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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

eSecurity Planet

Individuals and organizations should prioritize security awareness training, implement email security measures, and encourage vigilance when dealing with unusual or urgent requests. Email Authentication and Security Methods Organizations can combat spear phishing through email authentication protocols and security strategies.

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PCI v4 is coming. Are you ready?

Pen Test Partners

Section 3 Sensitive authentication data must now be encrypted or protected if stored before authorization. Section 6 A requirement coming into force in March 2025 is that organisations will need to have a web application firewall in place for any web applications exposed to the internet. This means no more ‘your password is incorrect’.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Most network security vendors focus on providing hardware and software solutions to deliver technical controls that use applications to authorize, authenticate, facilitate, protect, and monitor networking traffic.

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Point-of-Sale (POS) Security Measures for 2021

eSecurity Planet

UDPoS malware, only recently discovered by Forcepoint researchers, poses as a LogMeIn service pack and uses DNS requests to transfer stolen data to a command and control server. Multi-factor authentication is also required for remote access. ” For more, see Designing Employee Security Awareness Training That Works.

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