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Complete Guide to Phishing Attacks: What Are the Different Types and Defenses?

eSecurity Planet

Approximately 83 percent of organizations said they faced a successful phishing attempt in 2021, up from 57 percent in 2020. This guide breaks down the different types of phishing attacks and provides examples to help organizations better prepare their staff to deal with them. What is Phishing? Spear Phishing.

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Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical component for robust application security. At the same time, WAF technology is increasingly a part of more comprehensive security solutions like next-generation firewalls (NGFW), unified threat management (UTM), and more. Best Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Amazon Web Services.

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Business Must Change: InfoSec in 2019

The Falcon's View

Consider, if you will, that fundamentally we in infosec want people to make better decisions. Those "better decisions" might equate to not falling for (spear)phishing attacks, choosing hardened environments over default installs, or following reasonable secure coding practices in the development process (to name a few).

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GUEST ESSAY: How and why ‘pen testing’ will continue to play a key role in cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

Related: Integrating ‘pen tests’ into firewalls. There are three main types of penetrations-black box, grey box, and white box which infosec institute defines. Even phishing emails still continue to trick people. In fact, there is evidence that technology grows exponentially fast. Pen test types.

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Inflation Is Making Cybersecurity Even More Challenging for Leaders

SecureWorld News

Additionally, cybercriminals may be able to use inflation to their advantage, such as by sending phishing emails that appear to be from legitimate companies offering discounts or assistance. Economic effects, including inflationary pressures, have had a broad impact across the InfoSec landscape," Smeaton said.

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Cyber CEO – Cyber Hygiene is More Critical for Your Business Now Than Ever Before – Here’s Why

Herjavec Group

No matter how many firewalls or network controls you have in place, the risk of insider threat will always be present. Build security awareness training modules to educate your employees on how to spot phishing emails or business-related scams. If you don’t have the talent in-house, employ a third-party security firm.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

How to screen for natural infosec talent: Ask for a worst case scenario for any common situation. Street is an industry-respected speaker and analyst and currently is the VP of InfoSec for SphereNY. Markstedter actively contributes to filling the infosec education gap. — Jack Daniel (@jack_daniel) October 10, 2018.