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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.

 

Crowded night market showing extremely low barriers to entry for spammers in the phishing ecosystem
Cyber SecurityNews

New Report on Spammers and the Phishing Ecosystem Reveals Extremely Low Barriers to Entry

March 4, 2020
Spammers are stepping up their game in the phishing ecosystem with premade tools such as phishing templates, infrastructure and tutorials made widely available on underground forums.
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Google Chrome logo on laptop screen showing 500 delisted Chrome browser extensions used in massive ad fraud campaign
Cyber SecurityNews

500 Delisted Chrome Browser Extensions Part of Massive Ad Fraud Campaign Active for Years

March 4, 2020
Google has culled 500 over Chrome browser extensions used in a massive ad fraud campaign that pingponged 1.7 million users through dozens of ads and redirected them to phishing site.
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Magnifying glass on laptop keyboard showing the adversary attribution approach to fight cybercrime
Cyber SecurityInsights

Uncover the Real Identities Behind Criminal Activities

March 4, 2020
Adversary attribution is one reliable and modern approach to fighting cybercrime as defending your enterprise can be easier if you know the opponents and what they know about you.
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Google AdSense app icon on mobile showing the emerging email extortion scams that threaten to cut off ad revenue for publishers
Cyber SecurityNews

Emerging Email Extortion Scams Threaten to Cut off Ad Revenue for Publishers

March 3, 2020
Attackers are combining DDoS attacks and "click fraud" in new email extortion scams that target publishers with websites monetized through Google AdSense program.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Cloud Misconfiguration Likeliest Cause of MGM Hotel Leaks

March 3, 2020
Based on new reports, last year’s MGM Resorts breach exposed personal data of more than 10.6 million guests with cloud misconfiguration suggested to be the likeliest cause.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Years-Old “Fox Kitten” Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting VPN Vulnerabilities Has Given Iran a Global Foothold

March 2, 2020
Newly uncovered cyber espionage scheme shows Iranian hackers using unpatched VPN vulnerabilities as a point of entrance into the networks of government and private sector organizations.
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Woman using fingerprint scanner showing the reasons why most modern online fraud prevention methods are falling short
Cyber SecurityInsights

Why Most Modern Online Fraud Prevention Methods Are Falling Short

February 28, 2020
Companies are constantly working on online fraud prevention methods while cybercriminals fine-tune their impersonation efforts. Find out why some of the authentication methods are falling short.
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Two medical pills on keyboard showing the eight ways to keep patients’ digital healthcare data safe
Cyber SecurityInsights

The .com World: 8 Ways to Keep Digital Patient Data Safe

February 27, 2020
With more and more organizations providing healthcare data through patient portals, how can they protect themselves from unauthorized access and theft of medical records?
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Crowd of motorcyclists in city showing the rise in fraud attacks by human farms
Cyber SecurityNews

Meteoric Rise in Fraud Attacks by Human Farms

February 26, 2020
New report shows a massive spike in human farms used to launch online fraud attacks after analyzing more than 1.3 billion individual transactions between October and December 2019.
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Man checking the health of his laptop computer using a stethoscope showing malware threats targeting Macs outpaced Windows
Cyber SecurityNews

Macs Are No Longer Safe: Report Shows Macs’ Malware Threats Outpace Windows by 2:1

February 25, 2020
Malwarebytes has debunked the common belief that Macs are safer, reporting that malware threats targeting Mac computers had almost doubled that of Windows machines in 2019.
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