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How to defend lean security teams against cyber threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

This means that everyone, not just the security team, should be aware of the risks and their role in preventing them. Employees should be trained on basic security hygiene such as strong password management, phishing awareness, and secure data handling practices.

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GUEST ESSAY: Six risks tied to social media marketing that all businesses should heed

The Last Watchdog

While the internet and social media have been very positive for businesses, there remains an inherent risk when it comes to how brands manage their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. 1 : Cybercrime Businesses should always be very aware of the threat of cybercriminals, and social media also poses very real cyber-security risks.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Vulnerability management is handled not only by cybersecurity and IT teams but by cross-functional teams that understand how assets are used across the organization. From there, these tools send alerts to security teams if and when risks are identified.

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Retail giant Home Depot agrees to a $17.5 million settlement over 2014 data breach

Security Affairs

“Retailers must take meaningful steps to protect consumers’ credit and debit card information from theft when they shop,” said Massachusetts AG Maura Healey. ” .

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Hackers are actively exploiting CVE-2022-47966 flaw in Zoho ManageEngine

Security Affairs

The issue affects tens of products, including Access Manager Plus, ADManager Plus, Password Manager Pro, Remote Access Plus, and Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM). The root cause of the problem is that ManageEngine products use an outdated third-party dependency, Apache Santuario.

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Case Study: High Security Architecture for Healthcare Networks

Security Boulevard

We recently worked with one of the largest hospitals in Canada to enhance their Privileged Access Management strategy as they adopted a new, high-security architecture. Domain admin behavior increases risk of Pass-the-Hash attacks. A PAW model creates an isolated virtual zone in which sensitive accounts can operate with low risk.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Additional security all organizations should consider for a modest investment include: Active directory security : Guards the password storage and management system against attack for Windows, Azure, and other equivalent identity management systems. 44% based on vendor risk scoring. 40% based on CVSS scores.