SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Nonprofits often juggle tight budgets and unique operational demands, making it even more difficult to keep sensitive information safe—but here's the thing: you don't need a fortune to build a strong defense against the possible cyber threats out there. Because of this, it's crucial to understand the types of threats nonprofits face.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

We are absolutely committed to ensuring UK academia is as safe as possible from cyber threats, and will not hesitate to act when that threat evolves.”. This summer the NCSC investigated an increased number of cyber attacks on universities, schools, and colleges, most of them were hit with ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In other words, not having endpoint security is akin to recklessly using connected devices exposed to various cyber threats. Back then, endpoint security focused on computers, which meant the installation of antivirus, malware protection, firewall, and (sometimes) VPN in every computer. Is endpoint security complex?

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 1, 2024

Continuous Monitoring and Improvement: Establish continuous monitoring mechanisms and regularly update security protocols to adapt to evolving cyber threats effectively. It typically operates as a trojan horse, infiltrating systems through deceptive means such as email phishing campaigns or malicious downloads.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Cyber-attacks are on the rise and are becoming more potent with each day. Whether you use your computer for personal or professional purposes, cyber-attacks are an imminent threat to your privacy and personal or professional information. Identity Theft Protection Tools. Ad Blockers.

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

The cyber security aspect of working from home is extremely important, as cyber attacks are on the rise. There are various cyber risks for your data. They include insider threats, phishing, and ransomware. Insider Threats Insider threats include all potential risks of human error or malicious intent.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Below are 10 best practices organizations should be employing to better position themselves and their customers for cyber safety. Endpoint security – mobile device management (MDM) policies, antivirus (AV) solutions, URL filtering and blocking are all considered good cyber hygiene to block the most basic cyber threats.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. The main reason why these campaigns exploded so dramatically was that they used previously leaked NSA exploits called EternalBlue and DoublePulsar, which made the attacks absolutely inconspicuous and therefore almost impossible to prevent.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

About 90% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, text or malicious link, so training users not to click on anything they’re not sure about could have the highest return on investment (ROI) of any prevention technique — if those training efforts are successful and reinforced.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Enterprises and organizations are not the only ones at risk when it comes to cyber-attacks, and that’s a mentality we need to emphasize. If there’s a choice between a company with a resilient cyber-defence program and one without, who do you think the customer is going to go with? Cyber criminals aren’t dumb.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Phishing Simulations from Cyber Aware Phishing simulation is a program designed for business owners and employers to train their staff to identify phishing scams. Given that phishing accounts for 90% of data breaches , this simulation must be a part of every company’s security education.

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Cytelligence

MARCH 3, 2023

With the internet becoming a part of our daily lives it is sad but important to know that the dangers of Cyber attacks are increasing every day. First, let’s understand what is a cyber attack. So protecting your computers from different types of cyber attacks is very important.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Ransomware. Computer worms.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. As some of these solutions are pretty low-cost, they potentially offer high ROI considering the enormity of the email threat problem.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

However, while companies struggle to stay ahead of emerging threats, there are several tools and approaches they can adopt to bolster their cybersecurity strategies. A Dynamic, Complex Threat Landscape Today’s cyber threat landscape is characterized by its dynamic and complex nature.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

But that doesn’t mean that organizations can’t still make themselves resilient against cyber attacks and address their digital risk. These are the signs that threat actors have breached the network and are beaconing out to adversary infrastructure for instructions, data exfiltration, or other attack advancement.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

NINJIO prepares organizations to defend against cyber threats through their engaging, video-based training courses. The products in question are Heimdal Threat Prevention, Patch & Asset Management, Ransomware Encryption Protection, Antivirus, Privileged Access Management, Application Control, Email Security, and Remote Desktop.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Cybersecurity refers to the set of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect digital devices, networks, and data from cyber threats. With the increase in the number of cyber-attacks and data breaches, it has become essential to take cybersecurity seriously. Why Is Cybersecurity Important?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

While these solutions (such as [Microsoft365]) offer a level of protection and capabilities (antivirus, anti-spam, archiving, etc.), an additional layer of protection is also required to combat more advanced attacks that leverage brand and individual impersonation. continues Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu. “By

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

While stressing that there were “no specific or credible cyber threats” to Australian organizations, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) issued an advisory March 2 urging companies to review and enhance detection, mitigation and response measures, as well as follow their long-standing security framework known as the Essential Eight. “It

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

There are several methods of delivering ransomware attacks. Whether deployed by ransomware groups or individuals via ransomware as a service (RaaS) , the most common method of ransomware deployment is a phishing email. Conti Around 20% of attacks in early 2022 were from Conti, the group behind the 2021 Irish health services attack.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Ransomware. Computer Worms.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

User Training and Awareness Programs: These programs educate users and staff on best practices in security, training them to recognize and avoid common risks such as phishing. To guard against cyber attacks, cloud systems include powerful security features such as encryption, firewalls, authentication, and data backups.

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Spinone

JANUARY 22, 2020

Although at the end of the 2018 ransomware seemed to be slowing its pace on the cyber threat arena, 2019 has shown that this slowdown wasn’t anything but “the calm before the storm” Ransomware statistics for 2019 vividly illustrated the rapid growth of high-profile ransomware attacks and new, more disrupting ransomware examples.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch phishing campaigns against a broad array of targets. Microsoft officials said the attack targeted 3,000 email accounts at 150 organizations. ” SecureWorks Sees Similar Threats. ” SecureWorks Sees Similar Threats. Awareness, Training are Key.

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