Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2023

The password management company LastPasss notified customers in late December about a recent security incident. The notice was posted as an update of the security incident previously reported in August of 2022, which also was updated and covered on November 30, 2022. Unencrypted data. Actions for customers.

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Pen Test

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

TLDR; Upgrade Confluence to a patched version and employ the open-source security scanner n0s1 to proactively address potential secret leaks. Why do I need a secret scanner? On top of that, there might be a software documentation page on Confluence outlining the software’s cloud integration.

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Passwords Software Engineering Government 115

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Related: Turning workers into security security sensors. What’s more, WFM tools can help reinforce best security practices needed as companies increase their reliance on a remote workforce and using cloud-based software. Let’s discuss some of the reasons why WFM software can improve productivity – and security.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?

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Encryption Software Computers and Electronics Technology 115

Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection. This should bother you.”

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

But there are a manageable number of precautions you can take to secure customer data that will tick the boxes for many different regulations. Keep track of data. If you don’t know where your sensitive data is stored, it’s not protected and months can pass before you realize you’ve been hacked. Layer defenses.

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Spinone

JANUARY 5, 2021

If you are here, you are probably considering moving your business data to the cloud, and you’re concerned about its security. When you ask, “Is the cloud safe for my data?” And yet, for the cloud to be bulletproof, you need to make it that way. ” the real answer will be: it depends.

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McAfee

MARCH 18, 2020

Why does my organization need to have a Shadow IT solution when we already own a Next-Gen Firewall / Web Proxy and have all the logs in a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution? is hosted in Russia, that it does not encrypt user data at rest, and that it is a source of leaks to the Darknet.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of security solutions that identify and monitor information content across storage, operations, and networks. DLP solutions help detect and prevent potential data exposure or leaks. An effective DLP solution provides the security team a complete visibility of their networks.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2018

Don’t look now but cryptojacking may be about to metastasize into the scourge of cloud services. Related: Why cryptojacking is more insidious than ransomware. Usually people would pay maybe a thousand dollars for the data. Or, of course, you can take someone’s data hostage and ask them to pay the ransom in Bitcoin.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

million installs are misconfigured, leaving their data exposed to unauthorized parties. million installs are misconfigured, leaving their data exposed to unauthorized parties. Nine out of 14 popular Android apps are still potentially leaking the data of more than 30.5 How we collected and analyzed the data.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Though we may be stuck with endless COVID-19 scams and a gradual visible rise in all manner of cryptocurrency hijinks, the old school attacks are as perilous as ever; CISA, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, have released their 2021 report detailing the increasing globalised threat of the ransomware menace.

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Spinone

JANUARY 30, 2019

Organizations today are housing business-critical services such as Email and Data storage to popular Software-as-a-Service offerings from the likes of Microsoft’s Office 365 and Google’s G Suite. Security of public cloud offerings has been one of the primary concerns since the inception of cloud computing.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I’ve been teaching a lot of cloud incident response over the past few years and started using two phrases from Paramedicland that seem to resonate well with budding incident responders. For cloud, we teach them to identify significant findings that require them to hone in on a problem right then and there before moving on.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

What To Know About Privacy Data. Every year, up to 10% of Americans fall for a scam, which often leads to the exposure of their personal data, according to Legaljobs. Staying safe on the internet means knowing what privacy data is and how to help protect your personal information. What Is Privacy Data? IdentityIQ.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In an age of ransomware attacks , it’s crucial to back up data and essential systems. Sometimes, this can just mean backing up certain mobile settings and functions, or options and data settings for a PC. The files can also be saved in the cloud. This is why you have backups of backups. Do people backup their backups?

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It’s become an entire collection of rapidly developing technologies and products that includes specialized applications, wearable devices, implantable sensors, and cloud databases, many of which have only appeared in the past couple of years. Medical data leaks. In 2020, Proteus went bankrupt. Perhaps not.

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Spinone

MAY 22, 2020

There is arguably not a greater danger to your business than the possibility of a cyber attack that leaves your business-critical data either compromised or destroyed. Why is cybersecurity so costly? Read also: The Cost of Data Breach: Calculate the ROI of Backup How Much Does Cybersecurity Cost? Why is this?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How important is endpoint security management for organizations? If you ask security managers, not that much. Around 49 percent of the poll’s respondents say that endpoint security is nonexistent for them, while 11 percent regard it as a lowest-priority matter. This state of endpoint security is a disaster waiting to happen.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2022

Ransomware just keeps getting worse, it seems. ” Most threat actors have been focused on locking data, sometimes with innovative techniques to evade detection tools. .” ” Most threat actors have been focused on locking data, sometimes with innovative techniques to evade detection tools.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2023

The recent tsunami of Cl0p-driven ransomware attacks via the MOVEit Transfer exploit is a painful reminder of the general idea behind the pessimistic “the cloud is just someone else’s computer” analogy. Why is exposing config files dangerous? What DepositFiles data was exposed? The config file is an essential part of any system.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 9, 2019

Countless Congressional hearings, 48 state data privacy laws and GDPR and mega breaches like the discovery of data on 500 million Facebook users just keep happening. In this episode of the podcast, Paul is joined by experts from the firm BitSight and BigID to discuss why we can't seem to stop the breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Like any other digital machine, backup systems are vulnerable to data loss and compromise. As ransomware threats loom, we look at where backups fall short, and what to keep in mind to optimize network and data security. Why Are Backups Critical? Why Are Backups Critical? Extended Downtime Can Be Deadly.

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Spinone

AUGUST 25, 2018

Spinbackup is a cloud-to-cloud backup and cloud G Suite security solution provider. We protect organizations of all types against data leaks and data loss disasters. First, we provide a fully automated solution for G Suite administrators to backup and protect sensitive data.

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Spinone

MARCH 19, 2020

On the heels of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and with California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) looming, keeping data private and secure is more critical than ever before. Encryption is one of the tried and true security mechanisms for keeping data secure and private both on-premises and in the cloud.

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Encryption Backups Technology Data privacy 52

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

diplomacy and national security, with emphases on technology trends in cyberwarfare, cyberdefense, and cryptography. With more consumers and B2B enterprises conducting business in the cyber world, security threats are an increasing concern. This is not to be confused with GDPR , which governs general data protection.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

vpnMentor ’s research team discovered a hack affecting 80 million US households, and the incident is still actively leaking data. Hosted by a Microsoft cloud server, the 24 GB database includes the number of people living in each household with their full names, their marital status, income bracket, age, and more.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2023

Sextortion, the act of blackmailing individuals for cash in return for not leaking sensitive imagery and videos, has been a problem for many years. The imagery may be stolen from online cloud storage, leaked from a server, or obtained by compromising a PC with malware. Personalize your security and privacy settings.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 1, 2018

This is a little project I started whilst killing time in a hotel room in late 2013 after thinking "I wonder if people actually know where their data has been exposed?" I ran it on a coffee budget (the goal was to keep the operating costs under what a couple of cups from a cafe each day would cost) and I made it freely accessible.

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Spinone

MARCH 10, 2019

There is certainly no shortage of cloud security concerns for businesses today. There are constantly new headlines, blog posts, statistics, and other information pointing to the fact that security breaches, malware, ransomware, data leak events, phishing and other security concerns are not going away.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 6, 2022

What is ERP Security (and Why Does it Matter?). This year's theme, "See Yourself in Cyber," demonstrates that while cybersecurity may seem like a complex subject, it comes down to people playing their part in the security of their home and organization. . Current Gaps in ERP Security. maaya.alagappan.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

IBM’s “ 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report ” details the costs that come from a data breach as a result of various cybersecurity risks. million Healthcare organizations for the 9th year in a row had the highest costs associated with data breaches – $6.45 Why is it important?

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Spinone

OCTOBER 8, 2019

All of cloud backup services for Office 365 admins perform the same primary function – they automatically backup your data. And this difference in “not what but how” is crucial for data security. All the data management and preservation processes must be aligned with the data protection regulations.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Even though most companies have this policy in place, employee-based mistakes are still responsible for 90 percent of data breaches in the cloud, according to Kaspersky Lab. So, how to compose a cyber security policy that works if you are a small-to-medium business owner or IT admin with no experience in that matter?

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Spinone

OCTOBER 30, 2018

We saw, how Gmail was launched in 2007, then we saw, how they started engaging in the cloud war by launching their own cloud storage: Google Drive , and they continued to go on and on, making our lives easier with their products. We keep those files into the Google cloud storage : Google Drive. Or using a flash-drive?

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Backups Accountability Engineering Risk 40

Spinone

JANUARY 24, 2020

Ransomware protection is necessary for any organization, as ransomware attacks entail significant costs, plus data recovery and down-time process can last for many weeks. Here is how to get the best ransomware protection for your G Suite or Office 365 data. That’s why stopping a ransomware attack early is vital.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The technical security of our systems has never been better,” he said. Closed systems like gaming consoles, for example, are secure because their owners don’t have permission to program them. That’s why attackers go through humans; it’s the only easy route left,” Hyppönen said. Most people aren’t worth that effort and money. “It

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