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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

When assessing the overall security of cloud storage and choosing a solution tailored to your business, it helps to determine its features, potential risks, security measures, and other considerations. The lack of awareness, employee dissatisfaction, or social engineering attacks targeting an employee may all cause insider threats.

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How to Write a Pentesting Report – With Checklist

eSecurity Planet

All major vulnerabilities will be listed and detailed within the key findings section, with backup information that explains: Vulnerability name , standardized if possible Location of the vulnerability (list of systems, apps, etc.) For every unique vulnerability identified, the pen test report writer will create a vulnerability report.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Enable automatic updates in the administration interface and schedule security checks accordingly. Prioritize testing updates in a controlled environment to confirm compatibility and backup configurations before deploying. Why It Matters Reliable backups act as a safety net in the event of critical failures or security breaches.

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Top 7 Cloud Storage Security Issues & Risks (+ Mitigations)

eSecurity Planet

Do regular audits and alerts: Enhance security by conducting regular audits, monitoring activity, and setting up alerts. Backup files: Regularly back-up public cloud resources. Back up data: Establish comprehensive backups for speedy recovery in the event of a security incident or data loss.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Confirm that the vendor uses industry-standard security technologies and processes.

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From Caribbean shores to your devices: analyzing Cuba ransomware

SecureList

The gang infamously uses complex tactics and techniques to penetrate victim networks, such as exploitation of software vulnerabilities and social engineering. As with most cyberextortionists lately, the Cuba gang encrypts victims’ files and demands a ransom in exchange for a decryption key.

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Security Awareness Training across an SMB Organization

Spinone

This is especially true in the world of security. The best security defenses can be totally compromised by a single individual making the wrong decision, either accidentally or knowingly. Security awareness training can help to educate end users on the various ways attackers utilize to compromise end user systems.