eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

A cyberattack is any action taken by a cyber criminal in an attempt to illegally gain control of a computer, device, network, or system with malicious intent. Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Also read: Best Antivirus Software of 2022.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 24, 2022

Security tools are only as good as the intelligence and expertise that feeds them. We’re very fortunate to have our security technologies powered by Cisco Talos , one of the largest and most trusted threat intelligence groups in the world. How Talos powers XDR.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A surge of critical vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits has made for a very busy week in IT security, affecting a range of tech giants like Atlassian, Cisco, Apple, Arm, Qualcomm and Microsoft. And Linux distributions and the TorchServe AI tool were confronted with major security flaws too.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Cyber criminals are deploying the very latest in automated weaponry, namely botnets, to financially plunder corporate networks. Related: The ‘Golden Age’ of cyber espionage is upon us. Established web application firewall (WAF) suppliers like Imperva, F5 and Akamai are hustling to strengthen their respective platforms.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Cyber attackers frequently use legacy technology as part of their attack strategies, targeting organizations that have yet to implement mitigations or upgrade obsolete components. Your primary goal in securing Active Directory infrastructure is to reduce the attack surface. all versions of TLS) NTLM Version 1.1

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

For many teams, the priority was set on keeping the lights on and surviving, leaving their security teams grappling to catch up once the company’s operations were already online. As cyber breaches and ransomware attacks skyrocket, businesses now have no choice but to face the truth — cybersecurity is no longer an option.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

To safeguard learning continuity in this environment, US lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at mitigating security and privacy risks for the K–12 community. While students have long since returned to the classroom, digital platforms for instruction, collaboration, and homework continue as a mainstay.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

CAASM (cyber asset ASM) and DRPS (digital risk protection) are also related terms and elements of ASM. That makes ASM’s ambitions much greater than legacy vulnerability management tools. It addresses both internal and external (EASM) risks.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 12, 2021

debut forum post back in March 2021 (Source: Twitter user 3xp0rt , who is associated with K el a , an Israeli cyber intelligence outfit). This means that the ransomware is executed by an actual person behind the screen after they have successfully infiltrated a target network. Screenshot of DarkSide 2.0

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Cyber threat actors, with varying resources and motivations, are highly interested in these eye-catching events too. So, it is extremely important to shine a light on some of the most pressing cyber threats to prevent and mitigate them ahead of time. Just think, the last edition of the tournament in Russia was watched by a combined 3.57

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 7, 2021

Everbridge’s end-to-end CEM platform , combined with xMatters’ solutions, digitally transforms how organizations manage, respond to, and mitigate IT and cyber incidents, helping organizations protect and enable revenue while reducing expenses.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. We analyzed the market for email security tools and software to arrive at this list of 7 top email security solutions, including their standout features, limitations and ideal use cases, followed by issues prospective buyers should consider.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Cloud computing services, such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), each have unique security concerns. IaaS involves virtualized computing resources over the internet, with users responsible for securing the operating system, applications, data, and networks.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Incident Response is a systematic method for addressing and managing security incidents in organizations, focused on minimizing and investigating the impact of events and restoring normal operations. Organizations must practice incident response if they want to stop data breaches and cyberattacks.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Penetration testing is a critically important cybersecurity practice, but one that many organizations lack the on-staff skills to do themselves. Fortunately, there are many pentesting services out there that can do the job for them across a range of budgets and needs.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

SaaS security checklists are frameworks for protecting data and applications in cloud-based environments. They serve as benchmarks for upholding strong security requirements, evaluating existing tools, and assessing potential solutions. Click the image below to download the full template.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: The value of cyber hygiene in protecting your business from potential ransomware. The line between our online and offline lives is blurring and in a highly interconnected world, societal well-being, economic prosperity, and national security are impacted by the internet. Thu, 09/30/2021 - 07:58.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Log monitoring is the process of analyzing log file data produced by applications, systems and devices to look for anomalous events that could signal cybersecurity, performance or other problems. While logs are also used by developers and IT teams to address performance and operations issues, our focus is on the security uses of log data.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

How penetration testing is done How to choose a penetration testing company How NetSPI can help Penetration testing enables IT security teams to demonstrate and improve security in networks, applications, the cloud, hosts, and physical locations. Penetration testing reveals an organization’s security weaknesses.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

Security expert Stefan Umit Uygur, CEO and Co-Founder at 4Securitas Ltd, provided his vision about the Cyber-defence solutions on the market. Companies like Gartner have made fortune advising clients on their assessment of the best security products in the market.

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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. Cybersecurity is a hot boardroom topic at most companies, regardless of industry.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The same research found that demands by cyber attackers are also increasing to as much as £31 million, which for businesses of any size, is detrimental for survival. Ransomware tactics have continued to evolve over the years, and remain a prominent threat to both SMBs and larger organisations.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Lateral movement is a series of techniques used by threat actors to gain progressively greater access to IT systems and data once they infiltrate a network. The goal of threat actors is to eventually gain access to sensitive data or endpoints.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

By Abel Morales, senior security engineer, Exabeam. In just the few short months of President Biden’s White House residency, he has managed to overhaul the United States’ cyber strategy. The order presents strict financial and political retaliation to nation-state actors such as Russia, China and North Korea.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2022

To help protect the United States from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, the White House issued Executive Order (EO) 14028 in May 2021 to modernize Federal Government cybersecurity, enhance the software supply chain, and improve detection of cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents on federal government networks.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Compliance Trends and Timeline for Regulations in 2024 From data security standards to privacy laws and emerging technologies, staying abreast of the evolving regulatory compliance trends landscape is crucial. A strong emphasis is placed on doing the right thing, with Europe notably ahead of the U.S. in ESG adoption.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 5, 2021

However, this is not just another nameless, faceless piece of litigation; this one specifically names the company's Chief Information Security Officer. However, this is not just another nameless, faceless piece of litigation; this one specifically names the company's Chief Information Security Officer. The takeaway message?

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

While the world transitions out of the pandemic, cyber adversaries have continued to take advantage of the chaos – cyber attacks have skyrocketed and are only becoming more frequent, destructive, and sophisticated. I’ve always believed that the best way to build a strong cybersecurity program is to utilize all the data.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

The Biden Administration is pushing federal agencies to adopt a zero-trust security architecture to protect themselves and their data from “increasingly sophisticated and persistent threat campaigns,” according to a new strategy issued this week by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Zero Trust Gains Momentum.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2022

US DHS Cyber Safety Review Board will review attacks linked to the Lapsus$ extortion gang that hit multiple high-profile companies. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will review the recent attacks associated with Lapsus$, a global extortion-focused hacker group.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The number of connected devices will continue to increase in the next five years, widening the attack surface for cyber adversaries. That was the message delivered by Chris Krebs in the opening keynote of (ISC) 2 Security Congress 2021 , taking place virtually today through Wednesday. Department of Homeland Security.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Related: Thumbs up for Biden’s cybersecurity exec order. Paul Ayers, CEO, Noetic Cyber. By mapping cyber relationships to business context, security teams can focus on a smaller number of critical assets and vulnerabilities. The cyber industry swings back and forth between prevention and response.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

Recently, the Biden administration released a long-awaited executive order (EO) that seeks to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and protect federal networks by improving public-private information sharing on cyber issues. billion toward the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). How we got here.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 17, 2021

Biden’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity calls for MFA and Data Encryption. President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on May 12, 2021, which paves the way to implementing new policies aimed to improve national cybersecurity posture. Multifactor Authentication and Data Encryption. Mon, 05/17/2021 - 14:29.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2022

Just as the development of cannons and other weapons made walls obsolete as a form of defense, sophisticated cyber attacks have made the firewall -perimeter model of cybersecurity equally obsolete. Modern data practices have outgrown the old firewall-perimeter defense model. See the Top Zero Trust Security Solutions.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In a blog post , Tom Burt, corporate vice president of customer security and trust at Microsoft, wrote that the hacker group Nobelium is looking to use the same pathways that it leveraged in its attack on SolarWinds and its customers by compromising a set of companies to gain access to their customers. Russia Seeking Access to Tech Assets.

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