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RSAC insights: Malware is now spreading via weaponized files circulating in data lakes, file shares

The Last Watchdog

“The trend that we’re seeing is that more than 30 percent of the content flowing into data lakes is from untrusted sources,” he says. “It’s It’s documents, PDFs, CSV files, Excel files, images, lots of unstructured data; we track 150 different file types. This is the dark side of digital transformation.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. Local storage prioritizes direct access, potential cost savings, and reduced reliance on the internet, yet lacks the scalability and security of the cloud.

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Researcher’s audacious hack demonstrates new type of supply-chain attack

Malwarebytes

They will look for dependencies locally, on the computer where a project resides, and they will check the package manager’s public, Internet-accessible, directory. All of these package managers will accept dependencies listed as names and try to resolve what the developer meant. Version confusion.

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Five Key Points When Preventing Cybersecurity Attacks in a World of Hybrid Working

Security Boulevard

Workers are connected to corporate systems via their home internet provider, as are their mobile phones. Clearswift’s Adaptive Data Loss Prevention minimizes the risk of accidental data loss, data exfiltration, and cyber-attacks and reduces any impact on day-to-day communication.

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How to Prepare for the Future of Healthcare Digital Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In an effort to meet compliance requirements – and with an eye towards cutting costs – the healthcare industry has turned its attention towards embracing digitally transformative technologies, including cloud, big data, Internet of Things and containers. respondents reported using these technologies with sensitive data.

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GUEST ESSAY: Recalibrating critical infrastructure security in the wake of evolving threats

The Last Watchdog

Unitronics systems are exposed to the Internet and a single intrusion caused a ripple effect felt across organizations in multiple states. A data diode facilitates a uni-directional stream of information from one device to another, preventing bi-directional data flow.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Blog Series: Using Technology to Safeguard the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

If we focus primarily on perimeter defense, we will continue to see data breaches and exposure to our critical infrastructure. Perimeter defense, while necessary, is not enough to protect our sensitive data. With the Vormetric Data Security Platform, agencies can establish strong safeguards around sensitive data.