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Security Roundup May 2023

BH Consulting

Repetition can lead people to over-disclose information, that could then put them at risk of identity theft and cybercrime. This knowledge could also help security professionals with developing or updating security awareness programmes. MORE Threat Prompt newsletter covers the intersection between AI and infosec.

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Understanding Cybersecurity

SiteLock

With database access, thieves can use the data to commit fraud, blackmail, extortion, identity theft and to turn a quick profit by selling it to other criminals on the dark web. Good cyber hygiene isn’t only about software and systems. Databases are the repositories of information, the thing most cybercriminals are after.

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Employee Spotlight: The Human Faces Behind Artificial Intelligence

Webroot

Nonetheless, I brushed up on my security awareness training afterwards! 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had logged more than 298,000 consumer complaints related to COVID-19 stimulus payments, 68 percent of them involving fraud or identity theft. Malware is the second big threat facing businesses. As of Jan.

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Websites repeatedly stalked by fraudulent copycats, say researchers

SC Magazine

The tech’s getting better and the cost is getting lower and those things are probably what’s working against the [security] community,” said Sean Nikkel, senior cyber threat intel analyst at Digital Shadows. There are lots of different ways to go through the whole takedown process,” said Nikkel.

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Unlearning What We Know In Cybersecurity

Jane Frankland

To minimize the reputational damage from this attack, the firm offered 2-years of complimentary access to credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services for affected individuals. . Now It’s crystal clear from just these few stories that the cyber threat to the legal sector is significant and growing.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

This is one of the most widespread cyber threats, making up at least 27% of all malware incidents as per Verizon’s annual DBIR report (2020). Cybercriminals can utilize the botnet to carry out malicious activities, such as phishing, identity theft and bypassing security to access private networks. Ransomware.

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Hospital & Healthcare Technology - Case Study

Approachable Cyber Threats

Category Case Study The healthcare industry is facing an ever-growing cyber threat that has doubled in the last five years. In this case study, we look at vulnerabilities that most impact the industry and how healthcare providers can protect themselves from cyber threats.