SC Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Today’s columnist, Marcus Kaber of Specops Software, writes that as much as the tech companies are pushing biometrics options like facial recognition, most enterprises still run on legacy passwords. Enterprise security and IT are mostly well aware of these many password-driven risks.

Passwords 79

Passwords Data breaches Social Engineering Security Awareness 79

Webroot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Security awareness training is one of the most straightforward ways to improve a business’ overall resilience against cyberattacks. Thanks to the disruptions to “normal” work routines that COVID-19 has brought, launching a company-wide training program to teach end users how to avoid phishing scams and online risks is a big challenge.

Security Awareness 62

Security Awareness Social Engineering Phishing Engineering 62

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

In our increasingly digital world, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, cyber-security awareness has become an indispensable skill. This article will provide you with a comprehensive guide on how to create cybersecurity awareness and protect yourself and your digital assets from potential threats.

Cybersecurity 93

Cybersecurity Education Cyber threats Passwords 93

Webroot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to the latest ISACA State of Security 2021 report , social engineering is the leading cause of compromises experienced by organizations. Findings from the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report also point to social engineering as the most common data breach attack method.

Social Engineering 105

Social Engineering Engineering Cybercrime Hacking 105

IT Security Guru

MAY 12, 2024

Cybersecurity threats are very real and if you are in a company that holds a lot of sensitive data whether it is for your employees, clients or customers, businesses must be proactive in implementing robust security measures. Here are several key strategies to enhance website security: 1.

Backups 52

Backups Firewall Encryption Penetration Testing 52

Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

All of the attacks were carried out with relatively simple phishing and social engineering techniques. Phishing and poor password practices. The couple claimed that they were able to trick an employee into downloading malware from a phishing email. Category News, Social Engineering. Risk Level. The common theme?

Social Engineering 105

Social Engineering Authentication Engineering Phishing 105

SC Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

Today’s columnist, Jasson Casey of Beyond Identity, offers a path for security teams to move off shared secrets and embrace a passwordless world. It’s World Password Day, do the company’s users still rely on passwords? Has the security team replaced them? Eliminate passwords.

Passwords 54

Passwords Authentication Identity Theft Risk 54

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

“In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI. Security awareness programs for all employees. This lessens the possibility of data breaches and helps prevent unwanted access.

Identity Theft 105

Identity Theft Education Authentication Data breaches 105

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.

Data breaches 53

Data breaches Information Security Passwords Backups 53

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Cybercriminals take advantage of their weak security infrastructure and exploit the behavior of careless employees to launch insider threats and other cyber-attacks successfully. A report reveals various cyber-attacks that often target small businesses, such as malware, phishing, data breaches, and ransomware attacks.

Small Business 93

Small Business Cybersecurity Cyber Attacks Data breaches 93

Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

In fact, nearly one-third (28%) of data breaches in 2020 involved small businesses, according to the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) – 70% of which were perpetrated by external actors. Fiction: Strong passwords are enough. Fiction: Outsourcing cybersecurity is not a realistic option for SMBs.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Small Business Firewall Data breaches 98

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

Such personal data is unlikely to have changed for the vast majority of people in the last couple of years, therefore this data is of concern to its owners, and also remains of good value to scammers. Facebook faces a privacy regulation investigation over this data breach. How Strong is Your Password?

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s not often we get a chance to attend a security breach postmortem — a step-by-step, hack-by-hack, mistake-by-mistake account of what went so horribly wrong. Commerce Department recently presented their report into all the mistakes Target made, and which could have avoided, in its recent massive data breach.

Passwords 52

Passwords Phishing Authentication Malware 52

Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

We face several key cybersecurity risks, including data breaches, phishing attacks, ransomware, insider threats, and vulnerabilities in our IT infrastructure. We also promote a culture of security awareness throughout the organization. What are the key cybersecurity risks our organization faces?

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Risk Education Phishing 52

Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

There have been some very high profile data breaches in the last couple of years, all of which have cost thousands of dollars of damage and a severe blow to the reputation of the company involved: In late 2014, hackers stole the account information of over 500 million Yahoo email accounts.

Data breaches 40

Data breaches Passwords Backups Mobile 40

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

It maximizes resource usage by investing in products that target specific security needs, hence improving your organization’s overall cybersecurity posture. Customize training materials to address these specific concerns, including data handling protocols, password management , and phishing attempt identification.

Backups 134

Backups Encryption Data breaches Risk 134

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

It can be challenging for defences to distinguish between insider threats and regular user activity since insider threats employ genuine accounts, passwords, and IT technologies. These findings imply that security teams should prepare for them in 2023. Overall, insider threats are becoming a more significant threat.

Social Engineering 84

Social Engineering Risk Technology Cybersecurity 84

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Where does your personal data end up?” ” , we mentioned that a cybercriminal could attack their victim by using targeted phishing e-mails to obtain access to the victim’s data. Over the past few years, there has been a notable increase in data breaches related to data stored in the cloud.

Identity Theft 101

Identity Theft Phishing Accountability Banking 101

Spinone

JULY 16, 2020

This role should be protected by all available security measures. This role involves managing every aspect of users’ (but not admins’) accounts, like changing a user name, password, or security settings, deleting accounts, etc. A good security practice is to enable Google 2-Step Verification. Custom roles.

Backups 98

Backups Accountability Data breaches Passwords 98

Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Email Security: Anti-Spam Filtering Phishing emails with malicious links in them are confirmed by cybersecurity experts to be the leading cause of ransomware, being responsible for 67% of successful attacks in 2019-2020. There are few ways to set up phishing and malware protection for your email: 1.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

We often hear about security awareness training’s role in maintaining proper cyber hygiene, but what about privacy awareness programs? And so as organizations collect more sensitive data, their employees should be more attuned, and… better trained on what constitutes sensitive data…”.

Education 109

Education Security Awareness Data privacy Social Engineering 109

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are a major threat to organizations, they remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims. The infographic below outlines the most common types of phishing attacks used against individuals or businesses.

Phishing 81

Phishing Social Engineering Security Awareness Passwords 81

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Conducted free of charge by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Phishing Campaign Assessment (PCA) : Evaluates an organization’s susceptibility and reaction to phishing emails. Data encryption for data at rest and in transit. Prohibit use of known/fixed/default passwords and credentials.

Government 59

Government Cybersecurity Cyber Insurance Insurance 59

Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Data breaches have surged globally this year. They’ve broken it down simply and curated a selection of free learning resources – training videos, email templates, virtual backgrounds, and sharable images – all from their security awareness content library.

Security Awareness 124

Security Awareness Education Cybersecurity Data breaches 124

Spinone

JULY 16, 2019

We will also tell you how to use G Suite as securely as possible with G Suite security best practices! Phishing is taking over G Suite accounts In a nutshell, phishing is a technique used to steal your data such as credentials or credit card information. How to avoid phishing? By being cautious.

Risk 40

Risk Ransomware Phishing Passwords 40

Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To train your employees and protect company data from human mistakes and, therefore, costly data breaches; 3. 3 Basic Cyber Security Training Courses For Everybody The best cyber security courses online listed below contain the information everybody must know to keep their data safe in the high-risk online environment.

Social Engineering 40

Social Engineering Accountability Phishing Cybersecurity 40

NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

Critical Security Control 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets SANS encourages companies to include authorized and unauthorized software in their IT asset inventory database. Critical Security Control 5: Account Management This control talks about the need to protect privileged user and administrative accounts.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Firewall Software 52

Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

Behind the majority of these attacks: the ransomware gang known as Vice Society , a Russian-based group linked to multiple K–12 data breaches, including LA Unified, the second-largest school district in the nation. Require all accounts with credentialed logins to comply with NIST standards for password policies.

Education 63

Education Ransomware Cybersecurity Risk 63

Jane Frankland

AUGUST 18, 2020

That could be through common hacking techniques like phishing, bait and switch, cookie theft, deep fake , password cracking , social engineering , and so on. IBM found that the average time to identify a breach in 2019 was 206 days. Human error causes many data breaches.

Cyber Risk 100

Cyber Risk Risk Cybersecurity Technology 100

Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

IBM’s “ 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report ” details the costs that come from a data breach as a result of various cybersecurity risks. million Healthcare organizations for the 9th year in a row had the highest costs associated with data breaches – $6.45 Yes, they are. percent in 2019.

Risk 52

Risk Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Data breaches 52

SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

According to a Ponemon Institute study, the data breach cost for healthcare organizations without encryption was $380 per record, compared to $230 for those with encryption. Endpoint Security: Securing endpoints, such as laptops, desktops, and mobile devices, is crucial in preventing unauthorized access and malware infections.

Cybersecurity 86

Cybersecurity Data breaches Social Engineering Encryption 86

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whether manifesting itself in a sophisticated phishing email or as a calculated series of conversations between employees and seemingly innocuous or "legitimate" parties with ulterior motives, a social engineering attack can have dire consequences. The average business faces more than 700 of these types of attacks every single year.

Social Engineering 90

Social Engineering Engineering Cyber Attacks Artificial Intelligence 90

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.

Risk 108

Risk Threat Detection Data breaches Encryption 108

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sending phishing emails to engineers can be used as an exploitation technique to get them to import malicious configuration files ( CVE-2023-31171 ), which results in arbitrary code execution. Business email compromise (BEC) assaults were the main aim of this large phishing effort, which resulted in significant financial losses.

VPN 113

VPN Firmware Authentication Phishing 113

Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2022

Human identities are being phished…. Indeed, Verizon Enterprise wrote in its Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2021 that credentials—both for human and machine identities—constituted the top variety type in 60% of analyzed breaches for the year. This explains the rise in phishing attacks targeting users.

Risk 52

Risk Phishing Digital transformation Social Engineering 52

SecureWorld News

JUNE 26, 2023

Even as your organization hires more security experts and invests in ever-better cybersecurity technology, malware, phishing, and other attacks remain a persistent threat to your organization and the data of your customers. Every year, it seems that the number and variety of potential digital threats get bigger and bigger.

Cybersecurity 86

Cybersecurity Antivirus Cyber threats Cybercrime 86

Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

O ver six million data records get lost or stolen every single day. The Cost of a Data Breach Study concluded that businesses pay $148 per one lost or stolen data record. Usually, the cost of lost or stolen data items reaches hundreds or even thousands of dollars per company. How to make passwords secure: 1.

Passwords 40

Passwords Data breaches Backups Authentication 40