SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2023

Seven small coastal towns in Massachusetts have formed a partnership to better tackle their IT and cybersecurity needs in the region. We use this type of model for our 'Whole of State' approach to security in North Dakota," says Michael Gregg, CISO for the State of North Dakota. This is a great approach.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

The past decade has seen cybersecurity barge its way into the mainstream. A meteoric rise in attack rates during COVID-19 , major incidents such as the Colonial Pipeline attack, and an increasingly tense geopolitical landscape have all contributed to cybersecurity’s current position at the top of global news feeds. The story so far.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2024

Connected devices and smart technology are pivotal to enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of public sector organizations, from optimizing critical infrastructure management to transforming remote education and smart city initiatives. However, as IoT innovation and adoption grows, so do the associated security risks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 16, 2022

Cyber Packs: How They're Key to Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity. In a previous blog post, I discussed how The White House Executive Order issued on May 12, 2021 laid out new, rigorous government cyber security standards for federal agencies. Cloud Security. Tue, 05/17/2022 - 05:36. It’s not always that easy, however.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This affected all levels of the cybersecurity landscape, and it has had a particularly broad impact for those in the C-Suite, specifically, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Building a Cybersecurity Platform for the Future. It was this or nothing. So, what is an already over-stressed CISO to do?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

For a security technology that’s only a few years old, microsegmentation is catching on quickly. According to a new report from edge security vendor Byos, 88 percent of cybersecurity leaders believe microsegmentation is essential to achieving zero trust security, and 83 percent are currently leveraging microsegmentation in some form.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. The ongoing war in the Ukraine has led to more nation-state sponsored attacks that tend to have societal and economic impacts.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) are the targets in 43% of all cybersecurity incidents. That’s because hackers know that SMBs often lack the budget or resources to implement enterprise-quality protection. Here’s our checklist for starting a home business, including our tips to ensure your site is secure. Choose your niche.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware. forbes.com).

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SC Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

Organizations move on plans to strengthen security policies, increase training, and invest in technology. Results show a clear transition for security teams from assessing and responding to increased threats, to setting in motion plans to harden their infrastructure. The cyber liability of new and ‘disgruntled’ employees.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In front of its largest ever attendance, the annual Irish cybersecurity conference IRISSCON tackled some big themes. Among them were: attacks against critical infrastructure, increasing regulation, the need for empathy from security pros, and – naturally – AI. From the off, 2023 struck a more downbeat tone than last year’s edition.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

An effective vulnerability management policy can help with the cyclical process of discovering and managing vulnerabilities found within IT hardware, software, and systems. External Vulnerability Management Requirements Every organization faces general or specific regulations from international, federal, state, or local governments.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

When you hear the words “cyber threat hunting”, you just may picture an elite team of security professionals scouring your systems for malware. Sounds like something only huge businesses or nation states would need to do, right? Threat detection, alerting, and response from highly experienced security analysts.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Penetration tests find security vulnerabilities before hackers do and are critical for keeping organizations safe from cyber threats. Penetration test services have become common, with many security companies offering them. You can either create your own pentesting program or hire an outside firm to do it for you.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Every year, Kaspersky experts prepare forecasts for different industries, helping them to build a strong defense against any cybersecurity threats they might face in the foreseeable future. Those predictions form Kaspersky Security Bulletin (KSB), an annual project lead by Kaspersky experts. Also, we’d like to thank Prof.

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McAfee

MARCH 9, 2020

Automation and orchestration are central to the proverbial cyber security dance between IT operations and security operations center (SOC). Orchestration is bringing technologies (security and non-security) to coordinate and work together. Abbreviated NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF).

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Security Through Education

DECEMBER 8, 2021

And while we recognize this is a problem that affects everyone in all professions, this type of burnout is severely affecting the cybersecurity community. According to the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIIS) 2020/21 State of the Profession report, job stress keeps 51% of cybersecurity professionals up at night.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Carcano offers five takeaways security teams can put to work. water facility highlights the threats and vulnerabilities facing our nation’s critical infrastructure , including the more than 50,000 water production utilities across the United States. A wastewater treatment plant outside of Baltimore, Md. Start by focusing on process.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Carcano offers five takeaways security teams can put to work. water facility highlights the threats and vulnerabilities facing our nation’s critical infrastructure , including the more than 50,000 water production utilities across the United States. A wastewater treatment plant outside of Baltimore, Md. Start by focusing on process.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2023

These secrets control data access when transferred between applications—sending information from a webpage, making a secure request to an API, accessing a cloud database, or countless other cases that modern enterprises encounter while pursuing digital transformation and increasing automation.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Needless to say, in 2021 cybersecurity was front and center for individuals, enterprises, and governments alike. Data breaches and cybersecurity threats were at an all-time high this past year. So let’s take a look at the big challenges, priorities, and trends we saw in cybersecurity over the past year.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". United States House of Representatives. 2125 Rayburn House Office Building. Mister Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today concerning the security of credit data. Before the. 1 November 2017.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

Information security leaders at these two districts shared their war stories last week at the K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Symposium, hosted by the K12 Security Information Exchange (K12 SIX) – the first-ever ISAC specifically created with local school districts in mind. (Auburn High School). It was all back up on Jan.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

Kali Linux turns 10 this year, and to celebrate, the Linux penetration testing distribution has added defensive security tools to its arsenal of open-source security tools. For now, Kali is primarily known for its roughly 600 open source pentesting tools, allowing pentesters to easily install a full range of offensive security tools.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This blog was written by Wayne Anderson, previous Enterprise Security Architect at McAfee. Alongside some fantastic leaders and technology strategists from HCL, Oracle, Clarify360, Duo Security, and TCDI, we explored the challenges of today’s hyper-connected and stretched security team. Digital isn’t one trend—it’s many.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

After infecting the system, “the attacker continued to operate in the environment over an eight week period until the detonation of the Conti ransomware on May 14, 2021,” the report states. On 10 May 2021, security auditors first identified evidence of the attacker compromising systems within Hospital C and Hospital L.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2023

By Sebastian Goodwin, CISO, Nutanix IT budgets and revenue growth areas are top of mind at the beginning of every calendar year, even more so with the current state of the world economy. IT departments and data teams are looking at the best ways to prioritize, maintain and build security measures – while being cost effective.

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Jane Frankland

JULY 17, 2023

Given a whole range of PESTLE factors, IT decision makers (ITDMs) from small businesses to enterprises with managed IT environments are under increasing pressure to make smarter investments with their budgets. But now it’s transforming faster and more unpredictably than ever.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

The Decipher Security podcast by Duo Security analyzes the news, explores the impact of the latest risks, and provides informative and educational material for readers intent on understanding how security affects our world. He posits that security, particularly secure software, is a value add to businesses.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

The Decipher Security podcast by Duo Security analyzes the news, explores the impact of the latest risks, and provides informative and educational material for readers intent on understanding how security affects our world. He posits that security, particularly secure software, is a value add to businesses.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

The Decipher Security podcast by Duo Security analyzes the news, explores the impact of the latest risks, and provides informative and educational material for readers intent on understanding how security affects our world. He posits that security, particularly secure software, is a value add to businesses.

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The Falcon's View

OCTOBER 31, 2017

October was National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Most security awareness programs and practices are horrible BS. This extends out to include many practices heavily promoted by the likes of SANS, as well as the current state of "best" (aka, failing miserably) practices. 2) Addressing bad practices. 3) Modifying behavior.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

When it comes to the skills gap and women in cybersecurity, I’m regularly approached by journalists who ask me what the root problem is, what more we can do, who’s doing a good job, and whether this year’s pandemic has actually made things better or worse. There are many cybersecurity companies that partner with CyberFirst, like Cygenta.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 31, 2023

Cybersecurity professionals have various views on last week's news from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when it surprised the InfoSec community and the C-suites of corporate America. Currently, many public companies provide cybersecurity disclosure to investors.

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