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How to Build Successful Security Awareness Training Programs in 2021 and Beyond

Webroot

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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HYAS Product Enhancements – Part II

Security Boulevard

It’s also why HYAS clients depend upon our protective DNS solution, HYAS Protect , as a trusted and necessary component of their security stack. HYAS Protect now supports “split-horizon DNS” for handling DNS requests differently depending upon whether the employee is on-network or off. Classic blunders?

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A Defense-in-Depth Approach Could Stop the Next Big Hack in its Tracks

Webroot

We learned, for instance, that even IT pros could use a refresher on basic password hygiene through security awareness training. A more substantive lesson is the importance of defense in depth, an approach that prioritizes mutually reinforcing layers of security. DNS security solutions are one way of addressing this risk.

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Strategic IT Management: Balancing Security and Business Innovation

Security Boulevard

Authentication, DNS Filtering, Password Management, Endpoint Detection and Response, and Security Awareness Training are core capabilities that must be considered. Fundamental Capabilities – Don’t Compromise While there are many choices and possible shortcuts for MSPs to take, fundamental capabilities matter.

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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

eSecurity Planet

Individuals and organizations should prioritize security awareness training, implement email security measures, and encourage vigilance when dealing with unusual or urgent requests. It provides an additional degree of security beyond just a login and password.

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Intercepting MFA. Phishing and Adversary in The Middle attacks

Pen Test Partners

Even the more security-aware people with bolstered Microsoft 365 (M365) configurations are coming up blank as to how their comprehensive MFA policies have been bypassed. This shows the Username and Password captured. Use a password manager Provide a password manager to all staff to store and manage credentials.

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PCI v4 is coming. Are you ready?

Pen Test Partners

Section 8 Password strength requirements have increased, moving from a minimum of 7 to 12 alpha and numeric characters. If using just passwords for authentication, service providers must change customer passwords every 90 days. This means no more ‘your password is incorrect’. people, systems, processes).