eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. Used active multi-email engagements after effective phishing screenings. globally, +19.8%

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Ransomware attacks and data breaches make headlines when they shut down huge connected healthcare providers such as Ascension Healthcare or Change Healthcare. 2024 looks like it will only increase the number of affected individuals considering the scale of ransomware attacks from the first half of the year in the USA, Canada, and Australia.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Menlo Security , a leader in cloud security, today announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. The top three brands impersonated in phishing attacks are Microsoft, PayPal, and Amazon.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2023

” Also read: ChatGPT Security and Privacy Issues Remain in GPT-4 Growing AI Cybercrime Potential Kelley, who also exposed WormGPT in early July, noted that FraudGPT shares the same foundational capabilities as WormGPT and might have been developed by the same people, but FraudGPT has the potential for even greater malicious use.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

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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Cisco Security

AUGUST 17, 2021

Now mix in architectural changes that support cloud productivity suites like Microsoft 365 and Google’s G-Suite to accelerate your business to cloud-based email security services. When it comes to safeguarding email against today’s advanced threats like phishing and malware information is power.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Exploitation causes data breaches, system instability, and service disruptions, affecting organizational security and continuity. Furthermore, threat actors use the authentication bypass issue to spread LockBit ransomware on infiltrated networks, specifically targeting vulnerable ScreenConnect servers.

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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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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. The average business faces more than 700 of these types of attacks every single year.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Even a company with the most sophisticated cybersecurity tools and expert security teams can fall prey to cybercriminals if they overlook one area of vulnerability: their people. In fact, 97% of us can’t tell a phishing email from a legitimate one. Humans can be distracted, intimidated and especially – misled.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

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. The Complete Protect plan, which costs $6.00

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

2023 cybersecurity issues will continue: Weak IT fundamentals, poor cybersecurity awareness, and ransomware will still cause problems and make headlines. However, this disruptive change from traditional models will prompt a change in the focus of phishing campaigns to bypass these new architectures.

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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. Between high-profile ransomware attacks and mergers, it is a time of high stakes and great change for the industry. Improved Data Security.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

Pentesting involves vulnerability exploitation and post-exploitation actions – the idea is to conduct a real attack, like cybercriminals would do, except with an explicit authorization from the company in order to identify weaknesses and improve security defenses. Detecting Cobalt Strike Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

CSP’s Professional Security Expertise CSPs’ professional security expertise substantially contributes to the security capabilities and improvement of the general resilience of cloud storage. The increased scalability of cloud storage can assist effective data recovery solutions.

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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 end users to effectively identify a phishing email in various ways.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Take a closer look at the SaaS vendor evaluation checklist below: IT Infrastructure Analysis This phase underscores the value of investing in IT infrastructure security. Cloud infrastructure security should specifically handle layers such as physical assets, applications, networks, and data for complete protection against security threats.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The dissemination phase consists of active processing and dissemination of the processed data for the purpose of communicating the actionable intelligence for the purpose of ensuring that an organizations defense is actively aware of the threats facing its infrastructure and security defense mechanisms.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

We have seen firsthand that it takes more than an individual task force to combat ransomware and other related threats such as phishing, insider threats and more. Have hope that through the hard work and brilliant minds behind these security defenses that 2022 will not be a repeat of such high level attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

While cloud service providers (CSPs) offer their own native security, CWPP offers an additional layer of customized protection and management to fit the demands of workloads. Malware and Ransomware Malware infections and ransomware attacks can cripple cloud workloads, propagate to associated workloads, causing the damage to escalate.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 25, 2021

” Zero trust is a critical tool in the security defense arsenal, especially as more companies shift to a fully remote or hybrid work environment. Social engineering attacks like phishing, scareware, and deep fakes are frequent tactics hackers use to gain access to your business systems from the inside.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

These steps will work in most cases, but if you’ve been hit by ransomware, see our guides to ransomware decryption , removal and recovery. 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.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Additionally, some attackers will use DNS disruptions to conceal more dangerous cyberattacks such as data theft, ransomware preparations, or inserting backdoors into other resources. To prevent a DNS attack , organizations need to secure their DNS processes for both local and remote users. What Are DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)?

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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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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): SIEM consolidates log data collecting, processing, and reporting from both cloud and on-premises systems, assisting in the detection and response to security events. 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

AUGUST 13, 2021

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. Between high-profile ransomware attacks and mergers, it is a time of high stakes and great change for the industry. Learn more about KnowBe4. Headquarters: Cambridge, UK.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Educate users on the value of strong passwords and the dangers of phishing attempts. Insufficient Logging and Monitoring Insufficient logging and monitoring make detecting and responding to security events and anomalies in a timely way difficult. Monitor user accounts for suspicious behavior and unwanted access on a continuous basis.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Cybersecurity training should apply equally to basic users and advanced security professionals and be tailored to their needs. Basic cybersecurity training uses cybersecurity training courses to educate about common issues such as phishing and ransomware. Threat feeds also fall under the basic cybersecurity training umbrella.

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