eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 18, 2022

Clearly, preventing fires is better than fighting them……” So, to what extent are we able to protect ourselves from Cybersecurity events? The same symptoms will occur in your IT environment as the malware spreads downloading data and expanding across your global network corrupting backups and leaving little options.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 19, 2022

A data protection solution can be broadly defined as any tool, technology or technique that helps keep your valuable information safe. This may include firewall, password protection, security training, username and password authentication, data backup, business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solutions and so on.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Back in June, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an advisory that married together two of today’s major cybersecurity concerns: remote access technology and ransomware. Generally speaking, this is any technology that lets you access your organization’s IT resources while you’re away from the office. What’s the problem?”

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

The flexibility and scalability that the cloud offers makes this technology more compelling to small and mid-size businesses. However, huge concerns still exist for SMEs when it comes to the security challenge associated with the cloud technology. The Internet of Things (IoT) is undeniably the future of technology.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

New technologies: The emergence of serverless computing, containers, and microservices creates new security concerns that need precise setup for effective protection. Configuration management technologies give audit trails, allowing for change monitoring and accountability for configuration changes.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

RADIUS and TACACS+ apply to specific types of endpoints, but the ZTNA-as-a-Service product works for all kinds of devices, including Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) endpoints, Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, operations technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and industrial IoT (IIoT).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

An incident is an event that affects our scope of responsibility, and a response is how we deal with the incident. For IT managers, the scope might expand to encompass physical IT systems and events such as a flooded data center, a lost executive laptop, or squirrels chewing on network cables. Incident Response Execution.

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SC Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

Just as oil and gas can flow up and down the pipeline, so can malware, reaching remote facilities whose IT and operational technology systems may not be adequately fortified to defend against an attack. You have to have the backups – and that’s where it really gets challenging,” said Cusimano. Fortress Information Security.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Cloud services often provide strong encryption technologies to protect stored data. Firewalls and Network Security Firewalls serve as a barrier between cloud resources and external networks in a public cloud environment. Access Control In the public cloud, access control entails determining who has access to which resources.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The user gains the latest in patch technology and has no need to upgrade the underlying infrastructure or license new software. It still must be supported by other technologies such as vulnerability scanning , penetration testing , endpoint detection and response (EDR) , firewalls , SIEM and more. Disadvantages of PMaaS.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Part of what makes cybercrime such a vast enterprise is that there are so many digital elements within the technology stack that can be attacked – from networks to web apps. If attackers can breach web server firewalls, they can steal sensitive information like customers’ payment data. Data breaches cost an average of $3.9 Web servers.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

Kacey Sensenich, chief technology officer at Rockingham County Schools (25 schools, 11,691 students in the 2019-2020 school year), ran up against an Emotet trojan infection in December 2017. Fortunately, an attempted secondary ransomware infection failed to take hold due to firewall and AV protections. “So

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Cybercriminals are masters at using technology and psychology to exploit basic human trust and compromise businesses of all sizes. While cybersecurity advice is often focused on technology like endpoint protection, firewalls and anti-virus, it’s important to remember that behind every breach is a human.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Adaptive Monitoring and Tagging.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the event a cyber attack breaks through your defenses, you must have a plan in place to help not only reduce response time and unplanned costs, but also to protect your reputation. That may mean installing a stronger web application firewall, a better backup solution for website and business files, and an automated malware scanner.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Recent events have impacted employment for millions around the globe. A very simple business plan can help you stay on track and help determine what you will sell, how much to charge, how you will receive payments, how to attract customers, technology you may need, and more. A web application firewall (WAF) to keep hackers out.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

What makes this type of attack attractive, is the fact that there are often ways to export database contents from within an administrative control panel in a CMS by allowing the attacker to utilize database management or backup solutions within the control panel. Brute force attacks are similar to privilege escalation in results.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Hunt and destroy or encrypt backups hosted in local and cloud networks as well as virtual machine snapshots. Protect your backup systems.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD]. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

As with any technology solution used for business today, it must be scrutinized for any potential security risks. It is easy to see how with file synchronization, security events affecting on-prem environments are easily extended to the public cloud. Microsoft’s One Drive on an on-prem device synchronizes changes to the cloud.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As a rule, you should always keep a clean backup of your website’s files and database stored offline. At a minimum, your defenses should include a web application firewall to prevent any malicious bots from attacking your site. After you’ve identified the breach, alert any other third parties that need to be in the know (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Firewalls and web application firewalls ( WAFs ) filter network traffic. Backup and disaster recovery procedures ensure that data is always available. Backup and Disaster Recovery: Data backup and disaster recovery plans assure data availability and business continuity in the event of data loss or service failures.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Definition, Threats & Protections 10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know Overall Network Security Best Practices Best practices for network security directly counter the major threats to the network with specific technologies and controls. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

54% of ESG respondents stated that the primary drivers behind technology spending were strengthening of cybersecurity and improving resiliency against attacks. Here are a few EDR vendors with an MSP focus: Sophos Intercept X with XDR synchronizes endpoint, server, firewall, and email security.

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Spinone

MAY 22, 2020

Read also: The Cost of Data Breach: Calculate the ROI of Backup How Much Does Cybersecurity Cost? It this report, it is revealed that banks, insurance companies, investment managers, and other financial services companies spend between 6% and 14% of their annual information technology budget on cybersecurity, for an average of 10%.

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Spinone

MARCH 18, 2019

It exists across all sectors, industries, and technologies. Let’s take a look at Top Cloud Data Breaches of 2018 Lessons Learned to examine some of the largest data breaches and what organizations can learn from these events in terms of protecting their data as well as how these risks affect data stored in the cloud.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT). Traditionally, this technology implicitly distrusts external traffic and implicitly trusts internal traffic. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Featured Partners: Cloud Backup & Storage Software Learn more Why Cloud Security Is Important Robust cloud security safeguards sensitive information and enables secure access for authorized users. How Cloud Security Works The fundamental focus of cloud security is on the successful integration of policies, processes, and technology.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2022

In an age of strong data privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA , data loss prevention (DLP) technology is becoming a critically important IT security tool. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the common model was to have the vast majority of employees within the office and in a controlled technology environment. Hybrid Work Model.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

As you hustle to the airport, the team already onsite is collecting the log files and the backups as needed so that when you arrive you can begin the investigation. They rely on all their operations with cloud technologies and cloud based technologies. There are the servers you control. There are servers that you don’t.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

A denial-of-service (DoS) event or attack can occur between a small number of devices such as a pair of servers. These events can occur accidentally and even within a corporate network; however, intentional attacks on internet-facing resources are far more common. Motivations for DDoS Attacks. Preventing DDoS Attacks. DDoS Preparation.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

For example, the BlackTech cyber-espionage ATP group, suspected to be backed by the Chinese government, sent emails containing Excel files with malicious macros to Japanese and Taiwanese corporations in the defense technology, media, and communications sectors. Use web application firewalls to protect exposed web apps.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

We’ll illustrate these concepts below with real-life examples of events highlighting vulnerabilities in cloud storage. Use solutions such as Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) to reduce risks and speed up response times in the event of a breach. Backup files: Regularly back-up public cloud resources.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 29, 2018

All of these events and a growing number of attacks that are making headlines are underscoring a critical need for organizations to review their security, data protection mechanisms, and their business continuity plans. In the public cloud, there is typically no central firewall filtering traffic.

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Webroot

JUNE 21, 2021

It may be as simple as the deployment of antivirus plus backup and recovery applications for your end users, or a more complex approach with security operations center (SOC) tools or managed response solutions coupled with network security tools such as DNS and Web filtering, network and endpoint firewalls, VPNs, backup and recovery and others.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Today’s end user’s no longer fit the traditional work force coming from behind the same firewall, IP subnet, and crossing through the same firewall to get to the Internet/public cloud environments. Cloud Access Security Broker Technologies Today’s businesses are more mobile than ever before.

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