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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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How Public Healthcare Organizations Can Adapt Their IT Infrastructures To Deal With Disruption

November 30, 2020
Object storage can help healthcare organizations cost-efficiently scale to meet unexpected demands, manage data more effectively, and protect against the rapidly growing ransomware threat.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Colonial Pipeline Hack Connected to Password Leak of 8.4 Billion Accounts; Attackers Got in via an Old VPN Account

June 14, 2021
A new password leak, the largest to date, contains over 8.4 billion credentials among which may have been the account used to get into Colonial Pipeline's network.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Verizon 2022 DBIR: 4 of 5 Data Breaches Caused by “Human Element,” Business Partners Involved in 3 of 5

May 27, 2022
Verizon’s DBIR finds that 82% of data breaches logged in 2021 involved a "human element" such as falling for phishing, re-use of stolen credentials, insider malfeasance or simply causing a configuration error.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Cyber Crime Group Provides Ransomware Decryptor to Indonesian National Data Center for Free, Asks for Donations

July 9, 2024
The cyber crime group that locked up an Indonesian national data center last month, impacting hundreds of government services, has opted to provide the ransomware decryptor for free. This was accompanied by an apology, but also a donation link exhorting the Indonesian government and public to show gratitude for their supposed generosity.
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WeChat Zero-Click Attack Enables Account and Device Takeover Without User Interaction

September 15, 2026
A WeChat zero-click attack method could enable a malicious actor to take over the victim’s account or even compromise the device without user interaction.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Threat Hunting Best Practices for a Secure Foundation

May 11, 2021
For security teams and, by extension, the business, time directly relates to money. Having a threat hunting team or, at the very least, a dedicated threat hunter in your IT operation is the best way to balance risk vs. cost.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Consumers Understand the Implications of and Are Willing To Pay For Secure Software

May 27, 2022
APIs power the digital experiences of consumers today. However, as API use increases, so do security risks because APIs are easy to deploy but hard to control.
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Cyber SecurityNews

U.S. Federal Agencies Warn of Iranian-Linked Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Amid Ongoing Conflict

April 13, 2026
A joint advisory by U.S. federal agencies warns of Iranian-affiliated cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, including energy, water, and government sectors.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Nation-State Hackers Leverage Zero-Day Vulnerabilities to Penetrate MITRE Cybersecurity Research Network

April 25, 2024
Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti products that were disclosed in January (and patched weeks later) have turned out to be the source of a breach of MITRE, the US government-funded cybersecurity research center. China's nation-state hackers are suspected to be behind the attack given similarities in exploiting these same vulnerabilities in other incidents, but this is not confirmed as of yet.
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Cyber SecurityNews

DreamHost Database Leak Exposed 815 Million Records of Customer Data

July 2, 2021
DreamHost database leak exposed nearly 815 million records of customer data from the WordPress hosting platform. User account and configuration information was exposed.
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