eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Known Disruption & Damages Ransomware attackers used stolen credentials to access a Change Healthcare Citrix portal setup without any multi-factor authentication (MFA) protection. If you don’t have the resources to act, explore outsourcing as an option for improved security and read about managed security service providers (MSSPs).

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Backups Ransomware 73

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prevention: Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) , educate users on password security, and regularly monitor accounts for suspicious activities. Implement Network Segmentation: Create virtual LANs ( VLANs ) to reduce the attack surface, enabling specific security rules, access restrictions, and firewalls for each network segment.

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Encryption DDOS Architecture Risk 110

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DNS communicates in plain text and, without modification, DNS assumes that all information it receives is accurate, authentic, and authoritative. To protect the protocol, best practices will add additional protocols to the process that encrypt the DNS communication and authenticate the results. MFA methods should be carefully selected.

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DNS DDOS Firewall Architecture 111

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Major cloud service providers have generally had good security , so cloud users can be pretty confident in the security of their data and applications if they get their part right. Authentication guarantees that users are who they say they are, typically through usernames and passwords or multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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Encryption DDOS Authentication Firewall 107

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Unified threat management (UTM): Consolidates multiple perimeter and application security functions into an appliance suitable for small and mid-sized enterprises (SME). Access Control Access controls add additional authentication and authorization controls to verify users, systems, and applications to define their access.

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Architecture Network Security Firewall Risk 117

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

At a high level, their advice can be summarised as follows: Prepare for the threat: Create, maintain, and test encrypted, offline backups of critical data. For those critical systems where updates are challenging, make sure to add layered defenses and threat detection capabilities to further protect those systems from attack.

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Ransomware Cybersecurity Healthcare Education 71

McAfee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Today, enterprises tend to use multiple layers of security defenses, ranging from perimeter defense on network entry points to host based security solutions deployed at the end user’s machines to counter the ever-increasing threats. Executive Summary. Account Discovery, Reconnaissance. Decoy Credentials – DTE0012.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Password manager : Stores passwords securely, enforces quality, permits safe internal and external sharing, and ties into HR software for effective off-boarding of users. Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 119

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

That means you need to have a plan for responding to attacks that break through even the most secure defenses. Your employees probably receive phishing emails regularly, which represents a major threat to your network security. On the front end, they look like forms where a user might enter authentication credentials.

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Cybersecurity Small Business Backups Phishing 98

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Implementing network segmentation: VLANs provide network segmentation, which limits the attack surface and helps enforce security policies. Security rules, access restrictions, and firewalls may be customized for each VLAN. Encrypting sensitive data: With secure key management, data encryption protects data in transit and at rest.

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Data privacy Encryption Technology Software 114

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

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Software Penetration Testing Cybersecurity Risk 98

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

Get the Free Cybersecurity Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping up to date on the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best practices. For IT services and infrastructure, some larger MSPs will provide generalist services and attempt to solve all problems. Certainly not.

Software 97

Software Penetration Testing Cybersecurity Risk 97