Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2022

In 2001, I joined a global retailer based in the Pacific Northwest as a network engineer. The post Confessions of a Network Engineer – Remote Access VPNs appeared first on Security Boulevard. My first task was to build out a remote access VPN. Little did I know that the.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Global October Cybersecurity Events: Where You Can Find Thales. The summer is now over, and October is a month full of cybersecurity events for Thales around the world. GITEX GLOBAL is the biggest security and technology event and exhibition in the Middle East. Data Security. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 06:55. Safe travels!

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

Companies spend a staggering amount of money on cybersecurity products to defend their networks and data from hackers, but a couple of industry pros say that money is wasted if companies don’t change their internal cybersecurity culture. In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 trillion by 2025.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2024

The post Threat Groups Rush to Exploit JetBrains’ TeamCity CI/CD Security Flaws appeared first on Security Boulevard. Those reports followed.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 1, 2023

The post The AI Takeover: Cybersecurity Tool or Terminator? appeared first on Security Boulevard. The Spring 2022 release of OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 image generator wowed users with its ability to create nearly any conceivable image based on a natural language description, even as.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2021

Reading about Colonial Pipeline shutting down its “network” on Friday raises many more questions. The post Of Pipelines And Cybersecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2022

A recent experience highlighted that security awareness training and most alerts to users about unsafe practices may be making the error of being too general. An alert came in one morning about a security alert generated by my device. See the winners of eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards. Echoes of Y2K.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The first is that they handle troves of sensitive data, especially personally identifiable information (PII) , and the second is that they operate on shoestring budgets with little to no cybersecurity staff or leadership buy-in. We’ll break down five best practices for local government cybersecurity in this post.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

For this reason, cybersecurity should be a top priority, especially for small businesses. Small businesses also face unique challenges in cybersecurity. That means you need to have a plan for responding to attacks that break through even the most secure defenses. Delegating Responsibilities in Your Incident Response Plan.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 17, 2023

It’s Help|About Time: Chrome’s “V8” JavaScript engine has high-severity vuln. The post Drop Everything: Update Chrome NOW — 0-Day Exploit in Wild appeared first on Security Boulevard. Scrotes already exploiting it.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 18, 2023

Experts are worried that ChatGPT’s ability to source recent data about an organization could make social engineering and phishing attacks more effective than ever. The post When ChatGPT Goes Phishing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency penetrated in February, via vuln in Ivanti. The post Irony of Ironies: CISA Hacked — ‘by China’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Free rides and traffic jams: U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The consistent implementation of firewall best practices establish a strong defense against cyber attacks to secure sensitive data, protect the integrity and continuity of business activities, and ensure network security measures function optimally. Why It Matters By restricting access, this strategy mitigates potential damage.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Researchers have reverse engineered NSO group’s recent zero-click iPhone exploit. The post NSO Zero-Click Exploit: Turing-Complete CPU in Image File appeared first on Security Boulevard. And it’s a doozy.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

This method involves using emails, social media, instant messaging, and other platforms to manipulate users into revealing personal information or performing actions that can lead to network compromise, data loss, or financial harm. social engineering tactics and strange sender behaviors), they also use artificial intelligence algorithms.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices 3 Real Examples of DLP Best Practices in Action How to Implement a Data Loss Prevention Strategy in 5 Steps Bottom Line: Secure Your Operations with Data Loss Prevention Best Practices When Should You Incorporate a DLP Strategy? Proofpoint’s 2024 data loss landscape report reveals 84.7%

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

IT security is one of the most fast-paced industries in the world. million unfilled cybersecurity jobs by 2021. There is clearly a demand for skilled security professionals. So let’s take a look at some of the most common IT security roles and what it takes to fit into them. An estimation shows that there will be 3.5

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Further reading: The Case for Decryption in Cybersecurity.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 29, 2023

As attacks continue to evolve, harnessing AI and advanced social engineering techniques for increasingly sophisticated, stealthy attacks, many. The post We’ve Been Using Email Since 1971—It’s Time We Make it Secure appeared first on Security Boulevard. Email is one of the most important communication tools used today.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its #StopRansomware guide to account for the fact that ransomware actors have accelerated their tactics and techniques since the original guide was released in September of 2020. Drive-by-downloads. Malvertising. Use automation to detect common issues (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Clearly, companies and individuals should not rely exclusively on built-in security. Of course, it does not mean you should not use those tools, but nothing replaces security awareness training , active monitoring , regular pentesting , and threat hunting.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2020

When David Sherry became Chief Information Security Officer at Princeton University, he says cybersecurity was done well. "I I don't want you to think security at Princeton was some sort of vast wasteland. How do you assess your current cybersecurity culture? Security culture for faculty and staff. "We Sherry said.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Social engineering schemes continue to flourish, making their way into company inboxes with the intent to mislead employees into downloading malicious software. These schemes appear fraudulent to those familiar with phishing.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While orchestrated, targeted phishing attacks are nothing new to experienced IT and cybersecurity pros, AI has added to their ferocity and sophistication. The post How AI is Encouraging Targeted Phishing Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Some information should never be publicly available over the internet, while other details are okay to share so long as you have certain security safeguards and awareness training in place to make sure attackers cannot turn that info against you. OOO Messages.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2022

Threat groups like Lapsus$ are increasingly targeting the blind spots in otherwise robust corporate cybersecurity programs. The post Five Security Lessons From the Lapsus$ Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Google’s new Cybersecurity Action Team (CAT) would like you to know that insecure cloud instances can be hijacked by hackers. The post Crypto Mining Hackers vs. Cloud Computing—Google States the Obvious appeared first on Security Boulevard. Stop the press. Did we really need to be told that?

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 5, 2021

A Senate committee graded cybersecurity as poor among eight big agency departments. The post SHOCKER: Senate Says Security Sucks—Still appeared first on Security Boulevard. Not much has changed since the last report.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2022

Most of what you can access using a web browser and search engine exists on the surface of the internet. The internet is like the ocean—bigger than you might think and largely unexplored. Below the surface lies the deep web. You might associate this term with attackers, scammers and illegal activities. And although there’s some.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The growing risks leave us with the fact that cybersecurity education is not a matter of choice anymore – it’s a matter of necessity. Also, there is a shortage of cybersecurity skills in the world, which makes it a plentiful field to make a career. The list will save your time and make a choice easier.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 11, 2022

Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick learned early on to use emotion to manipulate and socially engineer his targets. At the time, his targets were typically sysadmins, and the social engineering started with a phone call. Security awareness advocate says 'check your emotions'. Hacker targets victims with fear. That was the fear.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2021

For better or worse, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work and our corresponding cybersecurity needs. And this requires securing our networks for the new normal of IT infrastructures. Reducing human error to alleviate cybersecurity risk can be done through a few different approaches. Article by Beau Peters.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2024

The post Risks of GenAI Rising as Employees Remain Divided About its Use in the Workplace appeared first on Security Boulevard. One in three office workers who use GenAI admit to sharing customer info, employee details and financial data with the platforms. Are you worried yet?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Establish communication channels and awareness It’s critical to establish clear communication channels. Penetration testing should not be siloed and limited to IT and security teams. Engineers and product teams need to be mainly involved in the program’s reporting, remediation, and monitoring phases.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 15, 2024

The post Dell Hell Redux — More Personal Info Stolen by ‘Menelik’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Phish Ahoy! Hacker took advantage of Dell’s lack of anti-scraping defense.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2024

The post Dropbox Hacked: eSignature Service Breached appeared first on Security Boulevard. Drop Dropbox? The company apologized as user details were leaked from its “Dropbox Sign” product.

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