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Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.

 

So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.

 

It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.

 

Low section of soccer player with ball against goalkeeper showing data breach and sale on hacking forum
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Hackers Behind EA Data Breach Are Selling FIFA 21 Source Code on an Underground Hacking Forum

June 17, 2021
Hackers listed FIFA 21 and Frostbite engine source code and developer tools for sale on an underground hacking forum following the successful Electronic Arts data breach.
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View of Microsoft office building showing risk of Microsoft vendors in supply chain attack
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Behind SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack Targeted CrowdStrike Through Microsoft Vendor’s Account

December 31, 2020
Microsoft says the suspected Russian hackers behind SolarWinds supply chain attack exploited Microsoft vendors’ access to target more potential victims including CrowdStrike.
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Rio de Janeiro downtown showing breach of emergency alert system
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Hackers Breach Brazil’s Emergency Alert System, Triggering Millions of False Alerts

June 29, 2026
Hackers breached Brazil’s emergency alert system and used the government’s civil defense platform to send millions of highest-level alerts across multiple regions.
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Hacker using mobile smartphone calling victim showing remote monitoring and management software used in phishing of federal agencies
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Breached Multiple Federal Agencies via Remote Monitoring and Management Software

February 2, 2023
A joint cybersecurity alert warned that hackers breached multiple federal agencies via remote monitoring and management software in a widespread helpdesk-themed phishing campaign.
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Nintendo Switch player slapping forehead showing breach of Nintendo Accounts resulting in abuse of payment information
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Breached Over 160,000 Nintendo Accounts and Misused Payment Information, the Company Admits

May 5, 2020
Nintendo has admitted to a data breach of 160,000 Nintendo accounts after users had repeatedly complained on social media of the payment information being misused to make purchases.
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Siemens company sign hanging on a building showing encryption keys exposed in industrial devices
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Can Extract Private Encryption Keys and Completely Takeover Siemens Industrial Devices

October 20, 2022
Vulnerability allows hackers to extract private encryption keys hardcoded in Siemens industrial devices to execute sophisticated attacks or take over whole product lines.
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Credit cards with a lock showing data breach at carding site
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Compromised a Popular Carding Site Exposing 300,000 User Account Details

April 7, 2021
Hackers compromised carding site Card Mafia exposing 300,000 user account credentials. A hacker later offered the stolen data for free on a different hacking forum.
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Roblox game on smartphone showing trojan code in Synapse X
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Compromised Synapse X Scripting Engine To Inject Trojan Code Into Roblox Game

May 23, 2022
Hackers injected trojan code into the Roblox scripts by compromising the Synapse X engine, allowing them to install DLL libraries capable of breaking applications and destroying data.
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Data center racks with enterprise hardware showing security breach of login credentials
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Compromised Two Large Data Centers in Asia and Leaked Major Tech Giants’ Login Credentials

March 8, 2023
Hackers stole and published the login credentials of major tech and Fortune 500 companies, accessed CCTV cameras, and probed portals after breaching two large data centers in Asia.
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Medical team pushing emergency stretcher bed showing ransomware attack on French hospital
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Demand $10 Million After Ransomware Attack on a French Hospital, Patients Referred To Other Facilities

August 31, 2022
Hackers demanded $10 million after executing a ransomware attack on a French hospital, disrupting operations and forcing the deferral of appointments and referral of patients to other facilities.
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