SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

If you are already familiar with the evolving cyber threat landscape in your home country, you’ll know that humans are often the most exploited attack vector for cybercrime, and how frequently small businesses are breached. This secure information should be safeguarded in impenetrable servers with valid encryption protocols enabled.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2019

If you’re having a tea or coffee in a cafe or restaurant you can check your emails and social media. Data that travels over a public hotspot network is rarely encrypted. The answer is a virtual private network (VPN) which creates a private tunnel between your device and the internet and encrypts your data.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

Many of the IoT sensors hoovering up sensitive personal and business data, and the routers this data flows through, for instance, have weak or non-existent passwords and lack a uniform way to patch inevitable software vulnerabilities that turn up. That’s when we will start paying attention as individual citizens and small business owners.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2022

There is a common misconception that small businesses aren’t targeted by cybercriminals. They surmise, “I don’t have anything of value compared to a big business.” Multi-factor authentication is a must, not only on your financial accounts, but also on social media accounts and email.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

But according to denizens of several Russian-language cybercrime forums that have been following his case in the Israeli news media, Burkov was by all accounts an elite cybercrook who primarily operated under the hacker alias “ K0pa.” DirectConnection, circa 2011.

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Hacker Combat

JULY 31, 2020

Yes, system incursions upon the likes of Microsoft, Estee Lauder and T-Mobile get the lion’s share of media attention, however cybercriminals hungrily eye higher-volume smaller targets as well. Making them all the more appetizing is the complacency many small business owners have when it comes to network security.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

The consumer watchdog examined 13 router models provided to customers by internet-service companies such as EE, Sky and Virgin Media, and found more than two-thirds had security flaws. Virgin Media Super Hub and Super Hub 2. Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business. TalkTalk HG635, HG523a, and HG533.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

An SSL certificate to encrypt customer-entered data. Market your online home business. To find prospective customers, you can set up accounts on the social media platforms where your target clients spend time and start promoting your store. A web application firewall (WAF) to keep hackers out. Keep learning.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Staab notes the long held advice like keeping backups is less useful in a world where many ransomware operators are switching to a “double extortion” model, both encrypting files and threatening to post them online. Part of the problem is technical. Part of the problem is political. Policy makers have begun to take notice.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2019

This data may include your personal and secretive details like emails, social media accounts, passwords, bank details, and other crucial stuff. All the sites that are authorized and provide data encryption begin with HTTPS. Remember your bank details and crucial business documents should not be risked due to mere negligence.

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Spinone

JANUARY 31, 2021

You have at least 3 copies of your data, stored on 2 kinds of media, with at least 1 offsite storage. Even for small businesses with 10-50 employees, finding a specific item across the entire data landscape may be difficult. Otherwise, the use of backup would be too difficult and less effective. The amount of data is tremendous.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Security and Privacy Security is probably the most important aspect to consider when choosing a cloud backup as a service and over 60% of businesses say they are concerned about security when it comes to fully embracing cloud services. You can still use an alternative login to access your account.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Capital expenditures for many businesses, especially small businesses with little cash flow, can be difficult to cover. All too often, you hear of “horror stories” that include organizations getting hit with ransomware and the ransomware encrypts not only the production data but also the backup data.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 15, 2018

In fact, data stored in the cloud is usually very safe, provided that the cloud provider uses secure encryption and authentication processes and normal data security policies are followed by the users.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Slack brings team communication and collaboration into one place so you can get more work done, whether you belong to a large enterprise or a small business. Cigent + Cisco Duo brings multi-factor authentication and encryption for data at rest and in transit. Encrypt files everywhere. Read more here. Read more here.

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