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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

Dropbox Sign eSignature Platform’s Security Breach Impacts All Users, Even Those Without Accounts

May 9, 2024
A security breach has affected all users of the eSignature platform Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign), including those who received or signed a document without an account.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Microsoft Announces “Secure Future” Security Initiative Expansion, Calls Cyber Threats Company’s “Top Priority”

May 9, 2024
The new Microsoft security initiative update promises more sweeping changes. This move is also likely tied directly to the company's security woes and issues with cyber threats in 2023 and early 2024.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Department of Homeland Security Proposes Rule for Reporting of Cyber Incidents

May 8, 2024
The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (“CIRCIA”) was signed into law on March 15, 2022 and requires covered entities to report “significant” cyber incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 hours.
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Cyber SecurityNews

2024 Verizon DBIR: Major Surge in Unpatched Vulnerability Exploitation Due to MOVEit, Most Breaches Involve Non-Malicious Human Error

May 7, 2024
The headline items from the 2024 Verizon DBIR include a 180% jump in vulnerability exploitation from 2023's numbers, and non-malicious employee elements continuing to play a role in over two-thirds of breaches as phishing remains a major threat.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Healthcare Provider Kaiser Permanente Discloses Online Tracking Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million

May 3, 2024
Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente has disclosed a data breach stemming from online tracking that inadvertently shared with third-party advertisers how users interacted with and navigated through the website and mobile applications, and search terms used in the health encyclopedia patient information.
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Cyber SecurityNews

CERT-UA: Russian Hackers Hit 20 Ukrainian Critical Infrastructure Facilities in a Month

May 3, 2024
GRU-affiliated Russian hackers targeted 20 Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities in March 2024, Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has disclosed.
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North Korean hacker working with laptop showing attack on defense companies
Cyber SecurityNews

State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers Penetrated South Korean Defense Companies, Stole Sensitive Technical Data

May 3, 2024
South Korea's National Police Agency has revealed that state-sponsored North Korean hackers have been waging an all-out espionage campaign against the country's defense companies since at least 2022, and have lurked in the networks of some targets for over a year.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Joint Advisory: Akira Ransomware Gang Earned $42 Million in 2023 After Breaching 250 Victims

April 30, 2024
The Akira ransomware gang earned approximately $42 million in ransoms after breaching over 250 victims across three continents between March 2023, when the group emerged, and January 2024.
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Stethoscope on laptop showing Change Healthcare ransom payment and patient data
Cyber SecurityNews

Change Healthcare Admits to Making Ransom Payment to Protect Patient Data, Discloses That Hacker Broke in Days Before Attack

April 27, 2024
UnitedHealth Group has released further details about the devastating Change Healthcare attack that caused widespread damage throughout the US, taking large chunks of revenue from some care providers and in some cases keeping patients from needed medication. The group has confirmed that it made a ransom payment to restore service.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Frontier Communications Cyber Attack Shuts Down Systems, Leaks Personal Data

April 25, 2024
A cyber attack by a suspected cybercrime group has forced Frontier Communications, a Dallas, Texas-based optic-fiber Internet provider, to temporarily shut down its information systems to contain the incident.
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