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It's a Zero-day? It's Malware? No! It's Username and Password

The Hacker News

As cyber threats continue to evolve, adversaries are deploying a range of tools to breach security defenses and compromise sensitive data. This article explores the seriousness of compromised credentials, the challenges they present to security solutions, and the

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Commenting on the SANS Threat Intelligence Summit 2021 Presentations – An Analysis and Practical Recommendations

Security Boulevard

I've been recently working on several articles on the topic of threat intelligence and I came up with a proper article which I'll share in this post with the idea to improve my reader's situational awareness on the topic eventually improving the way they work and do threat intelligence gathering online. -.

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Improve your AWS security posture, Step 3: Encrypt AWS data in transit and at rest

CyberSecurity Insiders

This can occur due to data leakage through faulty apps or systems, by laptops or portable storage devices being lost, by malicious actors breaking through security defenses, by social engineering attacks, or by data being intercepted in man-in-the-middle attacks. Sometimes, despite all efforts to the contrary, data can be compromised.

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Zero Trust Can’t Protect Everything. Here’s What You Need to Watch.

eSecurity Planet

As Sam Ingalls writes in his How to Implement Zero Trust article, “a zero trust strategy centers around refined controls to improve and rightfully restrict access to your network and applications. Many security professionals also underestimate the time and effort required to maintain a zero trust environment once it’s implemented.

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What Is Firewall-as-a-Service? FWaaS Ultimate Guide

eSecurity Planet

If your organization faces internet outages or slowdowns, the network security provided by FWaaS could be compromised. During such instances, your network might be vulnerable to cyber threats due to the reliance on connectivity for protection. Management Structure: Managed externally by a provider using web interfaces or APIs.

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5 Advantages of Fraud Scoring

CyberSecurity Insiders

In this article, we’ll cover all that as well as any downsides to using this method of fraud detection and how to prevent your business from falling to online fraud. We’ve seen a shift since the pandemic of more businesses operating online, making it more of a risk for those that don’t have proper security defenses in place.

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Black-box vs. Grey-box vs. White-box: Which Penetration Test Is Right for You?

Zigrin Security

Knowledge is power, so power up and let’s get started In this article you will find: Black-box Penetration Testing: Testing From an Outside Perspective Grey-box Penetration Testing: Gaining Limited Internal Knowledge White-box Penetration Testing: Full Transparency Testing Full Disclosure Comprehensive Results Maximizing Value Traitors!