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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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New AI Threats Emerge as FraudGPT Creator Unleashes DarkBERT and DarkBART

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In his blog post , Kelley shared a video from CanadianKingpin12 that suggests DarkBERT will go well beyond the social engineering capabilities of the earlier tools with new “concerning capabilities.” Email Address By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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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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October 2023 Patch Tuesday Includes Three Zero-Days Flaws

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“The patch notes indicate that an attacker must be authenticated and local to the network; this means that an attacker must already have gained access to a host in the network,” Breen said. Just because your Exchange Server doesn’t have internet-facing authentication doesn’t mean it’s protected.”

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HackerGPT 2.0 Unveils New AI Cyber Defense Strategies

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Here are the five query functions you can use: Network hacking: This function allows users to delve into network security, offering information about computer network vulnerabilities and threats. It discusses techniques like port scanning, packet sniffing, and exploiting flaws in network protocols.

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How to Write a Pentesting Report – With Checklist

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Most published reports focus on application security testing which can be published for open source projects or older applications without disclosing dangerous secrets. Penetration tests for network security require redaction or changing the information to hide IP addresses and security measures that likely continue to remain in place.

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7 Best Email Security Software & Tools in 2023

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Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes.

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