SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2021

As the global pandemic continues to run rampant, CISOs are not only struggling to solve traditional cybersecurity challenges, but are faced with a new surge of pandemic themed phishing scams intended to deceive users and infiltrate organizations. How do I make my users more resilient to phishing scams?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Phish or Be Phished. Email phishing attacks are becoming more challenging to spot. Why did the email provider’s email anti-spam and anti-phish protection layer not quarantine the message? Even with a generic greeting, you would think an AL-powered anti-phishing protection engine would have blocked the message.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Global inflation can have, and is having, a significant impact on cybersecurity. As prices rise, organizations may be tempted to cut back on cybersecurity spending, making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Additionally, inflation can make it more difficult for organizations to keep up with the latest cybersecurity threats.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The vulnerabilities and challenges associated with declining worker mental health is causing cybersecurity risks to increase, especially from insider threats. Declining workplace mental health is affecting cybersecurity in various ways. Socially engineered incidents have also been on the rise. Mental health cyber risks.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Reddit got hacked with a “sophisticated” spear phishing attack. The post Reddit Hacked — 2FA is no Phishing Phix appeared first on Security Boulevard. The individual victim was an employee who clicked the wrong email link.

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SC Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

Click here to download the full report, “Are people missing from your cybersecurity strategy?” . Zero-day threats, phishing and social engineering attacks with associated ransomware are among the most persistent threats today’s CISOs and security teams face.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Earlier this year, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) published updated recommendations for phishing simulations in security awareness training programs. The thinking obviously being that letting users in on the phishing simulation game will heighten suspicion of their inbox and skew baseline results.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The pre-COVID-19 CISO. The global COVID-19 pandemic has been a tumultuous time for Chief information security officers (CISOs) who on any given day have a long and complicated list of responsibilities. It first is isolated and vetted in a “vetting zone.” Budget and resource constraints.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The IT Security Guru caught up with Tarnveer Singh a CISO and finalist in the Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards 2023 for his thoughts on how to get more professionals involved in the cybersecurity industry: There are many ways we can inspire new cybersecurity professionals to join our industry.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

By: Matt Lindley, COO and CISO at NINJIO. The ultimate goal of any effective cybersecurity platform is to make digital safety and awareness second nature to employees. Use all the cybersecurity tools at your disposal. Know how to identify a phishing attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Employee cybersecurity training has come a long way in the last few years. The current focus of most security awareness training initiatives is on phishing – and with good reason. Phishing is responsible for the bulk of breaches. Top Cybersecurity Training Tools for Employees. Custom phishing templates and landing pages.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

More threats were detected on iOS than Android devices; 68% of Australian CISOs expect their organization to suffer a material cyber-attack within the next year. Australian Mobile Cybersecurity in 2022. Thus, these Australian attacks significantly contribute to the rising trend in socially engineered attacks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 19, 2021

There was also a significant impact on cybersecurity, with new threats emerging and in-house IT teams scrambling to secure home workers in quick time. This certainly applies to the volume of threats facing cybersecurity teams. Social engineering lures are a good example. The Need for Cybersecurity Agility.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2023

In the recent SecureWorld Financial Services virtual conference , Mike Britton and Dan Sheiber of Abnormal Security joined Adam Pendleton, CISO of LendingPoint, to discuss ChatGPT's impressive capabilities. Their opening keynote, "AI vs. AI: The Future of Cybersecurity in the ChatGPT World," is available to watch on demand.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The risks are real, and the impact of cybersecurity events continues to grow. A cyber catastrophe may seem inevitable, but there are basic practices and actionable steps any healthcare organization can take to begin reducing the clear and present risk of being impacted by a cybersecurity event. Evaluate data inventory. Scheduling?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This breach, like every major ransomware attack, was likely because of spear phishing, where someone either received the malware via an emailed attachment or clicked on a link that took them to a website that hosted it. What are the most important cybersecurity risks for 2021? Ransomware is at the top.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Dedicated to helping cybersecurity leaders learn about the evolving threats that modern organizations face today and in the future , Vision 2023 features security influencers, reformed hackers, enterprise CISOs, and the U.S. Hacks That Bypass Multi-Factor Authentication and How to Make Your MFA Phishing Resistant.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Red, blue and purple teams simulate cyberattacks and incident responses to test an organization’s cybersecurity readiness. Blue team members might be led by a chief information security officer (CISO) or director of security operations, making this team the largest among the three.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 4, 2021

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) are often applied in cybersecurity, but their applications may not always work as intended. The paper explores those areas as well as malicious uses of ML and DL, specifically in social engineering and phishing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than half of the breaches started with the network servers being compromised either through email phishing, malware or privileged credential misuse. A solid cybersecurity posture is only as strong as its policies, backups and disaster plans. million patients. Implement Threat Awareness Training.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Sunsetting legacy Cybersecurity Process for Better Optimization and Security Modernization. The idea of “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” should not apply to cybersecurity. Risk-based budget modeling alignment with cybersecurity. Compelling reasons for flexible sunsetting of cybersecurity processes.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

By Dannie Combs , Senior Vice President and CISO, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) As security threats to data continue to ebb and flow (mostly flow!), I am keeping a close eye on regulations, identity and access management (IAM), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) — and I suggest that business leaders do the same.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Nowadays, organisations need digital leaders such as CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs who are strategists, visionaries, and know how to manage, effectively. trillion cumulative GDP growth.The skills gap is slowing digital transformation and in cybersecurity it’s increasing risks. When they anticipate the next steps, and act upon them.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It was the summer cyberattack that had social media buzzing. A group of teenagers used social engineering to breach Twitter's network and take over the accounts of a whole bunch of A-listers. New York should increase cybersecurity regulations as a result, especially for social media companies.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Threat actors have dramatically escalated their attacks – targeting security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA), conducting wily social engineering attacks and extorting businesses large and small with ransomware. To achieve more resilience in this heightened risk environment, stepping up zero trust maturity is essential.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

In our previous two features, we covered the dangers of phishing (one method of credential compromise) and how to mitigate its impact on users. The answer, like most other cybersecurity-adjacent answers, lies in a combination of factors including social engineering , weak passwords, and other risky security moves or attacks.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2021

What is the objective of implementing cybersecurity in a business? However, in any cybersecurity implementation, it’s very important to stay focused on the big picture: cybersecurity is there to secure the business and its assets, so the business can concentrate on achieving its business objectives.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2019

Among other things, this slowness means fewer clicked links in phishing emails. The turtle is to the cybersecurity of your enterprise what campaign slogans like “Make America Great Again” or “Yes We Can” are to the country. By now, we should expect to be seeing puppet shows on the dangers of phishing.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cybersecurity conferences aren’t usually places where you expect to feel better about the world, but IRISSCON 2022 struck a surprisingly hopeful tone. I think we are living in the golden age of cybersecurity. His colleague James Caffrey said the EU also plans to commit greater budgets to tackle cybersecurity threats.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

Researchers at Singapore-based cybersecurity company Group-IB recently discovered thousands of databases exposed to the internet that could have been exploited when they were left unprotected. Databases contain some of the most critical data in enterprises, so vulnerabilities in them are serious issues.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It's not every day one gets to talk with the former CIO of the Executive Office of the President at The White House (and first female to hold the position), 2019 Women Cybersecurity Leader of the Year, and current CEO, Senior Partner and President of Fortalice Solutions, LLC. Payton was joined by Abnormal Security CISO Mike Britton.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

BEC attacks start because an actor steals information, then uses social engineering techniques to get the victim to transfer funds into a false account. While many of these statistics are tied to healthcare organizations, scrolling through cybersecurity news on any given day shows how all critical infrastructure is being impacted.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

If your company has not already experienced a significant cybersecurity event, it is probably only a matter of time before it does. But there’s a catch: Insurers are going to carefully assess your cybersecurity controls before writing any policy, and there are limits to coverage. Also read: The Top Cybersecurity Companies.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Hackers got into an email server at the FBI over the weekend to spread fake messages in an attempt to blame a cybersecurity expert for non-existent attacks, apparently in hopes of damaging his reputation. Any message that seems to create a high pressure situation is likely some sort of spam or phishing.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

This stolen booty reportedly included social security numbers, phone numbers, names, home addresses, unique IMEI numbers, and driver’s license information. Last Watchdog convened a roundtable of cybersecurity experts to discuss the ramifications, which seem all too familiar. Could be phished credentials.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2021

For better or worse, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work and our corresponding cybersecurity needs. The Cybersecurity Cost of Human Error While many security executives agree that ransomware poses the greatest threat to security infrastructure, a majority believes that human error is the greatest risk to their business operations.

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