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GUEST ESSAY: 7 tips for protecting investor data when it comes to alternative asset trading

The Last Watchdog

Conduct regular penetration testing. Regular and thorough penetration testing is crucial for identifying vulnerabilities within trading systems. Implement strong data encryption. Data encryption is fundamental for protecting sensitive information in alternative asset trading.

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Breach of healthcare debt collection firm exposes 1.9M patients – cyber experts weigh in

CyberSecurity Insiders

As hacks and extortion become more and more frequent, to truly minimize the risk of potential extortion and lost clear text data, a data security platform, specifically data-in-use encryption, also referred to as encryption-in-use, is the only option for complete protection and peace of mind. ” Tim Prendergrast, CEO, strongDM.

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Six Steps to Protect Your Organization from Ransomware | #RansomwareWeek

CyberSecurity Insiders

Conduct risk assessments and penetration tests to determine the organization’s attack surface and what tools, processes and skills are in place to defend against attacks. If an attack occurs, Gartner notes, the press is likely to contact company directors, not the CISO. Initial Assessments. Ransomware Governance.

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ThreatWise TV: Exploring Recent Incident Response Trends

Cisco Security

Pre-ransomware is when we have observed a ransomware attack is about to happen, but the encryption of files has not yet taken place. . While it’s difficult to determine an adversary’s motivations if encryption does not take place, several behavioral characteristics bolster Talos’ confidence that ransomware may likely be the final objective.

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A roadmap for developing a secure enterprise cloud operating model

SC Magazine

Enable the capability to perform static and dynamic code scanning and penetration testing using a self-service approach, especially focusing on the vulnerabilities that can really be exploited at runtime. Data Security: Encrypt data in transit and at rest, S3 bucket data (at rest), and EBS root volume and dynamo db.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Digital Forensics

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: So you’re CISO at a major corporation and all of sudden there’s been a ransomware attack in your network, and it’s spreading throughout your infrastructure. In my character, I like to research things, so basically I started with penetration testing, and I still do that. So what led Paula into forensics?

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New SEC Cybersecurity Rules Could Affect Private Companies Too

eSecurity Planet

Once the documentation is in place, IT security managers need to test the controls to verify that they meet the standards and that the controls truly mitigate the risk. This can be satisfied through periodic vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and asset-recovery exercises.