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GUEST ESSAY: Essential cyber hygiene practices all charities must embrace to protect their donors

The Last Watchdog

Investing in top-notch firewalls is also essential, as they serve as the first line of defense against external threats. In a 2023 survey, 30% of CISOs named insider threats one of the biggest cybersecurity threats for the year. Social engineering: These attacks exploit human error to gain unauthorized access to organizational systems.

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Cost-Effective Steps the Healthcare Industry Can Take To Mitigate Damaging Ransomware Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Phishing is the most formidable social engineering tactic that cybercriminals use to persuade employees to disclose sensitive information, whether it be clicking a suspicious link, downloading an attachment or visiting a malicious website – not to mention simply providing credential information outright.

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7 Cyber Security Courses Online For Everybody

Spinone

Here are only seven out of 26 topics: Insider threats Passwords Security of mobile devices Social engineering Viruses Email security Human error To start the course, you need to register and choose the type of account you need. It includes parsing of malicious programs like Trojan horse, worms, different types of network attacks.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

Attack surfaces will explode: Cyberdefense complexity will compound as API, cloud, edge, and OT resources add to the list of assets to defend. Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs.

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Important Strategies for Aligning Security With Business Objectives

Security Boulevard

CISO/Chief Information Security Officer) are often too concerned about security and not the overall business objectives. It’s very important to ensure regular training so employees and management can better spot various forms of cybersecurity attacks especially phishing and social engineering attacks.

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Top Tips for Ransomware Defense

Cisco Security

The pandemic has further increased opportunities for cyber attackers as employees access company resources from myriad devices/networks not managed by the corporate IT team. How exactly do attackers get in? However, according to Cisco’s Head of Advisory CISOs, Wendy Nather , there’s a right way and a wrong way to do this.