Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The post How Health Care Data Encryption Fits Into Your Security Strategy appeared first on Security Boulevard. Considering the exponential rise in cyberattacks, it has never been more crucial for health care organizations to take the risk out of data.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2022

Once a user or customer has signed up for a service or purchased a product, they usually have no idea about where their data is being stored, with whom it is shared or how it is secured. The post How Encryption Helps Restore Cloud Security Integrity appeared first on Security Boulevard. The adoption of.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

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Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

The post EU Has Lost the Plot, Will Ban Encryption — Think of the Children appeared first on Security Boulevard. The European Union “is failing to protect children.” Something must be done—and, yes, what they’re proposing is indeed something.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Tripwire explains: Attackers are using fake encrypted PDF documents to try to phish for unsuspecting users’ login credentials. He found that the offending fraudsters are targeting users who lack a high level of security awareness. As he told Threatpost : “This is an untargeted phishing campaign.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

Roger Grimes, a defense evangelist with security awareness training provider KnowBe4, explains that most of the world's organizations operate using VMware virtual machines. "It It makes the job of ransomware attackers far easier because they can encrypt one server—the VMware server—and then encrypt every guest VM it contains.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The post LockFile Ransomware Uses Encryption to Avoid Detection appeared first on Security Boulevard. But a new group, the LockFile ransomware family, has been particularly adept at exploiting the ProxyShell flaws on unpatched, on-premises servers following their exploitation with PetitPotam NTLM relay attacks to gain control of.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

How to Enhance Cyber Security Awareness and Cyber Intelligence Enterprise cyber security awareness and cyber risk management programs encircle a full range of actions required to protect corporate IT infrastructure and sensitive data. What are the benefits of cyber security awareness trainings?

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

The ZIP archives contain a compressed executable payload that, if executed, will start the encryption process with LockBit Black ransomware. The emails sent in the April campaign contain ZIP attachments and were sent by the same addresses, “JennyBrown3422[@]gmail[.]com,” com,” and “Jenny[@]gsd[.]com.”

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. Related: Leveraging security standards to protect your company. Create security awareness for employees. One of the most important ways to protect against data breaches is to increase employee security awareness.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Even though encryption should be taken seriously by businesses of all sizes, only a small fraction of the corporate sector puts their back on it. Why is Encryption a Feasible Option against Digital Threats? Encryption plays an integral role in securing the online data as well as its integrity. Final Thoughts.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 1, 2024

A new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) threat called "darcula" is taking advantage of encrypted mobile messaging services to unleash a wave of sophisticated smishing attacks targeting organizations across more than 100 countries. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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SecureList

MAY 16, 2023

Encrypted data remains the number-one problem that our customers are faced with. However, compared to 2021, the number of ransomware-related incidents dropped, and not every attack involving file encryption was aimed at extracting a ransom. cases the reported incidents were related to ransomware attacks.

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PCI perspectives

OCTOBER 7, 2021

of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the Council will be sharing educational resources on payment security best practices on the PCI Perspectives blog, and through our Twitter ( @PCISSC ) and? The Council will align these resources with the four weekly themes outlined by the National Cyber Security Alliance:

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll discuss the importance of data security and protection. How to protect your data A sophisticated, layered security strategy will already have prevention tools like endpoint and DNS protection in place as well as security awareness training to stop threats before they reach your network.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 7, 2023

Innovative technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and advanced encryption have significant implications for cybersecurity. When this happens, it creates uncertainty for security professionals who do not understand how to best safeguard their infrastructure and data in the.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 30, 2023

During an HNDL attack, threat actors will “harvest” encrypted data from unsuspecting. The post QKD: The Key to a Resilient Future appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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. Implementing multi-factor authentication is vital too.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

The kind that could throw off even your most security-aware employees. Carefully crafted emails like these containing a malicious link can fool even the most security-aware of employees. The emails pose as company updates and are often socially engineered to look like they have been personally tailored to the recipient.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Certain cybersecurity best practices—such as utilizing multi-factor authentication (MFA), encrypting data, and creating and updating backups—are effective not only in preventing ransomware attacks and remediating incidents that may occur, but also in protecting an organization’s everyday IT activities.

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2021

Some of the victims have reportedly been compromised through a popular MSP software which led to encryption of their customers. The total number of encrypted businesses could run into thousands. Dedicated training courses can help, such as those provided in the Kaspersky Automated Security Awareness Platform.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Police in the Netherlands broke open alleged drugs gangs by hacking an encrypted messenger service, Exclu. The post Dutch Cops Bust ‘Exclu’ Messaging Service, Arrest 42 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Lives were saved and alleged perps arrested.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Another Five Eyes government is trying to stop end-to-end encryption—this time, it’s the UK. The post Think of the Children: Anti-E2EE Ads Ahoy appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2023

Related: Tapping hidden pools of security talent Sometimes hackers can encrypt your systems, holding them hostage and asking you to pay money to regain access to them. If a cyber-criminal uses you as a way to get at your customers, suppliers, or employees, these vital business relationships can turn sour.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 14, 2022

Incorporating them into security awareness programs can prove to be the difference between successful prevention of phishing attacks. Encryption Flaws. Worst still, firms may depend on antiquated encryption schemes that are readily exploited or fail to account for data transit between internal and external network hosts.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The problem is that businesses are not yet aware of double or triple extortion ransomware and how these tactics can affect their data protection strategies. According to a separate study 2 , double extortion, which became popular in the first quarter of 2020, collects confidential business information before encrypting a victim's database.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Hackers get the added benefit of attacking over Teams or any other similar service if they use SSL encryption which can automatically bypass some security tools which are oblivious to things happening under SSL. Security awareness training to spot and report suspicious attachments over chat and collaboration tools.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Sample access restriction from SolarWinds’ access rights management dashboard Encrypt Data This practice entails using data encryption tools to keep sensitive data confidential and safe from illegal access or exploitation, even if the device is lost or stolen.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In the spirit of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), my colleague Ashvin Kamaraju wrote about how organizations can use fundamental controls to secure their information technology. Effective digital security doesn’t end at “Secure IT,” however. Building a Robust Security Culture.

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Anton on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Data security: This includes encryption, access control, and data loss prevention. Data security controls are used to protect data from being accessed by unauthorized users or exfiltrated from the organization.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Eufy home security cameras and doorbells are insecure: They send your photos to the cloud without permission and serve up video across the internet without encryption. The post More Lies: Anker’s Eufy Pants on Fire — ‘No Cloud’ Cams Send to Cloud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Hospitals will be required to implement comprehensive cybersecurity programs, including vulnerability assessments, access controls, and security awareness training for their employees. The rule emphasizes data encryption, access controls, and vulnerability management.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that. File encryption 2013 – 2015. It emerged in September 2013 and paved the way for hundreds of file-encrypting menaces that have splashed onto the scene ever since.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 15, 2023

For example, threat actors are using new programming languages like Rust to help avoid detection by security software and exfiltrating data (instead of encrypting it) so they can threaten organizations that use backups. The post How to Know if You’ve Been Infected by Ransomware appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The AvosLocker ransomware-as-a-service emerged in the threat landscape in September 2021, since January the group expanded its targets by implementing the support for encrypting Linux systems, specifically VMware ESXi servers. Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 28, 2024

Related: The role of ‘attribute based encryption’ There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with companies seeking to better understand their customers. However, over … (more…) The post DEEP TECH NEWS: Respecting individual rights by using ‘privacy preserving aggregate statistics’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Let’s face it: Encryption key management can seem daunting. Sure, it’s easy to connect a hardware security module (HSM) to a database and generate a key, but that’s not how it works in the real world, where mission-critical cryptography is needed and required. Let’s talk pain points and dispel some of the myths.

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