SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Embrace the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a baseline defense tactic. Enforce additional credentials beyond usernames and passwords for all users regardless of seniority. Make sure that any shared logins are validated by users confirming OTPs (one-time passwords) from administrators, biometrics, or security codes.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

It is difficult to remember all passwords. That is where a password manager for business comes in to help keep track of passwords. Set-up 2-factor authentication. Even the most strong password is not enough. If somehow passwords are leaked, a hacker can cause a data breach. Back-up your data.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 21, 2024

While awareness is crucial in our increasingly perilous cyber landscape – where threats to both organisations and individuals are growing in scale and sophistication – action is now paramount. This stress can lead to complacency, as remembering multiple unique and lengthy passwords can be challenging. Don’t wait for a breach to act!

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The cyber attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, putting our personal information at risk. To protect against attacks like Credential Flusher, it is essential to adopt a series of security measures: Use updated antivirus software: Ensure that your security software is always up to date to detect and block the latest threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

Organizations with weak cybersecurity have been severely punished with cyber-attacks, data breaches, and huge losses in the past. You can start with the most basic measure of changing the router’s password to a stronger one before moving to advance options that involve router configuration.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Each of your passwords needs to incorporate numbers, symbols and capital letters, use at least 16 characters. Use a password manager Keeping track of complex passwords for each of your accounts can seem overwhelming, but a password manager offers a simple and safe solution. Do not use your pet’s name!

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

Cyber attacks targeting cryptocurrencies can result in significant financial losses and compromised personal information. To safeguard your digital assets, this article will delve into key strategies to protect against various cyber threats. Recognize and avoid social engineering scams by educating yourself on common tactics.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Remember, password managers, network scanners, gaming apps, encrypted messaging apps can also have droppers embedded in them, that when deployed, can create nasty troubles to users. To avoid such threats, better to install anti-malware solutions and authenticator apps to keep online activity safe and secure.

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Identity IQ

JULY 8, 2024

Credential stuffing exploits the common practice of reusing passwords across multiple sites, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to various accounts using the same credentials. Protective Measures In response to this breach, password best practices are more important than ever.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And yet our pervasive deployment of IoT systems has also vastly expanded the cyber attack surface of business networks, especially in just the past few years. Hacking collectives are very proficient at “exploiting weak authentication schemes to gain persistence inside of a targeted network,” Sherman says.

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Webroot

JULY 8, 2024

Use strong passwords Think of your passwords as the locks on your doors. Create strong, unique passwords for your accounts, and use a reputable password manager like Webroot to keep track of them. Unfortunately, they’re also targets for cyber-attacks. So strong antivirus protection is essential.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But despite warnings from security experts, individuals continue to use weak and breached passwords that leave them vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. In 2023, credential-based attacks are likely to continue, coupled with new threats related to weak forms of multi-factor authentication and rising phishing attempts.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

About 90% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, text or malicious link, so training users not to click on anything they’re not sure about could have the highest return on investment (ROI) of any prevention technique — if those training efforts are successful and reinforced.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2024

Understanding Cybersecurity Cybersecurity involves protecting internet-connected systems, including hardware, software, and data, from cyber-attacks. Cyber threats can lead to significant financial losses , damage to reputation and have serious legal consequences.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MAY 30, 2023

Therefore, you must remember to set up more sophisticated passwords with unique combinations of letters (upper-case & lower-case), numbers and symbols, or even long passphrases instead of simple passwords.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Threat actors hacked the home computer of a DevOp engineer, they installed a keylogger as part of a sophisticated cyber attack. Then the attackers exploited a flaw in a third-party media software package to target the firm. ” reads the update published by the company. ” continues the update.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2022

It’s a tactic that relies on the fact that users frequently re-use passwords across multiple systems and accounts. It’s a bad habit that makes it easier for cybercriminals to successfully access accounts without multi-factor authentication. Have a company policy that employees must use long, complex and unique passwords.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-Founder at Keeper Security, shared his thoughts with SecureWorld: "The first line of defense against ransomware is often strong and unique passwords for all applications, websites and systems—on every device.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 24, 2020

The GRU stole confidential medical files from WADA's Anti-Doping Administration and Management System, then leaked sensitive information onto the internet. The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang were hit with an advanced and wide-ranging series of cyber attacks, reportedly causing disruption to the opening ceremony and the event's website.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency , lists the following 4 steps to protect yourself: Implement multi-factor authentication on your accounts and make it significantly less likely you’ll get hacked. More than 90% of successful cyber-attacks start with a phishing email. Update your software.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 7, 2021

According to the Thales Access Management Index 2020, over half of respondents regarding cloud-first world challenges identified unprotected infrastructure (57%) or cloud applications (55%) as one of the biggest targets for cyber-attacks. Cloud-based access management and authentication. FIDO Authentication.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager In 2022, threat actors leaked more than 721 million passwords. Among the passwords exposed, 72 percent of users were found to be still using already-compromised passwords. Turn on Multifactor Authentication Even strong, secure passwords can be exposed by attackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Turning off this kind of access when employees leave or no longer need it can shut down potential avenues for attack. Patching – routine updates pushed by vendors to their software can help to remove bugs from your IT infrastructure that could otherwise be exploited by cyber attackers.

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Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 23, 2025

As an employee, you play a vital role in keeping your businesss systems and data safe from attack. What does a cyber-attack look like and what can you do? A cyber-attack can be carried out by criminals, activists, terrorists, nation states, or simply someone making mischief.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

Common Cyber Attacks on Content Creators Several types of cyber attacks specifically impact content creators: Malware Injections : These attacks involve inserting harmful code into creative files, which can lead to data corruption or unauthorized access. Dropbox Log in to your Dropbox account.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A web application firewall (WAF) is one of the most important elements on your cyber security checklist, by monitor incoming traffic to help prevent severe cyber attacks to your site. Your passwords should be unique and contain numbers, symbols and at least eight characters, and you should change them regularly.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Figure 3: Scattered Spider attack timeline Social Engineering: Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice To gain initial access to the target network, the threat actor called the organization’s IT help desk and persuaded staff to reset the CFO’s account password. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Scattered Spider target password managers.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

For example, in one of the most notable cases of a cyberattack on a nonproft, $650,000 was stolen from One Treasure Island , and the attack vector used was a third-party bookkeeping solution. These basic steps of upholding basic cyber hygiene are often low-cost or free and form the first line of defense against cyber threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Remember, password managers, network scanners, gaming apps, encrypted messaging apps can also have droppers embedded in them, that when deployed, can create nasty troubles to users. To avoid such threats, better to install anti-malware solutions and authenticator apps to keep online activity safe and secure.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2024

Cloud database security refers to the set of techniques and procedures used to shield cloud-based storage from malicious or unintentional attacks. It safeguards data by authenticating users and devices, controlling access to data and resources, and following regulatory requirements.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Lace Tempest (Storm-0950, overlaps w/ FIN11, TA505) authenticates as the user with the highest privileges to exfiltrate files,” Microsoft notes. Password Policies: Enforce NIST password policy requirements, such as lengthier passwords and the use of password managers. Memorial Day holiday.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Breach and Attack Simulation Product Guide Top 20 Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Vendors Penetration Testing Penetration testing is a tried-and-true method of cyber attack simulation. As a baseline, password managers store passwords in a single place, but most of these tools do much more than that.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

It is also important to highlight that misinformation can be used to launch cyber-attacks, like phishing emails or messages. Letting an attacker compromise your identity only takes one moment, one click. Kids (like everyone else) need to develop that critical thinking to question the legitimacy of everything they read online.

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Chicago CyberSecurity Training

JULY 1, 2023

As cyber-attacks continue to evolve in complexity, you can stay one step ahead by taking the following preventative measures to protect your business and your customers. Use Strong Passwords and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): One of the most important steps to securing your business is to use strong pass phrases for your accounts.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MAY 30, 2023

Therefore, you must remember to set up more sophisticated passwords with unique combinations of letters (upper-case & lower-case), numbers and symbols, or even long passphrases instead of simple passwords.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 gives senior leaders a high-level overview of cybersecurity trends. Cyber attacks featured in the top five risks for the year ahead, along with factors like extreme weather and the cost of living crisis.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 16, 2019

» Related Stories Episode 163: Cyber Risk has a Dunning-Kruger Problem Also: Bad Password Habits start at Home Episode 162: Have We missed Electric Grid Cyber Attacks for Years? Also: making Passwords work. Beuchelt and I talk about how better password hygiene is not being observed universally.

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