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

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Unauthorized Access Unauthorized users may get access to cloud resources due to lax password regulations, inadequate authentication systems, or compromised user accounts. To address the risk, create strong access controls, enforce strict password requirements, and conduct regular access checks to identify and revoke unnecessary permissions.

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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

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Secure Email Gateway (SEG) The deployment of specialized email security solutions that actively scan incoming and outgoing emails for potential threats is part of the implementation of a secure email gateway against spear phishing. It provides an additional degree of security beyond just a login and password.

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How To Set Up a Firewall in 8 Easy Steps + Best Practices

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Set Secure Firewall Rules & ACLs To prevent unwanted access and ensure effective traffic management, secure your firewall through updating firmware to resolve vulnerabilities and adopting proper configurations prior to installing firewalls in production.

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

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This enables organizations to integrate their internal security policies with the provider’s approach, resulting in a more robust and consistent cloud security posture. Set Up Strict Authentication Protocols For IaaS security, use strict authentication mechanisms.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

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These checklists include security standards and best practices for SaaS and cloud applications, and B2B SaaS providers use them to guarantee that their solutions match customer security standards. Is there cybersecurity training on best practices, including setting strong passwords in accordance with the organization’s policy?

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

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Vulnerability Management Product Guides 8 Best Vulnerability Scanner Tools Top 10 Open Source Vulnerability Assessment Tools 12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools Threat Intelligence and Detection At the most basic level, threat detection strategies and tools monitor networks for suspicious and anomalous activity.

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The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks

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While organizations can invest in sophisticated cybersecurity and threat detection solutions to detect anomalous network and system activity, a socially-engineered conversation between a malicious actor and an untrained employee can easily slip under the radar. How does AI-powered social engineering affect businesses?