SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

Jordan Fischer , Partner at Constangy and frequent instructor and speaker for SecureWorld, said the USPS incident shows that attacks are not always sophisticated or technical, and that humans are still the weakest link when it comes to cybersecurity. Using a password manager such as Keeper can help users avoid phony lookalike websites.

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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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The State of Security

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As threats to technology and private information become more frequent, the President of the United States and Congress have proclaimed October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This initiative aims to assist people in protecting themselves online.

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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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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. In many ways, leading a security mission out of a university is like securing a city. Sherry said.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

About the author: Charlotte Hooper is the Helpline Manager at The Cyber Helpline, a U.K. charity and movement by the cybersecurity industry that supports more than 2,000 individuals and sole traders impacted by cybercrime and online harm every month. RELATED: What Is The Cyber Helpline?

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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. But it’s not just about credentials either.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Also: October is just around the corner and that means Cyber Security Awareness Month is upon us. So what are top cyber security professionals “aware of” these days? Also: October is just around the corner and that means Cyber Security Awareness Month is upon us. October is Cybersecurity awareness month.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The good news is that we already possess the technology, as well as the best practices frameworks, to mitigate fast-rising IoT exposures. This is why it is important to build employee training for consumer IoT devices into security awareness training programs.” This surge can, and must, be blunted. And it’s not over yet.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Technology. But, every advancement towards realizing a 21st century quality of life comes with a wave of security threats, old and new. VPNs are the baseline cybersecurity tool to safeguard internet-enabled devices and a home network. It’s designed to make our homes more comfortable and workplaces more efficient.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Top Cybersecurity Companies. NINJIO Cybersecurity Awareness Training. Learn more about NINJIO Cybersecurity Awareness Training.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 4, 2023

The continued existence of World Password Day is a tell that something has gone badly wrong in cybersecurity. Critical technology should not require an annual pep talk to function correctly. And make no mistake, password authentication is critical technology. It is the bedrock on which security is built.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While organizations can invest in sophisticated cybersecurity and threat detection solutions to detect anomalous network and system activity, a socially-engineered conversation between a malicious actor and an untrained employee can easily slip under the radar.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

Mondelez International, maker of such brands as Oreo, Ritz and Sour Patch Kids, is in the midst of rolling out a video-based security awareness and training program. And then on the awareness front, it is building and propagating a security culture within the enterprise. We have had security awareness for years.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

But infosec thought leaders say that blaming an intern ignores the true roots of the problem, including insufficient credentials policies and access management practices – as evidenced in part by the simplicity of the password itself: “solarwinds123”. “In Many password managers are free,” said Carson.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Confirm that the vendor uses industry-standard security technologies and processes. Take a closer look at the SaaS vendor evaluation checklist below: IT Infrastructure Analysis This phase underscores the value of investing in IT infrastructure security. Internal actors also play a substantial role in cybersecurity breaches.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

Mondelez International, maker of such brands as Oreo, Ritz and Sour Patch Kids, is in the midst of rolling out a video-based security awareness and training program. And then on the awareness front, it is building and propagating a security culture within the enterprise. We have had security awareness for years.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As technology evolves, their tools and methods continue to become more sophisticated. Cybersecurity Ventures estimates that a ransomware attack targets a business every 14 seconds , and that number will fall to 11 seconds by 2021. Modern cybercriminals have an array of weapons in their cyber arsenals. The Impact of a Ransomware Attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2022

federal security agencies are putting companies on alert to potential threats from Russian state-sponsored cybercriminal groups, warning in particular about dangers to critical infrastructure and urging organizations to learn how to detect and protect against attacks. The joint cybersecurity advisory issued Jan. Tactics and Responses.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

It’s really making sure you learn the business process – and that’s the starting point before you even before you even think about implementing technology to drive that business process and make it more efficient,” said McCarthy.

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