Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

With fewer budget dollars and expert resources dedicated to cybersecurity than their larger counterparts, small and mid-sized organizations often make easier targets, particularly in today’s increasingly complex and connected cloud environment. Fiction: Strong passwords are enough. Fact: Compliant doesn’t mean secure .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

No matter the level of government, we face the same risks and share the same goal – ensuring the secure delivery of government services and protecting the data of the residents we all serve. It’s important to the Healey-Driscoll administration that we foster and sustain that cross-government collaboration.”

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Hit hardest by the COVID pandemic, geo-political and climate change, they play a critical role in a country’s recovery, requiring greater support from governments to stay afloat. Although the attack was stopped fairly quickly, the SME sector was understandably shaken, alerting businesses to the fact that everyone was vulnerable.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

But what do cash-strapped businesses do in the meantime? Kruck, explains how small businesses can keep up with the current security demands, even without the coveted government dollars. Email security may be one area where [the government is] willing to reimburse investments. Tugboat Logic CEO Ray?Kruck,

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

Keep in mind Hafnium is just one of dozens of hacking gangs continuing to have a field day exploiting unpatched Exchange servers, and many of these attacks are specifically targeting small businesses and state and local governments, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. Password concierge.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Government Accountability Office (GAO) data, 13 of the 16 agencies involved in the study reported a total cost savings of $291 million from using cloud services. Email phishing attacks are a common method hackers use to execute leakware. One type that companies can leverage is a cloud-based IT infrastructure. According to the U.S.

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SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

From high-profile breaches in healthcare and industrial sectors – compromising huge volumes of sensitive data or halting production entirely – to attacks on small businesses that have become relatively easy targets, ransomware actors are expanding their sphere of influence.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The JabberZeus crew’s name is derived from the malware they used, which was configured to send them a Jabber instant message each time a new victim entered a one-time password code into a phishing page mimicking their bank. The late son of former Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych ( Victor Yanukovych Jr.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Yakubets , who the government says went by the nicknames “ aqua ,” and “ aquamo ,” among others. “ Dridex “) to steal banking credentials from employees at hundreds of small- to mid-sized companies in the United States and Europe. Image: FBI. Here’s where it got interesting.

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SC Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

The Russian state-sponsored hackers behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack relied on a decidedly more cybercrime-styled playbook for their latest reported attack, launching a sweeping phishing campaign designed to distribute malware to organizations via weaponized communications sent from a compromised email marketing account.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We look at phishing threats commonly encountered by users and companies as well as the prevalence of various Windows and Android-based financial malware. Phishing: In 2021, 8.2% of users were hit by phishing. E-commerce-related phishing continued to exceed banking-related phishing, as it did in 2020, making up 17.6%

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2019

They can see the passwords you use, your email address, your name and physical address, phone numbers and any other type of personal information that you might happen to enter into a website. For instance there are automated tools that look for passwords and write them into a file whenever they see one. In the name of self defence.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 11, 2021

Phishing emails are often sent by a hacker and they continue to be a constant threat. Not only will taking the proper precautions keep you out of financial trouble, but you could also advertise in your job pitches how secure your business really is. Start with smart passwords.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Large corporations, small businesses, and even individuals suffer from numerous attacks from cybercriminals. From phishing attacks to ransomware attacks, business owners need to be adequately prepared to prevent further damage. . Let your staff know about the significance of maintaining strong and unique passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. He did well on the test, but he also has a great understanding of the business side of things having run small businesses himself. In 2019, a Canadian company called Defiant Tech Inc. This was an internal referral.”

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BH Consulting

JULY 13, 2023

The Irish Independent reported that the Government also plans to set up a national anti-ransomware organisation. These require softer skills, such as policy development, security awareness, and training, governance, security communications, privacy or cyber law, and ethics. MORE ‘Password’ and ‘game’ in the same sentence?

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

Use of weak passwords was a common theme with the investigation, which concluded: weak default passwords cyber-criminals could hack were found on most of the routers. computing editor Kate Bevan said that a proposed UK Smart Device legislation which would ban default passwords on routers " can't come soon enough.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

As networks evolved and organizations adopted internet communications for critical business processes, these cryptographic systems became essential for protecting data. For users familiar with password management and the value of complex passwords, this makes sense. The Importance of Encryption.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 13, 2020

The Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) is a national non-profit whose mission is to assist individuals and small business (SMB) cybercrime victims before, during, and after a cybercrime incident. These figures are only for small businesses and individuals. Someone may need technical support in resetting passwords, etc.,

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 8, 2022

SaaS sprawl is a situation where a business is bloated with so many different (and even duplicate) SaaS apps that IT can no longer manage them effectively. Most departments now have 40 – 60 SaaS tools each, with 200+ apps at the company level— and for small businesses, only 32 percent of these apps are IT-approved.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Only 38% of state and local government employees are trained for ransomware prevention, and only 29% of small businesses have experience with ransomware ( IBM ).

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Playbooks allow you to respond to events within your environment such as notifications from a SIEM, suspected phishing emails, or alerts from asset monitoring. Vade Secure’s IsItPhishing API provides a quick way to lookup a URL to determine if it is phishing. Read more here. More details here. Read more here. Read more here.

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