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How to Prevent Data Breaches: Data Breach Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

With the ever-present threat of data breaches, organizations need to adopt best practices to help prevent breaches and to respond to them when they occur to limit any damage. And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices.

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BrandPost: A New Model for Defeating Cyberattacks and Reducing Costs

CSO Magazine

We live in a world where the question is no longer whether your company will experience a data breach, but when. Hardly a day goes by that you don’t hear about a major data breach or a new cyberattack that is making headlines — and the costs associated with these security events continue to mount.

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Top 7 Cloud Storage Security Issues & Risks (+ Mitigations)

eSecurity Planet

We’ve identified the top cloud storage security issues and risks, along with their effective mitigation strategies. We’ll illustrate these concepts below with real-life examples of events highlighting vulnerabilities in cloud storage. Regular reviews, enhanced analytics, and incident response methods improve security.

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What Is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)? Definition & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

This includes scanning data in transit between devices or networks, as well as data at rest stored on servers, endpoints, or in the cloud, to ensure comprehensive coverage for detecting and preventing potential data breaches or illegal access.

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Multi-Tenancy Cloud Security: Definition & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Top 5 Multi-Tenant Security Risks & Issues While multi-tenancy provides considerable benefits to both cloud providers and customers, it also poses significant security and privacy risks. It is critical to keep software and systems up to date with security fixes. Set up DLP rules to identify and prevent sensitive data leaks.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Without it, overprivileged users may unwittingly undermine network security, resulting in illegal access or data breaches. Implement Network Segmentation Implementing network segmentation means isolating various network segments to improve security.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.