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When It comes to Cybersecurity – An ounce of prevention

CyberSecurity Insiders

Social engineering. Social engineering is the most prevalent way threat actors find their way into your environment. Disguising themselves as legitimate web sites, email, and customer service entities they depend on people’s kindness, willingness to help and urgency to resolve perceived threats/problems.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Vulnerability Management Product Guides 8 Best Vulnerability Scanner Tools Top 10 Open Source Vulnerability Assessment Tools 12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools Threat Intelligence and Detection At the most basic level, threat detection strategies and tools monitor networks for suspicious and anomalous activity.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Are firewalls configured and maintained to prevent unwanted access and data breaches?

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What is CEO-fraud and How to Protect against It?

Spinone

The CEO-fraud attack is a special form of social engineering that plays upon employee’s general respect and regard for C-level executives. The social engineering involved allows the attacker to play on the emotions and willingness to quickly please individuals who are in a C-level position by lower-level employees.