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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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DeFi Project Hacked for $320 Million in Crypto; Wormhole Network Compromised by Previously Unknown Vulnerability

February 7, 2022
Just one month into the new year, the Wormhole network breach is already the second major incident involving a DeFi project following the attack on the Qubit Finance network.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Critical Infrastructure Hit Again as German Fuel Suppliers Victimized by Cyber Attack, Oil Shipments Forced to Use Alternative Depots

February 7, 2022
German fuel suppliers have been hit by a cyber attack threatens fuel supply. Nature of attack has yet to be identified, but the extent of the disruption would indicate ransomware or a malicious malware attack that wiped files.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Meeting Increasing Security Requirements Is Necessary. But Getting There Is Still Painful for Large Enterprises. The Solution? Automation

February 7, 2022
In the last few years Apple and other browsers have essentially demanded that all certificate authorities gradually reduce the lifecycle of digital certificates. To be able to replace tens of, or even hundreds of thousands, of certificates in a compressed time frame, on a regular basis, is going to be nearly impossible without automation solutions.
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Server room with computer racks showing local privilege escalation in Linux
Cyber SecurityNews

All Linux Distributions Affected by 12 Year-Old PwnKit Local Privilege Escalation Bug Allowing an Attacker to Execute Commands as Root

February 4, 2022
Qualys researchers said the 12-year-old memory corruption local privilege escalation vulnerability on polkit's Set User ID program pkexec is easily exploitable by novice attackers and affects every major Linux distribution.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Segway’s Online Store Infected With a Credit Card Skimmer Used in a Large-Scale Magecart Attack Campaign

February 4, 2022
Malwarebytes detected a credit card skimmer belonging to a potent Magecart attack threat actor on Segway's online store embedded within a favicon.ico image file.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Making Smartphones Productive AND Secure

February 4, 2022
How do high-security organizations allow their employees to be as productive as possible without sacrificing data security and their own personal safety? The good news is that solutions are not only available, but increasingly are being adopted.
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Man typing on keyboard with virtual locks showing zero trust strategy for federal agencies
Cyber SecurityNews

White House Memo is First Step Toward Mandatory Zero Trust Strategy for Federal Agencies

February 3, 2022
The Biden administration has taken the first step toward implementing a government-wide zero trust strategy with a memorandum addressed to all federal agencies, outlining the basic goals to be reached by the end of fiscal year 2024.
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Merck company logo on website page showing NotPetya attack and cyber war
Cyber SecurityNews

“Cyber War” Exception Struck Down in Merck’s Battle With Insurance Company Over NotPetya Attack

February 3, 2022
Recent ruling in New Jersey involving the NotPetya attacks indicates that insurers may not be able to use "cyber war" clauses as an excuse to not pay out for remediation of ransomware attacks.
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Digital padlock icon showing hackers exploited flaw on DeFi platform
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Exploited a Logical Flaw to Steal $80 Million From DeFi Platform Qubit Finance

February 3, 2022
DeFi platform Qubit finance lost $80 million after hackers leveraged a logical flow to deposit 0 ETH to withdraw 206,809 Binance coins. Platform implored the hackers to return the funds or transform the exploit into a bug bounty.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Is a Merger Between Information Security and Data Governance Imminent?

February 2, 2022
Organizations that have more mature data governance and information security programs are likely to have some level of integration between these functions already, but many continue to struggle with the idea and often treat them as separate, siloed programs.
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