The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2022

It can be a real hassle to keep track of the passwords you use. So many people use the same combination of username and password for every account. You see, these days, many data breaches could be traced back to people using the same password across multiple accounts. And finding that password is even easier.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. Related: Leveraging security standards to protect your company. It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. Cybercriminals view employees as a path of least resistance.

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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.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The Home Depot recently reached a multi-state agreement which settles an investigation into a 2014 data breach. The data breach compromised payment card information of roughly 40 million customers. The Home Depot data breach and agreement. The company will pay a total of $17.5 million to 46 U.S. Of the $17.5

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Webroot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Security awareness training is one of the most straightforward ways to improve a business’ overall resilience against cyberattacks. To help you get started, here are our top 5 recommendations for starting your security awareness program so you can maximize the impact of your efforts. That is, when you get it just right.

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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. Is it better to change passwords regularly or focus on creating complex ones?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Well thought-out protocols related to access control, breach management, and device usage. Training and security awareness initiatives that get people interested in and passionate about cybersecurity. On a strong password policy and an authentication process that doesn’t impede your workers.

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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.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 14, 2024

When set up and configured correctly – using encrypted connections and robust authentication mechanisms – hybrid cloud solutions ensure that secure data transmission between the on-premises and cloud environments takes place. It strengthens access controls and adds an extra layer of security.

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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.

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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.

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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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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Phishing and poor password practices. Once they were in that employee’s account, they accessed Outlook emails, Teams chats, and server directories before locating the password to IHG’s internal password vault - “Qwerty1234” - which was apparently available to more than 200,000 employees.

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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. These attacks have become more complex and challenging to detect, leading to increased instances of data breaches, account takeovers, and impersonation attacks.

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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?

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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Google took an important step on Thursday by saying that “very soon” they will automatically enroll users in multifactor authentication – what they are calling two-step verification (2SV) – a move security researchers say is a step in the right direction.

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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.

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Vipre

JUNE 16, 2021

Many data breaches can be traced back to out-of-date applications that were exploited by cybercriminals via malicious email attachments or web-based attacks. Using the Same Password Over and Over. Make sure you use a different password for everything you do online. Each password should be long and strong.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It serves as a vessel for various strains of malware, including ransomware, and underlies data-stealing campaigns that target large organizations and individuals alike. According to Verizon's 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), a whopping 74% of breaches involve a human element, which is exactly what phishing aims to exploit.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2021

If someone is in your organization's Slack channel, then they are authenticated and the environment is secure. However, two significant data breaches may have you taking another look at your policies or procedures when it comes to your Slack channel. Electronic Arts hacked through Slack channel.

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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?

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Spinone

AUGUST 14, 2020

Implement strong password policies. Configuring password policies is needed to prevent data breaches and cyberattacks. With MFA enabled, you’ll require both a password and a special code to log in. Encryption is one of the best security measures. Arrange security awareness training for your colleagues.

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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.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2021

If someone is in your organization's Slack channel, then they are authenticated and the environment is secure. However, two significant data breaches may have you taking another look at your policies or procedures when it comes to your Slack channel. Electronic Arts hacked through Slack channel.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Since October is National Cyber Security Awareness month (NCSAM), we thought it would be fitting to write a bit about the overall subject of cyber security and how that applies to WordPress website owners. What is Cybersecurity Awareness? Simple Security Steps to Implement Today. See the proclamation here.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2023

“In the case of payment refusal, also will be published points of entry into the network and passwords and logins company.” 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.

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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.

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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.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 26, 2021

While many articles have focused on what consumers should do if they were a victim of the breach (e.g., enroll in credit monitoring, credit freeze, use 2FA, change passwords), infosec people typically have different questions. The post If You Don’t Need Data, Don’t Keep It appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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…”.

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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.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

If you are an Office 365 user, you may want to check more about roles and permissions in the Security and Compliance Center. Weak authentication practices like the lack of a strong password policy and two-step verification make it a piece of cake for a hacker to penetrate your system and inject ransomware.

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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. The key difference between the types is time.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Problems arise for businesses when they base their access management programs entirely around passwords, however. Such programs overlook the burden that passwords can cause to users as well as to IT and security teams. Passwords: An unsustainable business cost. Users have too many passwords to remember on their own.

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