Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2023

Human error can be found at the root of the vast majority of cybersecurity breaches. According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, 82% of global cybersecurity incidents included some level of human involvement. Security cannot only be the mandate of information security teams.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Curricula, an Atlanta based security company, is offering a free training in Cybersecurity for Small and Medium Business (SMBs) employees. The security awareness training will be offered in a virtual mode designed to defend organizations holding an employee count of over 1000 employees.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 7, 2021

Some University of California employees and students are being threatened by cybercriminals following a data breach within the University of California system. for secure file transfers and the list of known victims in this breach is growing. University uses data breach as learning opportunity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 7, 2021

As opposed to traditional indicators of compromise, indications of abuse help organizations to effectively detect, prioritize, and respond to areas of concern well before a data breach has occurred.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In response to continuing waves of data breaches and network disruptions, companies have made a concerted effort and poured substantial resources into promoting data security awareness among employees, suppliers and clients. Safeguarding data in workplace settings gets plenty of attention.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

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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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Hospitals will be required to implement comprehensive cybersecurity programs, including vulnerability assessments, access controls, and security awareness training for their employees. The act mandates risk assessments, incident reporting, and data breach notification procedures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In addition to being a differentiator, cybersecurity must be at the core of digital transformation strategies because investments in advanced technologies are obsolete if they’re vulnerable to attacks or leaking data. Respondents warned that CEOs cannot overlook the importance of awareness training. Be ready for ransomware.

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Security Through Education

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIIS) 2020/21 State of the Profession report, job stress keeps 51% of cybersecurity professionals up at night. Of the hundreds of security professionals surveyed, the majority mentioned that stress and burnout have become a major issue during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

KrebsOnSecurity reviewed the Web sites for the global top 100 companies by market value, and found just five percent of top 100 firms listed a chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO). This post explores some reasons why this is the case, and why it can’t change fast enough.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2022

In information security, users, programs, processes, devices, and systems should have access only to the minimum information they require. APIs have become an essential part of building modern applications; a hacked API can lead to a data breach resulting in security incidents. Conclusion.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to one report , 82% of data breaches involved the human element, from social attacks to misuse of technologies. Due to the increasing use of digital tools for business operations and reliance on employee conduct to ensure security, new solutions are required.

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NopSec

MAY 9, 2016

Recent highly publicized data breaches in major hospitals show that minimum compliance is not effective when protecting your data. Information security resources are hard to find, expensive, and constantly moving around. The biggest risk for data breaches remains the people within the organization.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2023

“After the incident, TSMC has immediately terminated its data exchange with this concerned supplier in accordance with the Company’s security protocols and standard operating procedures. TSMC remains committed to enhancing the security awareness among its suppliers and making sure they comply with security standards.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. The UK Security Service MI5 said 10,000 staff from every UK government department and from important UK industries have been lured by fake LinkedIn profiles.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

In that case, you can bet that the bad actors will infiltrate your system after compromising the partner’s security network, resulting in a third-party data breach. Security Policy Evaders The group of workers that prefer to ignore security policies and protocols is last but certainly not least.

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Spinone

JULY 15, 2020

Achieving this compliance means that your company has well-established measures of data protection. Undoubtedly, creating a secure system is good for your business reputation. More than that, it is more cost-effective than facing the negative impact of a data breach. How Can We Help to Protect Your Data?

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 28, 2024

Cary, NC, May 28, 2024, CyberNewsWire — If there is a single theme circulating among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) right now, it is the question of how to get stakeholders on board with more robust cybersecurity training protocols. Human error remains one of the leading causes of security breaches.

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NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CIS Critical Security Controls can be seen as a roadmap for implementing a successful cybersecurity program. SANS is an organization dedicated to information security training and security certification, and the Critical Security Controls effort focuses on prioritizing security controls that have demonstrated real-world effectiveness.

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

To automate your job and remain time-efficient, you’ll probably need specialized software that helps you with app security assessment and whitelisting/blacklisting. A DPO must be appointed in organizations working with large-scale systematic monitoring or processing of sensitive data. IT specialists have many sub-specializations.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

The security awareness platform is what we started with. We did two years ago add a product called PhishER, which is a [Security Automation and Orchestration] offering and which is ultimately nothing more than tools and process combined. Are you looking to be more than that and how does going public further those goals?

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Centraleyes

MARCH 12, 2024

Assess the organization’s ability to communicate internally and externally during a security incident. Verify the existence of communication protocols for notifying relevant stakeholders, including regulatory authorities, in the event of a data breach.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Rising attacks against critical infrastructure Data Breach Today reported that cyberattacks against Ukrainian critical infrastructure have intensified during 2023. “In Listening + understanding = trust Security awareness practitioner Michelle Levesley made similar points in the context of raising security with the board of directors.

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Jane Frankland

JULY 13, 2020

These are: Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP) , Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) , Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) , Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), and. GIAC Security Essentials. As for future-proof work, cybersecurity is well placed.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. To train your employees and protect company data from human mistakes and, therefore, costly data breaches; 3. Given that phishing accounts for 90% of data breaches , this simulation must be a part of every company’s security education.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2021

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is considered to be the gold standard in information security. Those doors lead to many different types of positions and opportunities, thus making the information security community dynamic and multifaceted.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 18, 2021

The post The Business Value of the Social-Engineer Phishing Service appeared first on Security Boulevard. Phishing attacks continue to plague organizations across the globe with great success, but why? Cybercriminals are targeting the human element of organizations. Additionally, they are developing techniques to use an.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 2, 2023

We discuss the alarming trend of hackers targeting trusted suppliers to gain access to customer data, potentially holding companies and individuals for ransom. Several major organizations, including British Airways and the BBC, fell victim to the recent MOVEit cyberattack.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Common threats include misconfigurations, cross-site scripting attacks, and data breaches. Security breaches have a lower impact when they are detected and responded to on time.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 15, 2023

When you encounter choices or challenges, you can refer to your strategy to make informed decisions that are in line with your long-term goals. Applying these concepts to information security and cyber security in general, we can easily see that having a strategy is a) nothing novel and b) applicable to all.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Over the past few years, there has been a notable increase in data breaches related to data stored in the cloud. This simplicity is what ultimately poses a danger to the owners of file repositories in AWS known as “buckets”, which are most often breached due to an incorrect system configuration.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing-borne threats IBM’s 2022 Data Breach report highlighted how effective phishing-based attacks have become, being the second leading cause of cybersecurity incidents globally, by using a sample instance that affected hundreds of international entities. Results of a Test Campaign created and successfully launched in GoPhish.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

In this context, the prime risks are the responsibility and role of employees in ensuring data and information security. Researchers from Stanford University found that approximately 88% of all data breaches are caused by an employee mistake. That is, by unprepared employees. It’s a high percentage.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipating emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. Criminals are using now those kinds of data for performing massive campaigns and targeting Portuguese Internet end users.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipating emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. Criminals are using those kinds of data for performing massive campaigns and targeting Portuguese Internet end users.

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Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 103

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipating emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. Criminals are using those kinds of data for performing massive campaigns and targeting Portuguese Internet end users.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. Criminals are using those kinds of data for performing massive campaigns and targeting Portuguese Internet end users. in Q3 2021.

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