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Proofpoint Exposes Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack on Recruiters That Infects Their Computers With Malware

Tech Republic Security

Recruiters and anyone else involved in hiring processes should be knowledgeable about this social engineering attack threat. Get the details.

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MY TAKE: How ‘credential stuffing’ and ‘account takeovers’ are leveraging Big Data, automation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports.

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UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup – 9 March 2025

Security Boulevard

Microsoft Engineer's Transition to Cybersecurity Ankit Masrani, a 36-year-old software engineer, successfully transitioned into a cybersecurity role at Microsoft. With a background in IT and a Master's degree in computer science, Masrani secured an internship and later a full-time position at AWS, focusing on data and network security.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: Bedrock Security introduces advanced approach to “commoditize” data discovery

The Last Watchdog

At RSAC 2024 , I visited with Pranava Adduri , co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Security which has just rolled out its AI Reasoning (AIR) Engine to help solve this problem in a bold new way. By contrast, he says, Bedrock’s patented “adaptive sampling” technology can scan 16 petabytes of data for just $2,000.

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Verizon 2023 DBIR: DDoS attacks dominate and pretexting lead to BEC growth

Tech Republic Security

In Verizon’s just-released 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report, money is king, and denial of service and social engineering still hold sway. The post Verizon 2023 DBIR: DDoS attacks dominate and pretexting lead to BEC growth appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Leopard Spots and Zebra Stripes: Big Data and Identity Management

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In this age of big data, the concept is fitting, because this kind of information is increasingly being used to identify individuals and even machines. In the following, I focus on the analytics component, how it is increasingly used across enterprises, and why it is important to protect big data. Big Data Analytics.

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Finalists: Best SIEM Solution

SC Magazine

Offerings recognized in this category paint a picture for users to better understand events influencing the security of networks, systems and data. FINALIST | BEST SIEM SOLUTION. FINALIST | BEST SIEM SOLUTION. FINALIST | BEST SIEM SOLUTION. FINALIST | BEST SIEM SOLUTION.

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