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JULY 27, 2023

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 16, 2022

That investment requires shifting attitudes from general awareness of security, which most workers already have, to genuinely caring about it and seeing themselves as a true part of their company’s security defenses. Reviewing best practices in a creative way is good, but security programs and training should go beyond this.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Once organizations have an effective security awareness training program in place, they can use it to raise awareness of and support for certain key cyber hygiene practices with the purpose of building a robust security culture. These guidelines should include the following: Set up a Strong Password Policy.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The fix: Organizations may take a variety of preventive measures to reduce cybersecurity risks, such as increasing password complexity, segmenting networks, frequently updating software, enabling multifactor authentication, and raising awareness about phishing threats. CISA released a list of mitigations against LockBit’s activity.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

It also teaches users about social engineering, phishing , and brute force attacks. Vulnerability assessment: HackerGPT makes it easier to analyze vulnerabilities by offering instructions on how to discover, prioritize, and mitigate security flaws.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 1, 2024

However, Oligo Security researchers “found that thousands of publicly exposed Ray servers all over the world were already compromised.” out of 10), allowed successful phishing attacks to initiate a browser request for command safeguards bypass in the Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform Dashboard Examples Hub.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybercriminals use various ways to acquire illegal access and exfiltrate sensitive data, such as exploiting software flaws, phishing assaults, or using compromised credentials. Next, get deeper insights on how to secure cloud environments to experience the benefits of cloud storage while establishing data integrity and protection.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

While AI increasingly gets used to automate repetitive tasks, improve security and identify vulnerabilities, hackers will in turn build their own ML tools to target these processes. Secure and manage AI to prevent malfunctions.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Authentication guarantees that users are who they say they are, typically through usernames and passwords or multi-factor authentication (MFA). Firewalls and Network Security Firewalls serve as a barrier between cloud resources and external networks in a public cloud environment.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Sample data classification from Proofpoint’s dashboard Train Employees on Their Roles in Data Security To initiate employee data security training, first examine the organization’s particular risk landscape and regulatory requirements. Integrate DLP with secure storage and backup solutions for comprehensive data protection.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

About 90% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, text or malicious link, so training users not to click on anything they’re not sure about could have the highest return on investment (ROI) of any prevention technique — if those training efforts are successful and reinforced. Don’t click on anything you’re unsure of.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Your company stakeholders — especially the employees — should know the strategies your security team is using to prevent data breaches, and they should know simple ways they can help, like password protection and not clicking on malicious links or files or falling for phishing attacks.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In this day and age, we have passwords for everything, including all our sensitive data : email, banking, or any number of online resources that we may access. However, the traditional username and password mechanism is quickly becoming obsolete and even dangerous as a mechanism to rely on for identity verification.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whether manifesting itself in a sophisticated phishing email or as a calculated series of conversations between employees and seemingly innocuous or "legitimate" parties with ulterior motives, a social engineering attack can have dire consequences. Embrace the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a baseline defense tactic.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Resetting your browsers to default settings removes these changes, ensuring a clean and secure browsing environment. Educate Yourself Knowledge is a powerful defense against malware. Stay informed about the latest threats, phishing techniques, and best practices for online safety. To exit Safe Mode, restart your Macbook.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sending phishing emails to engineers can be used as an exploitation technique to get them to import malicious configuration files ( CVE-2023-31171 ), which results in arbitrary code execution. Business email compromise (BEC) assaults were the main aim of this large phishing effort, which resulted in significant financial losses.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Centralize secrets and set storage to private: Keep API keys and passwords in a centralized, secure management system. Breaches often stem from exploited vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructure or applications, with hackers using methods such as software vulnerabilities, phishing, or compromised credentials.

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Security Through Education

JUNE 7, 2023

In this article, I’ll break down a couple of those methods and the similarities in connection to my work in vishing (voice phishing). With sensitive data, like their usernames or passwords, we can now gain access to internal systems. This scenario shows how a malicious attacker could compromise a target and breach security defenses.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

By using the stolen ticket, the attacker bypasses any password authentication required to access a file, application, or system. Some threat actors may spend dedicated time researching their phishing victims. As most cyber attacks begin with phishing, organizations can always do more here to protect themselves.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This includes protecting diverse technological assets, such as software, hardware, devices, and cloud resources, from potential security flaws like malware, ransomware, theft, phishing assaults, and bots. Encourage strong password practices: Provide tips on how to create complex passwords and use password management tools.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. Let’s take a phishing email that one of our colleagues got some time ago as an example to illustrate the most common signs: 1. Having a mandatory password policy. What is Lateral Movement?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Witness the ascent of hyper-personalized phishing attacks, leveraging advanced AI to craft deceptive attempts, posing severe threats to data, finances, and reputation,” declares Andrew Hural, the Director of Managed Detection and Response for UnderDefense. “The continues Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu. “By

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Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

This is especially true in the world of security. The best security defenses can be totally compromised by a single individual making the wrong decision, either accidentally or knowingly. Security awareness training can help to educate end users on the various ways attackers utilize to compromise end user systems.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Dashlane Password Manager provides companies with everything they need to onboard new employees, manage permissions and monitor security issues all from one place.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Cloud security not only facilitates compliance with these requirements but also establishes a systematic framework for overseeing and auditing data access and usage. Cyber Threat Mitigations There are many cyber threats that can compromise millions of data, ranging from hacking and phishing to malware attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. Unfortunately, while symmetric encryption is a faster method, it is also less secure because sharing the key exposes it to theft.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prevention: Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) , educate users on password security, and regularly monitor accounts for suspicious activities. Training: To establish a security culture inside the company, educate staff on security best practices such as phishing prevention and data management.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

These flaws can be exploited in a variety of ways, including weak passwords, software flaws, and social engineering attacks. It is critical to keep software and systems up to date with security fixes. Employee training in recognizing and resisting phishing and other social engineering efforts is also important.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS): IDS and IPS both monitor network traffic for signs of suspicious or malicious activity, with IDS identifying security risks and IPS actively preventing them. Email Address By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

These controls include: Active Directory (AD): Manages users, groups, and passwords as a fundamental access control for an organization and the basis for most other security tools. Cybersecurity training should apply equally to basic users and advanced security professionals and be tailored to their needs.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

Today’s columnist, Yonatan Israel Garzon of Cyberint, says that the online boom during the pandemic has caused serious security issues for online retailers. He says they must tighten up security defenses and improve threat intelligence. Credit: Instatcart.

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