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OWASP Names a New Top Vulnerability for First Time in Years

eSecurity Planet

OWASP security researchers have updated the organization’s list of the ten most dangerous vulnerabilities – and the list has a new number one threat for the first time since 2007. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a nonprofit foundation and an open community dedicated to security awareness.

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Top 20 Cybersecurity Companies You Need to Know in 2025

eSecurity Planet

Fortinet: Best for Network Security Perimeter Protection 15 $74.33 Bitdefender: Best for endpoint security and ransomware protection 3 No current available value 4.7 Cisco: Best for Integrated Network Security 16 $242.51 CrowdStrike: Best for Endpoint Security and Services 8 $89.86 Visit Tenable 9. Visit Sophos 13.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

They recently received the ONLY "Customer's Choice" rating in Gartner's "Voice of the Customer” Security Awareness Computer-Based Training report. Proofpoint offers email protection, network sandboxing, security awareness training, cloud protection and more. Founded: 2007. Learn more about Check Point. Proofpoint.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

2 – It demonstrates the importance of security awareness training for your employees! 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S. In 2007, he is arrested and eventually pleads guilty to wire fraud, stealing millions of credit card numbers and around $86 million of fraudulent purchases. I love it for a few reasons. #1

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Mapping CVEs and ATT&CK Framework TTPs: An Empirical Approach

NopSec

The US Department of Homeland Security initially released it in 2007 to improve software assurance through security awareness at the development stage. The current version as of 2021 is version 3.7 , which has 546 attack patterns.

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6 Dangerous Microsoft Office 365 Security Concerns for Business

Spinone

Using Outdated Software – companies pay about $36 295 to return their data from hacker By “software” we mean using old versions of Office like Office 2007 / 2010 / 2013 and not checking for the system updates and patches in Office 365. If you are guilty of it too, be ready for some security repercussions.

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The Delicate Balance of Security Versus Usability

CyberSecurity Insiders

It seems that once one becomes aware of all the vulnerabilities and threats, it is impossible to go back to the halcyon days of security complacency. In fact, one of the primary responsibilities of a security practitioner is to teach others about security awareness both on the job, and, many times, outside of work as well.