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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.

 

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Cyber SecurityNews

Security Vulnerability in Qualcomm Chips Affects Nearly 40 Percent of Smartphones; Compromises Flagship Android Phones

May 13, 2021
Check Point discovered another security vulnerability in Qualcomm chips affecting 40% of smartphones, allowing hackers to inject code in Android phones, including Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and One Plus brands.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Phishing-as-a-Service Brings Cybercrime to the Masses

January 20, 2022
Historically, to become a successful hacker, you had to have the knowledge and skills to create your own attacks from scratch. However, all that has changed with the proliferation of the underground market for phishing-as-a-service.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Business Executives’ Logins Sold on Russian Hacking Forum; Accounts Can Be Used for BEC Scams

December 10, 2020
A hacker on a Russian-speaking forum is selling hundreds of business executives' email and password combinations for Office 365 and Microsoft accounts for use in BEC scams.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Business Travelers Highlight Public Wifi Security Risk

September 5, 2018
Majority of business travelers have grave reservations about public WiFi security and the safety of their data. Of the 2,000 global business travelers surveyed by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, 65% were less than confident about using public WiFi networks.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Namecheap Email System Hacked to Send DHL and Metamask Phishing Emails

February 24, 2023
Hackers compromised the Namecheap email system to send DHL and MetaMask phishing emails targeting wallet credentials. The company takes full responsibility after initially blaming a third party.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Are Your Collaboration Communications Safe? the Hidden Risks Within Video and Collaboration Communications and How To Stay Secure

January 14, 2021
While modern collaboration communications tools have helped business continue during a time when face-to-face meetings are impossible, they can also increase the risk of data breaches and regulatory compliance violations.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

What Do Identity Security and an Edible Rock Have in Common? Quite a Bit, It Turns Out

November 18, 2024
Identity security needs to be like salt. A good identity management solution is always there, always working, and always streamlining access without sacrificing security.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Researcher Hacks 35 Major Companies In A Mock Supply Chain Attack

February 18, 2021
The supply chain attack method leverages commonly-used dependency managers and private or non-existent dependencies to install malicious code and backdoors in internal applications.
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Aerial view of the Ukrainian flag waving in the wind against the city of Kyiv showing DDoS cyber attacks on government websites
Cyber SecurityNews

New Wave of Cyber Attacks on Ukrainian Government Websites Knocks Defense Ministry Offline

February 17, 2022
The recent cyber attacks on Ukraine appeared to use distributed denial of service (DDoS) techniques to take several government websites offline for several hours.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Connected Cars: A New and Dangerous Vector for Cyber Attacks

August 12, 2019
The threat of cyber attacks on connected cars is getting very real as report shows majority of new smart vehicles from top 10 auto manufacturers are vulnerable and will be connected to Internet.
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