The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

OneRep provides a consumer service that scrubs your personal information from Google and dozens of privacy-breaching websites. Byron is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Last Watchdog on Privacy & Security. Erin: How has the cyber threat landscape evolved since you first got into cybersecurity?

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2024

Ransomware attacks have become a significant threat to organizations of all kinds worldwide, with attackers encrypting data and demanding payment for its release. In this regard, many have touted cyber insurance as the knight in shining armor, the end all-be all in terms of mitigating criminals' assaults on your network.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

API Security in 2024: Imperva Report Uncovers Rising Threats and the Urgent Need for Action madhav Thu, 03/07/2024 - 04:56 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the backbone of modern digital innovation. They drive seamless connectivity, enable rapid development, and power countless business-critical applications.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

As a global trailblazer in information security and data protection regulation, the EU continues to lead the way in comprehensive cybersecurity standards. Mark these dates on your compliance calendar to navigate the NIS2 landscape effectively and uphold the cybersecurity resilience of your organization.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2023

Rising from the din of 625 vendors, 700 speakers and 26,000 attendees came the clarion call for a new tier of overlapping, interoperable, highly automated security platforms needed to carry us forward. Here are four evolving themes reverberating from RSAC 2023 that struck me: Password enabled access will endure for the foreseeable future.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2022

Related: Damage caused by ‘business logic’ hacking. In the report’s findings, stolen credentials and exploited vulnerabilities are the top reasons for web breaches. In the report’s findings, stolen credentials and exploited vulnerabilities are the top reasons for web breaches. Shifting exposures.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Cybersecurity professionals stand on the frontlines, ever-vigilant against an increasing tide of cyber threats. Hybrid work models and broadly adopted cloud technology create highly dispersed environments that assist bad actors in remaining covered in the shadow and accomplishing malicious acts against businesses of any size and sector.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 31, 2022

Vulnerability management, or VM, has long been an essential, if decidedly mundane, component of network security. Advanced VM tools and practices are rapidly emerging to help companies mitigate a sprawling array of security flaws spinning out of digital transformation. Current threat landscape. Scan and patch.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2023

Related: Demystifying ‘DSPM’ Rising from the din of 625 vendors, 700 speakers and 26,000 attendees came the clarion call for a new tier of overlapping, interoperable, highly automated security platforms needed to carry us forward. One nascent approach that shows promise: cloud native application protection platform ( CNAPP.)

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Attack surface management (ASM) is a relatively new cybersecurity technology that combines elements of vulnerability management and asset discovery with the automation capabilities of breach and attack simulation (BAS) and applies them to an organization’s entire IT environment, from networks to the cloud.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2021

For small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) cutting through the marketing hype can be daunting. SMBs must continually come up with cool new apps to stay competitive; it’s no surprise that this is also where threat actors are focusing their attention. For a full drill down on our discussion, please give the accompanying podcast a listen.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 1, 2023

The RSA Conference 2023 witnessed a surge of interest in API security, with experts and industry leaders focusing on the increasing need to secure APIs and address vulnerabilities. Several vendors showcased their API security solutions at the conference. Another participant, Noname Security, introduced version 3.0

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Such consolidation across markets is good news for customers and vendors alike in terms of market growth and maximizing security investments. Such consolidation across markets is good news for customers and vendors alike in terms of market growth and maximizing security investments. Related: Stolen data used to target mobile services.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s a scalable and cost-effective storage solution for businesses offered through a subscription service. When assessing the overall security of cloud storage and choosing a solution tailored to your business, it helps to determine its features, potential risks, security measures, and other considerations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 22, 2023

Data breaches are a serious threat to organizations, but vulnerability management automation can help reduce the number of incidents businesses face each year. Managing vulnerabilities is difficult in an increasingly connected cyber environment. What is vulnerability management?

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) has taken the Internet by storm in the past few days. This blog details quick ways Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) and Secure IPS users can protect against attacks leveraging this vulnerability while patching their infrastructure.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 12, 2021

In the context of cybersecurity, threat intelligence refers to information about hostile actors and/or the threats that they pose; cyber-defenders who arm themselves with such information can often dramatically improve their chances of preventing a breach. Click To Tweet.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 6, 2022

What is ERP Security (and Why Does it Matter?). This year's theme, "See Yourself in Cyber," demonstrates that while cybersecurity may seem like a complex subject, it comes down to people playing their part in the security of their home and organization. . Current Gaps in ERP Security. maaya.alagappan. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 16:38.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2024

The Evolving Legislative and Compliance Landscape: A Roadmap for Business Leaders madhav Tue, 04/30/2024 - 05:32 Trust is the currency of the digital economy. However, a relentless barrage of data breaches, ransomware attacks, and sophisticated cyber threats steadily erodes this trust.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month , a collaborative effort between government and businesses to raise awareness about digital security and empower both organizations and individuals to protect their online data from cybercriminals. Use the four tactics in this article to defend against them.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

With its high speeds and low latency, almost all businesses and industries are now in the position to digitize applications and services they couldn’t dream of not long ago. However, the massive potential and almost unlimited connectivity bring about many security challenges. What security enhancements are built in?

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 25, 2024

In cybersecurity, “red teaming” is a practice where security professionals, known as the red team, simulate cyber attacks on their organisation. They pretend to be hackers trying to exploit weaknesses in the company’s security system. Red teaming’s goal isn’t to cause harm but to reveal vulnerabilities.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2022

Excising passwords as the security linchpin to digital services is long, long overdue. Security + efficiency. Password abuse at scale arose shortly after the decision got made in the 1990s to make shared secrets the basis for securing digital connections. Threat actors now routinely bypass these second-layer security gates.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time. Over the years, the traditional firewall has transformed to meet the demands of the modern workplace and adapt to an evolving threat landscape.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Multiple vulnerabilities in CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise DCIM platform and Dataprobe PDU could expose data centers to hacking. The PowerPanel Enterprise DCIM platform enables IT teams to manage, configure, and monitor a data center’s infrastructure via cloud connectivity. ” reads the advisory published by Trellix.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 29, 2022

What is in Your SOC? Organizations developing a Security operations center(SOC) should consider which strategy they should adopt based on available cybersecurity professional resources: offensive or defensive? What is the role and engagement with risk management to determine the business requirements for the SOC?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 12, 2023

Introduction AI’s transformative power is reshaping business operations across numerous industries. Furthermore, AI and machine learning algorithms can decipher the huge sets of data at an unprecedented speed and accuracy, giving businesses insights that were once out of reach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

One of the top cyber threats currently affecting companies is called ‘phishing’, in which a threat actor poses as a legitimate business colleague but follows up with a ransomware attack. In order to ensure a secure future, we must deter these cyber criminals by harnessing formidable power and strategy. Asset Discovery.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

Never underestimate the power of technology in shaping your business’s success. In navigating the digital terrain, businesses must carefully weigh the potential benefits against the challenges posed by emerging technologies. This flexibility enables organizations to redefine service offerings and stay agile.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2024

The Evolving Legislative and Compliance Landscape: A Roadmap for Business Leaders madhav Tue, 04/30/2024 - 05:32 Trust is the currency of the digital economy. However, a relentless barrage of data breaches, ransomware attacks, and sophisticated cyber threats steadily erodes this trust.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Vulnerability remediation is one of the most challenging and critical aspects of vulnerability management. It involves not only identifying and prioritizing the vulnerabilities that pose the greatest risk to your organization, but also implementing the appropriate solutions to mitigate or eliminate them.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

Like many organizations and industries, NewsCorp migrated its digital estate to make greater use of the cloud, including leveraging SaaS providers like Google Workspaces to host email infrastructure. If your staff can log on to the internet to access their emails, so can an attacker. But it also has a considerable downside.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 5, 2023

and as these changes are made it is normal for new threats to be introduced. It is critical that companies review these threats, ideally early in the planning phase, but also as an on-going practice throughout the product lifecycle to allow for information-based decision making with all needed data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Whatever assets you happen to control, you want to be sure that they’re secure. Even if your system is lucky enough to be based in Sweden – the country with the lowest malware infection rates in the world – it needs vigilant protection. . Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) proliferate, and cyber-security is a hotbed of danger.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2024

The million-dollar criminal operations, awash with cash, are still vulnerable to greed. It’s an extra type of leverage to get the target organization to pay the ransom. It’s an extra type of leverage to get the target organization to pay the ransom. But, as can be expected from ransomware groups, these were nothing but lies.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 17, 2023

One of the most concerning behaviors we’ve observed from RaaS gangs is their use of Living off the Land (LOTL) attacks, where attackers leverage legitimate tools to evade detection, steal data, and more. Considering it’s regular business hours, you figure it’s part of a routine IT maintenance operation and move on.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2023

Port scanning involves systematically scanning a computer network for open ports, which can then be exploited by threat actors to gain unauthorized access or gather information about the system's vulnerabilities. Gaining access through RDP and other network protocols allows attackers to infiltrate systems and deploy various malware.

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