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Breaking Down User Activity Monitoring Tools: Security and HR Perspectives

SecureWorld News

From an information security department's perspective, the more data collected on employee actions, the more effectively potential incidents can be investigated. On the flip side, employees often lack access to the data collected by UAM solutions. This is particularly relevant for remote workers.

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StripedFly: Perennially flying under the radar

SecureList

It comes equipped with a built-in TOR network tunnel for communication with command servers, along with update and delivery functionality through trusted services such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, all using custom encrypted archives. This architectural approach is a hallmark of APT malware.

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MY TAKE: Why the next web-delivered ad you encounter could invisibly infect your smartphone

The Last Watchdog

CartThief goes into action as soon as a consumer clicks to a checkout page and submits an online payment; the malware copies, encrypts and sends personal and financial details from the transaction to the attacker’s command-and-control server. Threats like PayLeak and CartThief raise larger questions: Have we arrived at a state of complacency?

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Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

Krebs on Security

TS: Yes, you can put something into everything, but all of a sudden you have this massive big data collection problem on the back end where you as the attacker have created a different kind of analysis problem. Of course, some nations have more capability than others to sift through huge amounts of data they’re collecting.

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What Is Hybrid Cloud Security? How it Works & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest. Data loss prevention ( DLP ) prevents unwanted data transfers. Data Loss Prevention (DLP): DLP tools monitor and manage data flows in order to avoid illegal sharing or leaking of sensitive data.

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IoT Devices a Huge Risk to Enterprises

eSecurity Planet

It also feeds into the larger argument for adopting a zero-trust architecture , a methodology that essentially assumes that no user or devices trying to connect to the network can be trusted until they’re authenticated and verified. IoT device security has also been the target of a broad federal effort in recent months.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Managed Detection and Response Product Guide Top MDR Services and Solutions Encryption Full disk encryption, sometimes called whole disk encryption, is a data encryption approach for both hardware and software that involves encrypting all disk data, including system files and programs.