SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Cyberrisk is business risk. But how should we communicate this risk to the business, to clients, or to investors? Accenture annual report: risks we face from cyberattacks. However, we were most interested in seeing how Accenture articulated a particular business risk: the risk from a cyberattack.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2022

Related: Deploying human sensors to stop phishing. The post GUEST ESSAY: A breakdown of the cyber risks intrinsic to ubiquitous social media apps appeared first on Security Boulevard. More than half of the world—58.4 percent or 4.62 billion people—use social media.

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Jane Frankland

AUGUST 18, 2020

trillion in global value will be at risk from cyberattacks. That could be through common hacking techniques like phishing, bait and switch, cookie theft, deep fake , password cracking , social engineering , and so on. Both share the same goal – to reduce risk – and both design, establish and enforce controls to protect an organisation.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 26, 2020

In this episode of the podcast (#179), CISO Kayne McGlandry of IEEE joins us to talk about the cyber risks posed by COVID and why COVID-themed phishing emails shouldn’t be your only concern. Also: SMBs Struggle with Identity Spotlight Podcast: How DU Telecom Manages Digital Transformation Risk.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 3, 2019

A new phone-based phishing scam that spoofs Apple Inc. Jody Westby is the CEO of Global Cyber Risk LLC , a security consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. is likely to fool quite a few people. the day before, but she didn’t answer that call).

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2023

And there are indications that fraudsters may already be exploiting the stolen data in phishing attacks. SIM-swapping groups will often call employees on their mobile devices, pretend to be someone from the company’s IT department, and then try to get the employee to visit a phishing website that mimics the company’s login page.

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Trend Micro

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As global tension rises, cyber-risk management and security fundamentals are the key to cyber-resilience. 5 best practices are presented to manage your cyber risk.

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The human factor doesn't have to be an intangible when assessing cyber risks within a company.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

The audit proves what we've heard from many security leaders during our SecureWorld Remote Sessions : the pandemic and work from home have greatly increased the cyber attack surface and attack attempts. NASA lacked an Agency-wide risk management framework for information security and an information security architecture.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Risk management is a concept that has been around as long as companies have had assets to protect. Risk management also extends to physical devices, such as doors and locks to protect homes and vehicles, vaults to protect money and precious jewels, and police, fire, and CCTV to protect against other physical risks.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 3, 2023

As artificial intelligence and machine learning models become more firmly woven into the enterprise IT fabric and the cyberattack infrastructure, security teams will need to level up their skills to meet a whole new generation of AI-based cyber risks. And most adversarial AI examples are still largely theoretical.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

This morning, Critical Start released its first ever Cyber Risk Landscape Peer Report , which explores some of the major concerns and challenges currently confronting cybersecurity leaders as they manage risk within their organizations. Here are some comments on the cyber risk landscape from cybersecurity vendor experts.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 14, 2020

The latest risk for increased phishing attacks? Security awareness study: how do end-users view cyber risks? First, they showed subjects email phishing scams. They also told the subjects that the emails were examples of phishing. Increasing cybersecurity risks associated with COVID-19.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? GenAI holds immense potential to supercharge productivity, but if you forget basic security hygiene, you’re opening yourself up to significant risk.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Azusa’s technology team reduces phishing and other cyber risks in the cloud with ManagedMethods’ Cloud Monitor Background Like many school districts, state-of-the-art technology is at the forefront of Azusa Unified’s educational mission.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2023

Related: Training employees to mitigate phishing It pressures working analysts to perform 24 hours’ worth of work in an 8-hour day. If analysts become exhausted, pessimistic or overwhelmed trying to keep up with relentless and innovative hackers, companies and customer data could be at risk.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

For years, potential creditors have judged the relative risk of extending credit to consumers based in part on the applicant’s credit score — the most widely used being the score developed by FICO , previously known as Fair Isaac Corporation. Data accidentally released by FICO about the Cyber Risk Score for ExxonMobil.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Major sporting events like the Super Bowl face elevated cyber risks due to the proliferation of connected networks and devices used by venues, teams, vendors, media, and attendees. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working closely with partners to assess and strengthen cyber protections. This year, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Such information being available for cybercriminals could act as a catalyst for new attacks, including targeted phishing campaigns. Proper mechanisms should be considered to mitigate the risk of customer compromise, regardless of the past incident announcement.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Small and midsize businesses — so-called SMBs — face an acute risk of sustaining a crippling cyberattack. This appears to be even more true today than it was when I began writing about business cyber risks at USA TODAY more than a decade ago. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 8, 2024

This not only frees up valuable time for security professionals to focus on more complex tasks but also reduces the risk of human error. As we harness the immense potential of AI, we must also remain vigilant to the attendant risks, adopting proactive measures to secure our digital future against the looming shadow of AI-powered threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 10, 2021

SAN ANTONIO–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Human cyber risk and awareness company AwareGO announced today the release of Human Risk Assessment for Enterprise. Additionally, the solution measures the effectiveness of any cybersecurity training efforts and assesses the overall cyber resilience score of the workforce.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“This will eradicate malicious payloads from being downloaded through office files that will also help in mitigating risks such as compromised identity theft, data loss, malware propagation and remote access,” said Kellie Eickmeyer, the Principal Product Manager, Microsoft.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

We need to work with many different teammates on campus — risk management, legal, compliance and institutional review boards, to name a few — to effectively manage cybersecurity risk across our communities. They see the investment in MFA as critical to a campus cybersecurity program and managing risk for a campus.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

Related: Why not train employees as phishing cops? First, there’s a tool called the Rapid Cyber Risk Scorecard. NormShield, the Vienna, VA-based, cybersecurity firm that supplies this service, recently ran scores for all of the 26 declared presidential candidates — and found the average cyber risk score to be B+.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2023

As senior leaders revisit their growth strategies, it’s an excellent time to assess where they are on the cyber-risk spectrum and how significant the complexity costs have become. It’s important to understand that not all risks are created equal. These will vary across business units, industries, and geographies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As hackers and cyber crooks are always on a prowl of vulnerable of those who can be targeted easily by email scams, messages, malware or phishing attacks. FYI, Google already protects its users through a phishing protection tool that helps in warning the user about suspicious mails.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

The group employed sophisticated spear-phishing, watering hole attacks, and kernel-level malware to compromise the targets. Organizations can then work to counter these TTPs specific to each their assets, criticality, architecture, and other unique risks and considerations for that organization.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

Last week, the Cyber Readiness Institute introduced what it’s calling the “first comprehensive professional credential program designed to train cyber leaders in small businesses to help secure supply chains and reduce risk of a cyberattack.” But in this case, “the emphasis on cyber leadership in this program is a useful one.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Going forward on the same issue, the National Cyber Security Alliance and Cybsafe have released an annual security report in which it revealed that 1 in every 4 American citizens became a victim of identity theft between 2020-21. And sometimes, 23% of them experienced cyber-bullying and around 20% of them became a victim of a romance scam.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities, phishing, malware attacks, and exploring and exploiting unpatched software issues were being employed by the hacking groups funded by the Xi Jinping led nation. The post China is targeting smaller nations with Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

Recently, New York State’s Department of Financial Services issued a memorandum providing guidance to the insurance industry to help stabilize and safeguard the cyber insurance market. The NY DFS Cyber Insurance Risk Framework outlines a 7-point program for insurers to manage their cyber insurance risk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Staying safe online is not just a worry for parents of young children and teenagers – organizations are also constantly at risk from cyber-attacks, which is why training staff to reduce the likelihood of any such attack is crucial. So why is it vital to train employees on cybersecurity and internet risks?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

COVID-19 Pandemic has forced many of the schools to offer classes to their students online and this has turned into a golden opportunity for hackers to scan for vulnerabilities to launch attacks such as ransomware and phishing. The post British schools to get free cybersecurity accessing tool appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

SAN ANTONIO–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Security Awareness Training and Human Risk Management company AwareGO today announced company milestones achieved and overall performance for 2021, including record year-over-year online revenue growth of 219%, enterprise revenue growth of 156%, and total revenue growth of 116%. About AwareGO.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

And threat actors rely on brute force attacks, credential harvesting, spear phishing and password spray techniques to wade into the military computer networks. At the same time, keeping the OS patched with related security updates in a timely manner can also help in keeping the hackers at bay.

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