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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

Misconfiguration Allowed For Manipulation of Bing Search Results, Attacks on Users

April 11, 2023
Wiz researchers found that a Microsoft misconfiguration error created an opening for attackers to not only manipulate Bing search results, but to potentially steal Office 365 credentials.
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Computer notebook keyboard with Vote key showing concerns with blockchain technology for electronic voting
Cyber SecurityNews

MIT Security Experts Issue Warning About Electronic Voting; Blockchain-Based Systems Are Not Ready for Prime Time

November 16, 2020
Researchers from MIT believe that even when electronic voting methods are secured by blockchain technology, they are still far too vulnerable to outside attack.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Mitigating Election Disinformation

September 13, 2024
Major elections are being held around the world, and many with razor thin margins promise to be contentious, emotive and hard-fought. Proponents of particular candidates and parties are using active disinformation campaigns to spread lies, innuendos and misinformation, to promote their candidate and disincentivize their opponent’s supporters from voting.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Mitigating Online Social Harm: Why Enterprises Need to Start Prepping for Stricter Age Verification Laws Now

September 3, 2020
Digital identity verification connected to a government-issued identity document can help organizations confirm who users claim to be and regulate age-restricted content accordingly.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Mixing Service Tornado Cash Begins Blocking OFAC Sanctioned Addresses, Signaling DeFi Willingness to be Regulated

April 26, 2022
Tornado Cash said that the OFAC sanctioned address that was being used to process the $625 million stolen from NFT game Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge had already been blocked.
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Finger touching phone showing vulnerabilities with mobile health apps
Cyber SecurityNews

Mobile Health Apps Are Exposing PII and PHI via API Vulnerabilities; 23 Million May Be Affected

February 23, 2021
A shocking new report has found major vulnerabilities in the programming interfaces (APIs) that underpin dozens of the mobile health apps used by patient care organizations.
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Digital shields around globe showing vulnerability management
Cyber SecurityInsights

Modernizing Vulnerability Management: Beyond Scanning to Continuous Exposure

December 29, 2023
Embracing continuous exposure management allows businesses to proactively manage their cybersecurity posture, prioritize critical exposures, and maintain a comprehensive view of their attack surface.
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Hacker holding smartphone showing Android apps with spyware
Cyber SecurityNews

Module Installed in Over 100 Android Apps Contained Spyware, Infected Over 421 Million Downloads

June 1, 2023
Popular mini-game module found in over 100 Android apps, pitched to developers as a legitimate marketing SDK meant to improve user engagement and attention, has been found to have spyware capability hidden in it.
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Keyboard with dollar bills showing money transfer service cyber attack
Cyber SecurityNews

MoneyGram’s Money Transfer Services Knocked out for Days After Cyber Attack

September 27, 2024
A seemingly very serious cyber attack has temporarily put major money transfer service MoneyGram out of business for at least several days. Details of the attack remain thin, but the company's services remained unavailable nearly a week after first going offline on September 20.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Months-Long Data Breach Leaks FEMA and Customs and Border Protection Employee Information

October 6, 2025
A months-long data breach has exposed the personal information of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) workers.
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