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NEW TECH: Trend Micro flattens cyber risks — from software development to deployment

The Last Watchdog

Covid19 has upgraded the Internet — from the criminals’ point of view — to a picture-perfect environment for phishing, scamming and deep network intrusions. Thus the urgency for organizations to put all excuses aside and embrace stricter cyber hygiene practices could not be any higher. I’ll keep watch.

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How to Use Your Asset Management Software to Reduce Cyber Risks

CyberSecurity Insiders

The best asset management software sets up a stock of your organization’s assets, phases of their entire life cycles, most recent software upgrades, the risks they could face, and the approaches to ensure their security. . . IoT devices could be used like botnets so as to execute DDoS attacks. . . Source . .

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GUEST ESSAY: Making the case for leveraging automation to eradicate cybersecurity burnout

The Last Watchdog

Related: Training employees to mitigate phishing It pressures working analysts to perform 24 hours’ worth of work in an 8-hour day. Experts must monitor firewalls, test business continuity plans and identify vulnerabilities with seemingly little payoff. An increasingly digitized world means analysts can’t rest.

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How to establish network security for your hybrid workplace

CyberSecurity Insiders

Phishing attacks One type of cybersecurity attack is phishing. Phishing involves a hacker attempting to trick employees or co-workers into revealing sensitive information, granting access to protected files, or inadvertently downloading malicious software. A man-in-the-middle attack can also be a type of phishing breach.

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Top 5 Cyber Predictions for 2024: A CISO Perspective

Security Boulevard

This adoption brings us to the flip side of the generative AI coin: attackers are leveraging AI tools to elevate and automate phishing campaigns, craft extremely evasive malware, and reduce the development time of threats across the board. Let’s explore five predictions that should be top of mind for security leaders and organizations.

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Safer Internet Day: The importance of training employees to keep organizations safe

CyberSecurity Insiders

This puts organizations at risk as personal devices may not use the same levels of security, e.g., encryption and firewalls compared to a company device. The findings revealed that one in 10 had been the victim of a cyber-attack during the last year, growing to more than one in seven for firms with more than 50 employees.

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Author Q&A: Former privacy officer urges leaders to prioritize security as part of cloud migration

The Last Watchdog

Cyber risks from third-party vendors further complicate the situation. To navigate this, SMBs need to conduct an enterprise risk assessment, implement basic cybersecurity controls, train their workforce, and consider outsourcing cybersecurity to a security-as-a-service provider. The law of large numbers favors the bad guys.