CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 18, 2022

As more and more businesses increase the number of their digital assets and incorporate new technology to operate, they turn their attack surface into an intricate network. Securing all the systems that include remote employees’ endpoint devices and multi-cloud environments has been a challenge. To Conclude.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

This ensures the entirety of the network and its endpoints are marked for testing and evaluation. Network tests Some organizations differentiate internal from external network security tests. Most cyberattacks today start with social engineering, phishing , or smishing.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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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. For example, if a new firewall rule is created that allows open traffic (0.0.0.0/0),

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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. The likelihood that the target will respond to a message is increased by this personalization.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2023

” “To mitigate this vulnerability, users should protect TCP Port 1801 from untrusted connections via the firewall where possible but should also look to apply the relevant patch to fully fix the issue,” Reeves added. CVE-2023-41763 , an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Skype for Business with a CVSS score of 5.3

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

Vulnerabilities that could potentially be used by attackers to obtain unauthorized network access, steal data, or harm a system or network are identified and analyzed using a variety of tools and technologies. Social engineering methods include phishing , baiting, and tailgating.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 12, 2021

These machines are usually the heaviest guarded against attacks: they are protected by firewalls and monitored for suspicious activities. Machines that don’t sit on the network perimeter are often treated differently. For instance, the top entry points for attackers are phishing and social engineering, and application vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

Internal Expertise Recruiting Challenges A profound shortage of IT and cybersecurity expertise continues to increase recruitment and retention costs for all organizations. Buyers can then request proposals and sample reports to evaluate if these resources can be easily understood by both executives and the in-house cybersecurity team.

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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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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Backups are a critical component of any enterprise cybersecurity posture, but they are not an airtight strategy. Whereas before, ransomware gangs would only encrypt a network’s data and (maybe) release the decryption key upon payment, today’s attackers are taking their network access a step further.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A pentest report should also outline the vulnerability scans and simulated cybersecurity attacks the pentester used to probe for weaknesses in an organization’s overall security stack or specific systems, such as websites, applications, networks, and cloud infrastructure.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Top Cybersecurity Experts to Follow on Twitter. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The post PRC State Hacking: ‘Chinese Edward Snowden’ Spills I‑Soon Secrets in Huge Dump of TTPs appeared first on Security Boulevard. Underpaid, overworked and angry: Whistleblower in hacker contractor firm for Chinese government blows lid off tactics, techniques and procedures.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2024

The post China Cracks Apple Private Protocol — AirDrop Pwned appeared first on Security Boulevard. AirDrop hashing is weaksauce: Chinese citizens using peer-to-peer wireless comms “must be identified.”

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies.

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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. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cybersecurity is an every-day growing industry, which inevitably infiltrates in the day-to-day life of each of us. With all the appearing tools, technologies, methods, and attacks, the cybersecurity field remains one of the hardest to grasp and to keep up with. Let’s dive in!

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In general, here are some of the most frequent best practices to protect against malware: Update all network, application, and device software promptly. Boost your organization’s IT literacy with ongoing cybersecurity training so they recognize the threats posed by malware attacks. How to Defend Against a Backdoor.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

However, it is extremely rare to locate this theoretical average company, and this average calculation hides the difference between different types of penetration testing (networks, applications, whole organizations, etc.) and different types of penetration tests (black box, gray box, white box, social engineering, etc.).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Such security audits require various techniques and tools to simulate classic steps of an attack, such as information gathering (reconnaissance), phishing, or privilege escalation. BeEF , or Browser Exploitation Framework, makes classic tasks such as enumeration, phishing, or social engineering seamless.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

In the race to offer comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, the product known as network detection and response (NDR) is a standalone solution as well as a central component of XDR. Almost 40 years after its start in Silicon Valley, Cisco remains one of the top IT and cybersecurity solution providers in the world.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Last week’s RSA Conference covered a litany of network security vulnerabilities, from developing more robust tokenization policies and to addressing UEFI-based attacks, and non-endpoint attack vectors. Sadly, advancements in cybersecurity extend to malicious actors as much as they do to industry professionals.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

In today’s digital age, where technology is rapidly advancing, cybersecurity has become more critical than ever. Cybersecurity refers to the set of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect digital devices, networks, and data from cyber threats. Why Is Cybersecurity Important?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 15, 2021

Prevention systems can adjust firewall rules on the fly to block or drop malicious traffic when it is detected but they do not have the robust identification capabilities of detection systems. IDPS tools can detect malware , socially engineered attacks and other web-based threats, including DDoS attacks. AT&T Cybersecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

Many IT departments struggle to stay on top of security vulnerabilities, and many don’t even know every IT asset they own, making comprehensive vulnerability management solutions an increasingly critical cybersecurity tool. Install security patches to fix bugs and help applications run better. Visit website.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 5, 2021

BAS offers more than just pen testing and red team insights, going further in recommending and prioritizing fixes to maximize security resources and minimize cyber risk. Just a few years into BAS’s entry into the cybersecurity marketplace, vendors range from startups to fast-growing mid-sized companies.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The rootkit itself was spread through a number of infection vectors, most notably social engineering and exploit packs like Blackhole. In 2012, cybersecurity experts with Kaspersky Labs announced they had discovered another malicious rootkit used in the Middle East, called Flame. performing regular security maintenance.

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