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World Password Day must die

Malwarebytes

Now in its tenth year, the day is supposed to act as an annual reminder for people to follow good password hygiene: Don’t reuse passwords; use long passwords; no, longer passwords than that; use a collection of random words; no, not those words; use a phrase; use a collection of phrases; don’t forget the weird characters; etc.,

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Hackers Intercept USPS Workers' Paychecks in Direct Deposit Scam

SecureWorld News

Randy Watkins, CTO at Critical Start, said: "This attack is an unfortunate example of exploitation of lacking foundational security controls. Multi-factor authentication would have likely prevented most, if not all, of these paychecks from being rerouted by preventing the attacker from logging into the employee account.

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ROUNDTABLE: Targeting the supply-chain: SolarWinds, then Mimecast and now UScellular

The Last Watchdog

26 posting confirming that the compromise was at the hands of the same nation-state threat group behind the SolarWinds hack and subsequent attacks on various technology companies and federal government agencies. Having long passwords and a password manager can also add additional layers of security and protect you as a customer.

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Password security needs a moonshot moment

SC Magazine

And in response, many security teams have begun to implement an identity and access management (IAM) framework as part of their defense-in-depth strategy to help mitigate the opportunities for adversaries to gain unauthorized access. where enforceable regulations like the GDPR and CCPA play a pivotal role in crafting security policy.

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Strategic IT Management: Balancing Security and Business Innovation

Security Boulevard

By Frank Picarello, Go-to-Market Advisor for Judy Security Managed IT Services continue to evolve. The nature of the SMB needs, security requirements, compliance demands, use of technology, shifting workloads to the cloud, and hybrid work operating models are evolving both compute infrastructure as well as the business reliance on IT.

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Cybersecurity Culture: From Onboarding Training to Proactive Practice

SecureWorld News

This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, businesses should assess how they're fostering a culture of online security. Cybercrime moves quickly, and as digital technologies play an increasingly central role in business, it will only grow. Make security awareness training relevant.

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Protect IT—A Combination of Security Culture and Cyber Hygiene Good Practices

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In the spirit of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), my colleague Ashvin Kamaraju wrote about how organizations can use fundamental controls to secure their information technology. Effective digital security doesn’t end at “Secure IT,” however. Building a Robust Security Culture.