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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Many organizations choose to implement full disk encryption when a large number of employees or other users access sensitive data on mobile or other portable devices that could more easily be lost or stolen. With DFS, relevant data can quickly be sorted through and brought to light for investigative purposes.

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Project Svalbard, Have I Been Pwned and its Ongoing Independence

Troy Hunt

These were companies spanning all sorts of different industries; big tech, general infosec, antivirus, hosting, finance, e-commerce, cyber insurance - I could go on. The point is the net was cast very wide. I factory reset it and give it to the kids?)

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Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, August–October 2024

Digital Shadows

Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity increased by 16% during the reporting period, heavily targeting US-based organizations due to perceived financial capability from cyber insurance. Cybercriminals typically use SIM swapping to steal phone numbers by tricking mobile carriers into transferring them to different SIMs.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. Enterprise mobility management (EMM) is one solution. Antivirus endpoint software blocks identifiable malicious files, but products also increasingly offer adaptive analysis to identify and stop unrecognized files.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. Also read : Top Cyber Insurance Companies. Bessemer Venture Partners. ForgePoint Capital.

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Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, August–October 2024

Digital Shadows

Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity increased by 16% during the reporting period, heavily targeting US-based organizations due to perceived financial capability from cyber insurance. Cybercriminals typically use SIM swapping to steal phone numbers by tricking mobile carriers into transferring them to different SIMs.

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USAID Email Phishing Campaign Shows Supply Chain Threats Continue

eSecurity Planet

The highly distributed modern workforce and the growing reliance on mobile technology only exacerbates an already difficult problem, according to Hank Schless, senior manager of security solutions at security vendor Lookout. … Attacks are more difficult to spot on mobile. . … Attacks are more difficult to spot on mobile.