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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – What it Really Means for WordPress Users

SiteLock

It should come as no surprise that every day we’re immersed in the complexities of cybersecurity. Since October is National Cyber Security Awareness month (NCSAM), we thought it would be fitting to write a bit about the overall subject of cyber security and how that applies to WordPress website owners. It’s led by the U.S.

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Mother of all Breaches may contain NEW breach data

Malwarebytes

This consists of personal stashes of data breaches existing all over the place, fueling an exchange ecosystem that creates copies of billions of records of personal data over and over again. It has Terms of Service that include: You may only use this service for your own personal security and research.

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The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security

Schneier on Security

They affect national security. In his keynote address at the International Conference on Cybersecurity, Attorney General William Barr argued that companies should weaken encryption systems to gain access to consumer devices for criminal investigations. They're critical to national security as well as personal security.

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What Are the Risks of a Data Breach?

Identity IQ

How to Help Protect Yourself from a Data Breach While the threat to your personal security can be extremely unsettling, regular privacy scans, strong passwords and authentication, updated software, and being mindful as to what you share online, are major preventative measures you can practice daily to significantly help mitigate this risk.

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GUEST ESSAY: Until we eliminate passwords, follow these 4 sure steps to password hygiene

The Last Watchdog

More Americans than ever are working remotely and seeking out entertainment online, and this increase of internet activity has fueled a dramatic spike in cybercrime. Two-factor authentication may seem technically complicated, but “2FA” is a security measure you already know. Related: Training human sensors.

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SHARED INTEL: How NTA/NDR systems get to ‘ground truth’ of cyber attacks, unauthorized traffic

The Last Watchdog

It appears the cam in question was unwittingly set up by an employee for personal security reasons. million in VC backing, grown to more than 450 employees and now finds itself in the thick of a hot emerging cybersecurity space, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA,) as so declared by tech industry consultancy Gartner.

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12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2023

eSecurity Planet

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. Discover security issues as part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as soon as possible.

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