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. For security awareness training to be successful, it has to be collaborative. 5, Section 5.3 (pg. 5, Section 5.3 (pg. That’s good, right?

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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. Mikko Hyppönen, WithSecure chief research officer, looked back at security’s evolution over decades and reached an unexpected conclusion. “I Cybersecurity focused on SMEs.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 29, 2023

The role of the modern CISO today is just as much about managing technical solutions as it is about communicating risk to key decision-making stakeholders. The post A Guide to Articulating Risk: Speaking the Language of the Stakeholder appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

With all of the craziness in the last year related to cybersecurity, it only makes sense to recap some of SecureWorld's most intriguing stories. Suing the CISO: SolarWinds Fires Back. However, this is not just another nameless, faceless piece of litigation; this one specifically names the company's Chief Information Security Officer.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Phishing attacks often rely on social engineering techniques to trick users into revealing sensitive data. Social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google+ are commonly exploited to access user accounts. Phishing will always be part of the cybersecurity and risk management landscape.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Each year, a select pool of experts from the cybersecurity community sets hours aside to review hundreds of entries received for the SC Trust and Excellence Awards. Dan Basile is the chief information security officer for the RELLIS campus at the Texas A&M University System and director of Statewide Cybersecurity Services.

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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. And this requires securing our networks for the new normal of IT infrastructures. In a survey of UK&I CISOs, 55% said that human error posed a risk no matter what protections are in place. Article by Beau Peters.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.”

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The growing risks leave us with the fact that cybersecurity education is not a matter of choice anymore – it’s a matter of necessity. Also, there is a shortage of cybersecurity skills in the world, which makes it a plentiful field to make a career. The list will save your time and make a choice easier.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The post GoDaddy Hosting Hacked — for FOURTH Time in 4 Years appeared first on Security Boulevard. GoDaddy’s web hosting service breached yet again. This time, the perps were redirecting legit websites to malware.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Group appeared first on Security Boulevard. Hackers Play in Sony’s World: If true, Sony might have to push the RESET button (again). The post ‘All of Sony’ Hacked, Claims Ransomed.vc

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

The post ‘Extraordinary, Egregious’ Data Breach at House and Senate appeared first on Security Boulevard. Capitol Trouble: Senators, representatives and staffers suffer PII leak. Could it finally kickstart some action?

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Meta Security Guards Hacked Facebook Users appeared first on Security Boulevard. Facebook parent Meta has disciplined or fired at least 25 workers for allegedly hacking into user accounts. The post Oops!

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The post Chinese Tech: Banned in DC, but not in the States appeared first on Security Boulevard. There’s a massive loophole in the federal ban on Chinese technology from sus firms such as Huawei and ZTE: It doesn’t stop states from buying it.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 17, 2023

The post OPSEC FAIL: US Military Email Going to Mali — via Typo appeared first on Security Boulevard. MX Mixup: Russian-allied government can intercept “highly sensitive information”—because there’s no “I” in.ML

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Korean Job Scams Push Trojans via LinkedIn appeared first on Security Boulevard. Hey, hey, DPRK, how many people will you scam today? The post Warning: N.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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

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Security Boulevard

JULY 16, 2021

A new book exposes yet another Facebook failure for the social media firm to say sorry about. The post Stalkers: ‘Ugly Truth’ of Facebook Staff Abusing Private Data appeared first on Security Boulevard. But nothing’s going to change.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Says it’s Microsoft’s Fault appeared first on Security Boulevard. Microsoft has issued another of its “look how clever we are” writeups of detecting APT29 hackers. But the U.S. government sees it differently. The post New Russian Hacks Revealed—but U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2022

The Open Source Security Foundation and Linux Foundation have a plan to fix our broken software supply chains. The post Do You Want Secure Supply Chains? SHOW ME THE MONEY appeared first on Security Boulevard. Benjamins needed.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

This vastly increased mobility, cloud computing and social networking usage; in some cases, this transition occurred before companies and staff were fully prepared. Enterprises and their staff dealt with a lot of change in 2020. The pandemic and resulting lockdowns forced organizations to allow staff to work from home.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2021

must Stop Secret Gag Orders appeared first on Security Boulevard. Microsoft president and CLO Brad Smith says secretly subpoenaing data from cloud providers—blocking them from telling customers—must stop. The post Microsoft’s Legal Head: U.S.

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