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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 10 cybersecurity shortfalls that put SMBs, enterprises at elevated risk

The Last Watchdog

Here are a few of the top security weaknesses that threaten organizations today: Poor risk management. A lack of a risk management program or support from senior management is a glaring weakness in your cybersecurity strategy. Tick-in-the-box training. Spotty patching. Supply chain blindness.

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What Is Integrated Risk Management? Definition & Implementation

eSecurity Planet

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

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ROUNDTABLE: Why T-Mobile’s latest huge data breach could fuel attacks directed at mobile devices

The Last Watchdog

At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons. Related: Kaseya hack worsens supply chain risk. Once more, a heavily protected enterprise network has been pillaged by data thieves. For T-Mobile, this is the sixth major breach since 2018.

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'Downfall' Vulnerability Unveiled as New Security Risk in Intel CPUs

SecureWorld News

Understanding the Downfall vulnerability The Downfall vulnerability centers around an architectural feature found in Intel's CPUs, specifically in the x86 architecture. This architecture relies on a technique known as the "gather" instruction to speed up memory access and processing.

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How Cloud Solutions Can Boost Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

Cyberattacks and data breaches are continuing to grow—with ransomware attacks rising 62% worldwide and 158% in North America in the last three years.

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Mortgage Firm loanDepot Falls Victim to Cyberattack

SecureWorld News

This incident follows loanDepot's disclosure of a data breach in May 2022, stemming from a cyberattack in August 2022. Organizations large and small should implement a Zero-Trust security architecture with least-privilege access to ensure employees only have access to what they need to do their jobs.

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Circle Security debuts platform “purpose-built” to tackle credential-driven threats, cloud attacks

CSO Magazine

Powered by a decentralized architecture, Circle is available as a device-native service, a mobile app, a browser-based solution, and via a developer-focused API, according to the firm. Credential-driven data breaches are the biggest threat vector for most companies.

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