Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 7, 2024

One area where best practices have evolved significantly over the past twenty years is password security best practices. A long, strong password is only as safe and secure as the weakest security it is stored with. For more information on MFA, check out our blog post A Beginner's Guide to 2FA and MFA.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

The configuration issue made this access point publicly available on the Internet. The attacker claims to have compromised an end-of-lifed GPRS system that was exposed to the internet and was able to pivot from it to the internal network, where they were able to launch a brute force authentication attack against internal systems.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 7, 2024

Kevin Dreyer , SSCP, CISSP, is the IT Director and CISO at Maple Reinders Group, a construction services provider based in Ontario, Canada. A : Password managers with 100% unique passwords and MFA everywhere possible until a better solution comes mainstream, but you really can't ignore patching and updating your systems.

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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Joseph Carson, chief security scientist and Advisory CISO at ThycoticCentrify, said that MFA works as both a successful way of keeping threat actors from gaining access with weak passwords, as well as just a simple deterrent: the attackers will choose the path of least resistance and move on to trying credentials that don’t have MFA requirements.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Plus, get the latest on Active Directory security, CISO salary trends and ransomware attacks! Specifically, they’re encouraging people to: Boost their password usage by using strong passwords , which are long, random and unique, and using a password manager to generate and store them. In the U.S.,

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Also read : Best Internet Security Suites & Software. On a Sunday in February 2018, the Colorado CISO’s office set up a temporary server to test a new cloud-based business process. Meanwhile, the suspect server was connected to the CDOT domain with an administrator account and the internet.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2023

The Internet is a free-fire zone were most organizations are simply unarmed." Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO at Delinea, said: "Ransomware attacks have a far-reaching effect, particularly when a major part of the global supply chain is targeted.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 24, 2023

The Rise of the Sovereign Cloud sparsh Thu, 05/25/2023 - 04:04 One of the big ironies about data on the internet is that once the goal of achieving a centreless web of data communication (the internet itself) had been developed and built out, the next area of focus became how to draw borders around it.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Joseph Carson, chief security scientist and Advisory CISO at ThycoticCentrify, said employees continue to fall for these scams because the notices are so authentic looking and it’s difficult to tell the difference from the real app. “One One way criminals will steal an identity is by taking over accounts. Do not make it easy for them.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Passkeys and The Beginning of Stronger Authentication madhav Fri, 02/02/2024 - 05:23 How passkeys are rewriting the current threat landscape Lillian, an experienced CISO, surveyed the threat landscape. Despite solid cybersecurity defenses within her enterprise, the reliance on age-old passwords left it vulnerable.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Additional security all organizations should consider for a modest investment include: Active directory security : Guards the password storage and management system against attack for Windows, Azure, and other equivalent identity management systems.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. Network Security: In this module, you will learn more about how to secure network: firewalls, password managers, and more. The list will save your time and make a choice easier. Anonymous Browsing: All you wanted to know about anonymous browsing.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Your passwords are on the internet. Talks of passkeys, passphrases, and even password less all point in one direction: eroding faith in the previously trusty password tucked under your keyboard. Will we ever get rid of passwords completely? Likely not immediately. They don’t work.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In this case, CISOs must manage the risks due to the technology debt. Ninety-five percent of cybersecurity breaches are due to human error (Symantec Internet Security Threat Report). Nation-state attackers have exploited high-severity vulnerabilities in legacy VPN platforms to breach networks.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

According to Wendy Nather, Head of Advisory CISOs at Cisco, “Technology is for everyone, so security has to be for everyone.” But there are also many opportunistic attacks where people simply scan the Internet for low-hanging fruit. Cisco’s purpose is to power an inclusive future for all.

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