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Importance of having a Threat Intelligence Platform

CyberSecurity Insiders

However, as manual track down of threats is impossible, due to sheer volumes of data, analysts use an automated form of software that assists them in collecting, analyzing and sharing information with the teams to ensure identity and prevention of harm from attacks.

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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. New technologies come with risks — there’s no denying that. military officials hired data analysts to crack the Japanese secret code known as JN-25. The Creeper Virus (1971).

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Learnings from 2022 Breaches: Reassessing Access Controls and Data Security Strategies

CyberSecurity Insiders

As we understand more about data security and, even more so, as data becomes more fluid, complex and dynamic, it’s critical to reevaluate what constitutes strong data protection. Up until very recently, traditional data technologies didn’t have strong security controls in place.

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GCHQ implements World War II cipher machines in encryption app CyberChef

Security Affairs

We've brought technology from our past into the present by creating emulators for Enigma, Typex and The Bombe in #CyberChef. ” CyberChef was published as open source on GitHub, it allows users to analyze encryption, compression and decompression, and data formats with simple drag and drop operations.

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Misconfigured Registries: Security Researchers Find 250 Million Artifacts Exposed

eSecurity Planet

Aqua Security lead threat intelligence and data analyst Assaf Morag told eSecurity Planet by email that it’s crucial for companies of all sizes to have a defined point of contact for security researchers and a known security disclosure playbook.

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DCAP Systems: Protecting Your Data with Advanced Technology

SecureWorld News

Huge arrays of unstructured data utilized and modified by many users as well as the ever-growing complexity of attacks, lead to the fact that the usual means of protecting the perimeter of a corporate network no longer meet current information security requirements. In particular.

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Indicators of compromise (IOCs): how we collect and use them

SecureList

It is a highly demanding activity, which requires time, multidisciplinary skills, efficient technology, innovation and dedication. We have been doing so since 2008, benefiting from Kaspersky’s decades of cyberthreat data management, and unrivaled technologies. But why are we offering cyber threat intelligence at all?