CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2022

There is a common misconception that small businesses aren’t targeted by cybercriminals. They surmise, “I don’t have anything of value compared to a big business.” One slip on a phishing email, one weak password, one orphaned account or a misconfigured privilege could wreak havoc — even for an SMB.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

A new training and certification program seeks to help individuals at small businesses feel more confident as they take steps to secure their digital environment. A new training and certification program launched to help individuals at these small businesses feel more confident as they take steps to secure their digital environment.

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Risk Small Business Education Cybersecurity 79

Malwarebytes

APRIL 28, 2022

The people behind these scams target Facebook pages belonging to musicians, products, and businesses of all kinds. In what may be a peculiar coincidence, quite a few of the accounts we looked at belonged to spa/beauty treatment small businesses. Enable two-factor authentication on your account.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Just 24 percent of people use multi-factor authentication. Just 15 percent of people use a password manager. Just 35 percent of people have unique passwords for most or all of their accounts. These specifications are no match for “vn;aeo&d8ey38dD” (No cats were harmed in the creation of this password).

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Password Management Passwords Antivirus Accountability 135

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

RDP intrusions are typically the result of two attacker methods: brute force authentication attempts or a meddler-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Remote desktop software’s sensitive influence over other devices means identity and access management (IAM), password security , and multi-factor authentication are critical for risk management.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Individuals, small businesses, and enterprise organizations all rely on encryption to securely store and transfer sensitive data across wide-area networks (WAN) like the internet. Application developers managing sensitive user data must especially beware of increasing regulatory action surrounding data privacy.

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Encryption Computers and Electronics Password Management Passwords 138

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Review your passwords, updating them as needed, and ensuring they are strong. Establish a unique password for each account. Consider using a password manager if you haven’t in the past. Businesses struggle to control who and what devices have access and consider when, why, and for which purpose.

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SC Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

Researchers from Microsoft on Thursday reported that the APT group, referred to as Nobelium, compromised a client of Constant Contact, an online marketing services company utilized largely by small businesses for publicity and mass-mailings purposes. It’s not just Constant Contact, it’s all of them.

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