eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged as critical tools for dealing with the ever-growing volume and complexity of cybersecurity threats. Even some of the top consumer antivirus tools have begun to add machine learning-based detection. New kinds of Phishing attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Whether your business has 20 or thousands of employees, vulnerability scanning is a fundamental necessity to help drive out risk. The holidays can bring an influx of activity occurring on endpoints, from processing transactions to customer interactions, and more, potentially introducing new risks. Don’t overlook mobile security.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2019

A discussion of how – and why – adversaries are using artificial intelligence to juice up malicious activities. When antivirus (AV) software first arrived in the late 1980s, the science of combating computer viruses was very straightforward. What began as a game of checkers, quickly advanced to chess and then to 3D chess.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 16, 2021

Despite all the cybersecurity defenses in enterprises, the human element matters the most, as phishing attacks remain the top avenue of incursion, accounting for more than 85% of all breaches, according to the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Manage uncertainty by determining if security alerts constitute a critical risk.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In Europe, efforts are underway to craft the EU AI Act , which introduces a risk-based approach for classification of AI systems. However, as the influence of artificial intelligence extends far beyond linguistic accolades, a nuanced narrative emerges, encapsulating both the marvels and challenges of our AI-infused reality.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

For enterprises—and a growing number of consumer antivirus solutions—machine learning (ML) and behavioral-based detection are increasingly important for stopping unknown threats. The antivirus software reacts to online threats in real time to ensure there is no compromise to the performance of your system. Bitdefender Premium Security.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In the survey, cybersecurity spending came out ahead of other hot areas such as the cloud and artificial intelligence (AI). Phishing , general malware , and Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks are more common. Gateway-enforced antivirus is included. Understand the Many Facets of Security.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Instead, multiple types of controls will need to be implemented that reinforce each other so that risks will be mitigated even if a single control fails. Endpoint security : protects endpoints with antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, etc. endpoint security (antivirus, Endpoint Detection and Response, etc.),

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. They spot unwanted traffic such as spam, phishing expeditions, malware, and scams. A good email gateway will contain most of the following features: Identify and filter spam, viruses, phishing and malware from URLs or attachments. Key Features of Secure Email Gateways.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Between malware , phishing attacks , zero-day threats, advanced persistent threats , reconnaissance and brute force attacks, hackers are looking for any and every avenue into a network. And if you’re here looking for antivirus software, see our list of the best antivirus software for 2021. Entry points are always at risk.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Better network security access controls can improve security and decrease cost and risk. Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) : Growing organizations face increased breach risk as the potential damages from stolen credentials increase with company size and reputation. and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Organizations that manage their own servers will need to isolate, harden, maintain, and audit DNS servers the same as they would any other high-risk server managing sensitive information. Attackers regularly target DNS servers and services which categorizes DNS servers as high risk, high value, and high likelihood for attack.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Graham Cluley started as a videogame developer and antivirus programmer three decades ago before serving in senior roles at Sophos and McAfee. — thaddeus e.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. Risk-based analytics: Considers the level of risk as the context for the level of permission needed to access systems, applications, and data.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Approximately 30% of phishing web pages were related to Covid-19. In April 2020, Google reported 18 million instances per day of malware and phishing email sent via its Gmail service using Covid-related topics as a lure. Phishing emails were a prevalent mode of attack, and they have been in circulation since at least the mid-1990s.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Our products enable them to minimize the risk of data breaches and ensure regulatory compliance by proactively reducing the exposure of sensitive data and promptly detecting policy violations and suspicious user behavior. A startup getting to Unicorn status (valued at a billion or more) on the back of security training is quite a feat.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

ChatGPT—the much-hyped, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that provides human-like responses from an enormous knowledge base—has been embraced practically everywhere, from private sector businesses to K–12 classrooms. As of November 2022, people can no longer ignore the artificial elephant in the room.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

A report from insurance underwriting giant Lloyd’s of London and risk modeling consultancy, Air Worldwide, showed how a three-day outage of the top cloud services providers would cause $15 billion in damage to the U.S. Imagine all of the fresh attack vectors. Cutting-edge malware. The direction this is heading is not good.

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