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The Silent Breach: How E-Waste Fuels Cybercrime

SecureWorld News

These forgotten electronics pose a risk to our security. And with Americans owning an average of 24 electronic items in their homes , neglecting to dispose of these items correctly is putting individuals at significant risk of cybercrime. Cybercrime is an online criminal activity that targets computer networks and devices.

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How to establish network security for your hybrid workplace

CyberSecurity Insiders

To combat these vulnerabilities, organizations must consider establishing hybrid workplace network security. This article will discuss types of network security breaches to watch out for. With hybrid and remote workplaces becoming increasingly normal, workplace network security must become a priority.

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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

For more information on network security threats and how to address them, visit Network Security Threats. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is designed to protect the privacy and security of consumer financial information.

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Story of the Year: global IT outages and supply chain attacks

SecureList

This incident demonstrates the possibility of attacks being conducted to cause physical harm, and various threat actors may be leveraging electronic or fully digital components. Fortinet firewall vulnerabilities What happened? Fortinet products are integral to many organizations’ network security.

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Five Tips for Ensuring Communications Security in Your Organization

CyberSecurity Insiders

This was likely our first exposure to communication security. As we grew older, our experience with communication security, or COMSEC, was likely much more sophisticated, such as advanced electronic mathematical algorithms created for securing satellite communications thousands of miles away in space.

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What does WiFi stand for?

Malwarebytes

The Alliance tasked marketing company Interbrand with creating a palatable term that they could trademark because “Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) wireless communication standard 802.11 Your computer can communicate with your router through a WiFi signal (or a cable) even if your router isn’t online.

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Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

eSecurity Planet

Consumer electronics, business, network appliances, and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are all driving the exponential growth of IoT systems. Attacks at the Network Edge. Edge computing is the relatively new focus on traffic as close as possible to the client device and user. What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G?

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