Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Incident Summary and Timeline updates ThreatDown EDR’s enhancements include two key features: an incident summary that cuts through the jargon and an interactive timeline for a clearer understanding of each alert. The incident summary translates the complex strategies and objectives of cyber threats in straightforward terms.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

According to IBM , the cost of cyber hacks in 2020 is about $3.86 But, what is the relationship of languages in data privacy, and how can a reliable translation help prevent cyber-attacks? However, with language barriers and complicated jargon in the IT industry, only IT professionals can understand their messages.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

Seasoned CISOs/CSOs understand the importance of effectively communicating cyber risk and the need for investment in cybersecurity defense to the board of directors. In this article, I will share my advice on best practices that can help CISOs successfully raise awareness and secure the necessary support from their organization’s board.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The month calls upon businesses, schools, and families to counteract cyber ghouls' sinister attempts to breach their data and steal their identities. Cook stressed the importance of avoiding jargon and acronyms in messaging, ensuring that cybersecurity is relatable and approachable.

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Adam Shostack

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I also tend to hate management books, because they often substitute jargon for crisp thinking. And it doesn’t fall into the jargon trap either in security or management. Part I is basic cyber ‘hygiene’ for the exec, including actionable steps like turn on updates and backups and two factor auth. (I

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

The speed with which companies had to digitally transform their businesses during the pandemic has increased their cyber vulnerabilities. Attacks on big brands make the headlines and the jargon used to describe vulnerabilities and malware is complex, making it appear to be a big enterprise issue.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Several experts believe we need to take a fresh look at the language we use in security. Most importantly of all, is it really helping them to change their security behaviour security for the better? Michelle Levesley is a former teacher who later moved into security education and is currently cyber awareness lead at Channel 4.

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Javvad Malik

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It seems like a lot of hard work and stress, and if you’re the CISO at a company when you suffer a breach it’s difficult to blame the intern without a mob of security professionals criticising you. Similarly, you can think of me as the David Attenborough of cyber security – observing CISOs in their natural habitat.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The impact of cyberattacks is profound, resulting in security breaches, enterprises’ revenue and reputation losses, and in some cases, organizations, and entire states being destabilized. Cybersecurity awareness training is a defensive approach used by security professionals. This only further exacerbates the issue.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This was the case with the recent MGM cyber-attack , during which the hackers reportedly gained access to MGM’s internal systems by calling the company’s help desk and asking for a password reset. Some of these details include employee names, usernames, and/or internal jargon specific to the company.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

stock exchanges must adhere to the cyber risk management and material incident reporting guidelines, commencing in mid-December 2023 (or Spring 2024 for qualifying small companies). Instantaneously determining the implications of a security breach is often an impossible task. This clarity will facilitate a more effective response.

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Herjavec Group

MAY 27, 2021

Here are my top 3 tips for effectively communicating cyber to your board. InfoSec professionals tend to describe the benefits of a strong cybersecurity program with technical jargon and acronyms. How will the critical business objectives be affected by a cyber breach? Know Your Audience and Speak Their Language.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It focuses on working adults and what their cyber knowledge and behaviors are like. "We Security Awareness Training Strategist at Proofpoint. Security Awareness Finding #1: training programs need improving. The State of the Phish research found that nearly every organization surveyed has some sort of security awareness training.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 21, 2021

Our Tandem already had some good information security practices but needed support in bringing the organisation to full compliance with the ISO 27001 Information Security Standard. It decided to come to BH Consulting, as a trusted professional security provider, to guide it along the journey to ISO 27001 certification.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

A new AI-based chatbot tool used to help identity crime victims seek after-hours help was also designed with future B2B applications in mind, including helping employees report a cyberattack when the IT or security team is unavailable. Meet ViVian, short for Virtual Victim Assistance Network. Indeed, that’s the unique aspect to this solution.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It has links to multiple types of cyber crime, including ransomware, carding, phishing, and malware development. To conduct attacks specifically linked to cryptocurrency, threat actors must usually cooperate within a web of associates—just like any other area of cyber crime.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strongly advised public companies to improve their cybersecurity. While the new security proposals have not yet become law, cybersecurity managers can begin to prepare metrics and audits that will not only help comply with those laws, but can also help create positive change now.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Ironically it was a term introduce d by a network security vendor with aspirations to enter the emerging Security Operations market. . as an integrated suite of security products spanning hybrid IT architectures, designed to interoperate and coordinate on threat prevention, detection and response. In other words,?

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Having a solid cyber threat intelligence program in place will be more relevant than ever to organizations in 2021. Todd Fitzgerald, a security expert with 20 years of experience as a chief information security officer and author of the book CISO Compass , was equally direct about the need for automation capabilities in threat intelligence.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 14, 2022

The public office also claimed, “Security systems quickly took action to contain and repel the effects.” Systems affected by the attack are the production and security systems. Ersin Cahmutoglu, a cybersecurity researcher from ADEO Cyber Security Services, also has a theory.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For the last eight-plus years, I've been working as a fractional Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He recently reached out to me said, "I really need to fix my security issues, but my team is small. And the AWS risk management people speak in a language, filled with jargon, Jeff has never heard before.

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NopSec

JANUARY 31, 2023

At this stage, you’ve probably realized that your vulnerability assessment scanner isn’t cutting it in terms of helping reduce security workload or making a meaningful impact in reducing your risk exposure. Fear not, all Security teams make this realization on the journey toward cybersecurity maturity.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 25, 2021

Here at Cisco, we like to celebrate people in cybersecurity industry who are leading the fight against bad actors as well as those creating a secure culture for organizations and the people within them. I thank you all for keeping our patients safe and secure! This month, we interviewed Esmond Kane, CISO of Steward Health Care.

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