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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

100 Million Samsung Phones Shipped With Flawed Encryption; Galaxy S8 to S21 Series Cryptographic Keys “Trivial” To Expose

March 2, 2022
Encryption vulnerability renders Samsung phones in the Galaxy line from 2017 to 2021 completely insecure, at least until they are updated to security patches from July 2021 and beyond.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

DDoS Attack Glossary: Top 12 Attack Vectors

March 7, 2018
Because of the significant damage a DDoS attack can cause, many IT teams will put protecting against the threat high on their agenda. However, what many IT teams may be completely unaware of is that there are a wide variety of different types of DDoS attack vectors in a cybercriminals’ arsenal.
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I Want to Have the ‘Cloud’ and the ‘Cake’ Too! – Part I

December 27, 2017
I was at the #Structure2017 conference and the term hybrid cloud (at last count a day and a half into a two-day conference) has been used 131 times. However – I hazard that between the panelists, interviewers or the audience members who used this term - all have different definitions interpretations of this catchphrase.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

March 8, 2023
Ransomware operators have long targeted systems and data availability of their victims, and have been evolving their attack patterns to include the privacy and confidentiality of victim data as well. Attackers are increasingly pushing for double and sometimes triple extortion of their victims.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Data Breach Impacts 1.3 Million Pandabuy Customers; Company Apologizes After Apparent Cover-Up

April 8, 2024
Online shopping platform Pandabuy confirms a data breach that impacted over 1.3 million customers after an apparent cover-up when data surfaced on BreachForums.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Genetic Testing Company 23andMe Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $30 Million

September 20, 2024
23andMe will pay $30 million to settle a data breach lawsuit from the 2023 credential stuffing attack that exposed the personal and genetic information of 6.9 million customers.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Ransomware Attack on The Guardian Hits Print Production, Internal Business Systems

December 27, 2022
One of Britain's most popular newspapers, The Guardian, is reporting that a suspected ransomware attack is causing some internal network trouble. The paper's report characterized it as "serious" despite it seemingly not stopping online or offline production of the paper.
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Padlock with metal chain hooked and locked across computer keyboard showing ransomware attack and need for extended detection and response
Cyber SecurityInsights

Is Your Business Prepared to Stop a Ransomware Attack?

August 19, 2021
To stop a ransomware attack, you need the capability to detect threats and take action against them before they ever impact your business. Utilizing services such as extended detection and response (XDR) can provide round-the-clock monitoring from a team of cybersecurity experts.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Five Questions to Ask About Your Employee Offboarding Process

July 26, 2023
Recent research shows that one third of enterprises lose more than 10% of their associated technology assets when offboarding workers, and 42% experience unauthorized access to SaaS applications and cloud resources.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Italian Bank UniCredit Suffers New Data Breach Impacting 3 Million Customers

November 7, 2019
UniCredit suffered a recent data breach which exposed PII of nearly 3 million customers. The bank said there is no stolen banking account information that enables hackers to make unauthorized transactions.
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