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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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Ransomware Taxonomy: Four Scenarios Companies Should Safeguard Against

Cisco Security

The security technical debt in the IT environment is the key focus for remediation to limit the impact of this type of attack. By deploying basic tools such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) to verify user credentials, companies can avoid these disruptive and expensive ransomware attacks. Cisco Secure Social Channels.

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Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Cybersecurity for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

Security Boulevard

Other components of a good cybersecurity posture include two-factor authentication and continuous cybersecurity monitoring. Collecting security events from across your IT infrastructure, network, and applications, and reporting threats on a constant basis, are integral to enterprise network safety.

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Employees and Cybersecurity: What Are Your Employees Thinking Now?

SecureWorld News

For CISOs and Security Awareness Managers: what employees are thinking. Another example pops up around security awareness. In particular, how employees feel about the security education they've received since the pandemic: "Nearly 70% of CISOs and CIOs say they increased security training as a result of COVID-19.

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Arctic Wolf Appoints Dan Schiappa as Chief Product Officer

CyberSecurity Insiders

Prior to joining Sophos, Dan served as senior vice president and general manager of the Identity and Data Protection Group at RSA, the Security Division of Dell EMC. At RSA, Dan managed a business unit with responsibility for authentication, identity management, anti-fraud, encryption and data center operations. All Rights Reserved.

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What is advanced persistent threat? Explaining APT security

CyberSecurity Insiders

Once network presence is established, hackers can compromise authentication credentials to gain administrator rights for even more access. Ultimately, if your employees have a security-first mindset and understand the threats, many APTs can be prevented. Once inside, they can even cover their tracks. Gain stranglehold.

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AI’s Role in Cybersecurity for Attackers and Defenders in 2024

Security Boulevard

The post AI’s Role in Cybersecurity for Attackers and Defenders in 2024 appeared first on Security Boulevard. As AI becomes available and robust, malicious actors have already used it to develop more advanced attack methods; defenders must also leverage AI in 2024.