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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.

 

Vulnerability management team working in data center showing use of security intelligence
Cyber SecurityInsights

How Security Intelligence Enables Risk-Prioritized Vulnerability Management

February 18, 2021
Is your vulnerability management team overwhelmed and demoralized by the need to play catch up with a ceaseless flood of vulnerabilities? Using security intelligence can enable risk-prioritized vulnerability management.
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Balancing the Challenges: Fear and Cost in Compliance With Regulations

February 17, 2021
New paper tackles the two conflicting challenges that complicate compliance with regulations: fear of failing an audit versus the costs of running effective programs.
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Social Media Statistics Are for Marketing Purposes

February 16, 2021
From the Capitol riot to squashing of Parler, clamping down on WeChat and TikTok to impact of the SolarWinds hack, these have been a whirlwind few months full of revelations.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Attacker Gains Remote Access To a Florida City’s Water Supply, Attempts To Poison It; Is This an Emerging Widespread Threat?

February 15, 2021
Florida city of Oldsmar recently experienced a big scare as a hacker was able to penetrate the water treatment plant via remote access software. The hacker then attempted to poison the city's water supply.
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Cyber SecurityNews

UK National Cyber Security Center Warns of Increased Threat of Ransomware Attacks, Some Victims Hit Multiple Times

February 15, 2021
UK's NCSC issued an alert over the growing risk of ransomware attacks as threat actors diversified attack vectors and monetization methods, with some victims hit by repeat attacks shortly after paying a ransom.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Identity Theft Doubled During the Pandemic as Fraudsters Targeted COVID-19 Relief Payments

February 12, 2021
The FTC reported that identity theft doubled during the pandemic as scammers targeted COVID-19 relief payments to individuals and government-sponsored loans for small businesses.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Suspected Chinese Hackers Exploit a Different SolarWinds Hack To Compromise USDA’s National Finance Center

February 11, 2021
Suspected Chinese hackers exploited a second SolarWinds hack to compromise the National Finance Center, which processes salaries for agencies including the FBI and the DHS.
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Hooded hacker stealing data from laptop showing data breach at Washington State Auditor which impacts unemployment claimants and may result in identity theft
Cyber SecurityNews

1.6 Million Washington State Unemployment Claimants Have Financial Information Exposed in Hack of State Auditor’s Office

February 9, 2021
1.6 million unemployment claimants in Washington may have just received an identity theft headache. A hack of the State Auditor's office has exposed extremely sensitive personal information.
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Calculator and pencil on desktop showing cybersecurity focus during financial audits
Cyber SecurityInsights

Why Boards Will Require Cybersecurity Scrutiny During Financial Audits in 2021 and Beyond

February 9, 2021
In 2021 and beyond, board members, senior leaders and audit teams will need to start integrating cybersecurity into how they view compliance for SOX, GDPR and CCPA.
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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge in the evening showing fraud considered national security threat in UK
Cyber SecurityNews

Fraud Has Reached “Epidemic” Levels, Should Be Considered a National Security Threat by UK Government

February 8, 2021
Report from UK security think tank RUSI finds that fraud has "reached epidemic levels" in the country and that the volume of attempts should be viewed as a national security threat.
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