The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 2, 2024

Organizations must stay ahead of these threats, but it can be challenging due to the dynamic nature of the cybersecurity landscape. Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. Conduct regular security testing and code reviews.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 18, 2025

It’s time to shift the mindset of cybersecurity awareness and challenge the traditional fear-based approach to training people. In the webinar, Brian talked about moving ‘beyond fear’ to develop new awareness models that empower users, as this leads to more sustainable and effective cybersecurity behaviour.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Identity phishing doesn’t just lead to data theft – it can also lead to financial fraud, targeted social engineering attacks and lateral movement across endpoints. The post Identity Phishing: Using Legitimate Cloud Services to Steal User Access appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2023

Human error can be found at the root of the vast majority of cybersecurity breaches. According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, 82% of global cybersecurity incidents included some level of human involvement. Security cannot only be the mandate of information security teams.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, certain tools and techniques possess a fascinating duality. These are known as "dual-use" techniques and understanding them is crucial for anyone involved in cybersecurity. This duality arises from the inherent versatility of many cybersecurity tools.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 15, 2024

A former Amazon engineer who scammed more than $12 million from two decentralized cryptocurrencies exchanges in 2022 was sentenced to three years in prison in a case that the U.S. The post Ex-Security Engineer Gets Three Years in Prison for $12 Million Crypto Hacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Despite all this, there is one tech category that has held up fairly well: Cybersecurity. Just look at a report from M&A advisory firm Houlihan Lokey , which found that private cybersecurity company funding grew by 9.4% There have been a number of impressive funding rounds this year for cybersecurity startups.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2025

The cybersecurity landscape has never moved faster and the people tasked with defending it have never felt more exposed. Tout introduces Strategic Performance Intelligence (SPI) as an operating model to help CISOs reclaim their influence, align cybersecurity with business outcomes, and speak the language of decision-makers.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 1, 2025

The RSA Conference 2025, held in San Francisco from April 28 to May 1, spotlighted the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, with a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence, identity security, and collaborative defense strategies. One Community) emphasized collaboration across diverse perspectives to tackle cybersecurity challenges.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2024

March Madness is a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to deploy phishing lures, malicious apps, and social engineering tactics," warns Krishna Vishnubhotla, VP of Product Strategy at mobile security firm Zimperium. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 12, 2025

Security is like car maintenance - you either keep up with it, or you deal with the consequences. And by the time you see the check engine light, it might already be too late. The post Security Neglect: Like an Unserviced Car, Its Only a Matter of Time appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2025

Phishing plays straight out of the cybercrime playbook "March Madness brings heightened cybersecurity risks this year, especially with the expansion of sports gambling beyond traditional office pools creating new attack vectors for credential harvesting and financial fraud," warns J. Awareness and vigilance.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 8, 2024

While many organizations are adopting AI at an alarming pace to gain efficiencies and lower operating costs through technology and headcount reduction, they may also be sacrificing their security. The post Human Vigilance is Required Amid AI-Generated Cybersecurity Threats appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 14, 2025

Organizations can adopt FinOps, a cloud financial management practice promoting shared accountability among engineering, finance and operations teams to balance innovation, security and cost efficiency. The post Savings and Security: The Dual Benefits of FinOps and the Cloud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

While details remain sparse, reports suggest social engineering tactics like phishing, SIM swapping, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) fatigue attacks may have been used to infiltrate systems. Once inside, they’ll likely have used other methods to successfully bypass enterprise security tools. Here’s why and how: 1.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 8, 2024

That inspiration is needed, because inequality and gender representation still need to improve in cybersecurity. Even though girls outperform at school, just 26 per cent of people under the age of 30 working in cybersecurity are female, according to ISC2. They are paving the way for the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, which is eyeing an IPO in the next 18 months, is buying startup Normalyze to improve its data protection capabilities and mitigate the threat humans present in an increasingly fast-paced, interconnected, and AI-focus world.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Global inflation can have, and is having, a significant impact on cybersecurity. As prices rise, organizations may be tempted to cut back on cybersecurity spending, making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Additionally, inflation can make it more difficult for organizations to keep up with the latest cybersecurity threats.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 1, 2024

The post CSMA Starts with Identity A Comprehensive Approach to Modern Cybersecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard. With the rise of AI, NHIs (non-human identities) are booming, and attacks are becoming increasingly identity-first and AI-powered, making them faster, evasive and more sophisticated.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The post Why an HR-IT Partnership is Critical for Managing Cybersecurity Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. By aligning priorities into a shared game plan, HR and IT can finally set their organizations up to defend against modern cyberthreats.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 18, 2025

The FBI, along with state authorities and cybersecurity experts, have issued warnings to the public to remain vigilant against these deceptive tactics. Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks reported that a threat actor has registered more than 10,000 domains to impersonate toll services and package delivery services in at least 10 U.S.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

"Wire transfers are instantaneous and almost impossible to reverse, prepaid gift cards offer weak security measures, and there are private key vulnerabilities when paying by crypto. Protect your personal information Valentine's Day scammers take advantage of social engineering and people letting their guard down around February 14th.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 28, 2024

Cary, NC, May 28, 2024, CyberNewsWire — If there is a single theme circulating among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) right now, it is the question of how to get stakeholders on board with more robust cybersecurity training protocols. The human factor Cybersecurity is not just about technology; it’s about people.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This bad news from UScellular follows similarly troubling disclosures from networking software supplier SolarWinds and from email security vendor Mimecast. The SolarWinds hack came to light in mid-December and has since become a red hot topic in the global cybersecurity community. Meanwhile, Mimecast followed its Jan.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 19, 2025

These features make it easier to create effective policies while maintaining security, performance, and privacy. Intelligent Decryption Bypass The Intelligent Decryption Bypass feature utilizes Cisco’s Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE) to analyze encrypted traffic and determine risk levels without the need for decryption.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In one of the early sessions, Onur Korucu, managing partner of GovernID, spoke about how AI’s rapid progress is reshaping approaches to cybersecurity. Counteracting the clichés One common storyline we see in cybersecurity marketing is how criminals’ use of AI is a major threat. We overestimate AI,” she said.

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Lenny Zeltser

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

After all, people outside the security team are the ones who deliver services, build products, or otherwise engage in business activities that require making security-related decisions. How might we distribute cybersecurity tasks and operationalize the perhaps utopian idea that "security is everyone's responsibility"?

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BH Consulting

MAY 28, 2025

Its an apt phAn erase for people working in cybersecurity and data protection, who, as Brian joked, tend not to look on the bright side. Common ways of infiltrating victim organisations include social engineering against employees and stolen credentials. The last point delivers the biggest bang for your buck in security, Brian argued.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 14, 2022

As the CTO of Cisco Secure, TK has over 25 years of networking and security expertise, as well as a penchant for driving technical innovation. As for me, I’m a cybersecurity specialist of 10 years with an obsession for communication and empathy. Expanding security awareness . Who do you want to hear from next?

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024: The Top Four Ways to Secure Our World madhav Tue, 10/01/2024 - 06:44 Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an international initiative that focuses on simple ways to protect ourselves, our families, and our businesses from online threats. Key Cybersecurity Practices to Implement 1.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 15, 2021

While October is designated as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, focusing on keeping your company and customers safe should be a constant priority, especially with the growing number and sophistication of ransomware attacks worldwide.

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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

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

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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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes reported a 42% increase in malvertising campaigns in the U.S. These can appear as seemingly legitimate sponsored ads on search engines like Google or as banners on trusted websites. Search engines such as Microsoft's Bing and even ads served through social media platforms are similarly exploited.

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