, and governments move too slowly to take this into account. This is bigger than computer security.

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Cybersecurity for the Public Interest

Schneier on Security

Today, 20% of Harvard Law School graduates go into public-interest law, and the school has soul-searching seminars because that percentage is so low. Technology now permeates society in a way it didn't just a couple of decades ago, and governments move too slowly to take this into account. This is bigger than computer security.

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Social Engineering 2.0: The Rise of Deepfake Phishing

SecureWorld News

With a few photos or voice clips and a subscription to AI tools, hackers will be able to, for example, jump on a video call with a company's CFO to authorize a large payment to a fraudulent account with ease. Attend seminars, workshops, and conferences , and encourage others in your company to do the same so you can stay ahead of the curve.

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12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices (+ Real Success Stories)

eSecurity Planet

Use cybersecurity training tools , seminars, online courses, and simulations to successfully engage staff and reinforce fundamental network security principles. Engineers attempted manual re-sync, mistaking it for a spam attack and accidentally losing 300GB of existing user data, which affected projects, comments, and new accounts.

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