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RSAC insights: Why vulnerability management absolutely must shift to a risk-assessment approach

The Last Watchdog

Vulnerability management, or VM, has long been an essential, if decidedly mundane, component of network security. Advanced VM tools and practices are rapidly emerging to help companies mitigate a sprawling array of security flaws spinning out of digital transformation. Related: Log4J’s long-run risks.

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DoD Email Breach: Pentagon Tells Victims 12 Months Late

Security Boulevard

Microsoft cloud email server was missing a password. The post DoD Email Breach: Pentagon Tells Victims 12 Months Late appeared first on Security Boulevard. 3TB Email FAIL: Personal info of tens of thousands leaks.

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security launches platform to shield apps, APIs from malicious botnets

The Last Watchdog

The attackers have a vast, pliable attack surface to bombard: essentially all of the externally-facing web apps, mobile apps and API services that organizations are increasingly embracing, in order to stay in step with digital transformation. Botnets can test stolen usernames and passwords at scale.

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7 Types of Penetration Testing: Guide to Pentest Methods & Types

eSecurity Planet

This ensures the entirety of the network and its endpoints are marked for testing and evaluation. Network tests Some organizations differentiate internal from external network security tests. Wireless networks are often neglected by security teams and managers who set poor passwords and permissions.

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Zero Trust Speeds Ransomware Response, Illumio-Bishop Fox Test Finds

eSecurity Planet

The team continued the discovery process and identified the password policies in place, along with local user accounts on the machine, before losing the RDP session due to blue team countermeasures. Running simulated attacks can level-up security as malware evolves and the attack surface expands with the never-ending digital transformation.

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23andMe Finally Admits: 6.9 MILLION Users’ PII Breached

Security Boulevard

MILLION Users’ PII Breached appeared first on Security Boulevard. Not nice: Hacker claimed 20 million, 23andMe said it was only 14,000—but now admits to 6.9 The post 23andMe Finally Admits: 6.9

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Why businesses need IAM to push their zero trust frameworks forward

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Originally published in HelpNet Security on June 25, 2019. Many organizations are finding themselves between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the security of their digital transformation strategies. In fact, Gartner predicts the global spend on information security will surpass $124 billion this year.