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Cyber Security Awareness Month – Answering Google’s Most Commonly Asked Questions

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Encryption, data sovereignty, multifactor authentication and website cookies are all vital ideas and technologies to keep consumers’ personal data safe – but research released this month reveals widespread confusion. It's about keeping your data under your home country's control and protection.

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Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity

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The Retail Cyber Threat Landscape Time and again, the retail industry has found itself in the crosshairs of cybercriminals. Data breaches in the retail sector illustrate the vulnerabilities inherent to this industry, emphasizing the need for robust cybersecurity measures. Governments: Look to global benchmarks.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 426 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

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WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure

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However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. Despite the culminating threats, the report also showed insufficient ransomware preparedness across critical infrastructure organizations.

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The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

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Compliance madhav Tue, 09/19/2023 - 05:17 It is essential for any business that stores, processes, and transmits payment card information to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses.

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Data Privacy and Security: It Takes Two to Tango

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Data Protection Day commemorates the January 28, 1981, signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection. Data Privacy Week also encourages businesses to respect data and be more transparent about how they collect and use customer data.

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The Future of Payments Security

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Even when banking organizations are upgrading security posture to safeguard sensitive financial information, hackers can steal the data intelligently by tying known vulnerabilities together, and making it turn out to be a potential attack. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Table 1: Strong Customer Authentication Factors.

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