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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

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Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

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Why BYOD Is the Favored Ransomware Backdoor

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When remote workers connect bring-your-own-device (BYOD) laptops, desktops, tablets, and phones to corporate assets, risk dramatically increases. Ransomware remains just one of many different threats and as security teams eliminate key vectors of attack, adversaries will shift tactics. Which Unmanaged Devices Do Attackers Use?

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12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices (+ Real Success Stories)

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Industry-specific rules: Check relevant regulations on a regular basis to verify data security compliance , and use DLP to protect sensitive data and reduce regulatory risks. Analyze the storage’s security protocols and scalability. Well-informed employees can better identify and respond to security threats.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

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The consistent implementation of firewall best practices establish a strong defense against cyber attacks to secure sensitive data, protect the integrity and continuity of business activities, and ensure network security measures function optimally. Preview the results before making modifications to the firewall rules.

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To Fix DMARC Requires Angry Customers

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A new Cloudflare phishing report notes that most of the 1 billion brand impersonation emails the company detected “passed” SPF, DKIM, and DMARC email authentication protocols. At the same time, an organization is also quite likely to fall for business email compromise and phishing attacks from their vendors.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

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Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization.

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Public Cloud Security Explained: Everything You Need to Know

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Major cloud service providers have generally had good security , so cloud users can be pretty confident in the security of their data and applications if they get their part right. Firewalls and Network Security Firewalls serve as a barrier between cloud resources and external networks in a public cloud environment.