eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Strengthening employee training: Companies are improving internal cybersecurity training for employees to reduce the risks of phishing and social engineering attacks, which are often the entry points for hackers. Learn network security best practices to strengthen your security measures further and avoid such breaches.

Surveillance 115

Surveillance Government Phishing Cybersecurity 115

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

These flaws can be exploited in a variety of ways, including weak passwords, software flaws, and social engineering attacks. Prevention: Businesses should set strong access controls and management , require rigorous authentication, encrypt critical data, and audit access records on a regular basis to prevent data breaches.

Data breaches 110

Data breaches Social Engineering Encryption Architecture 110

eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Known Disruption & Damages Ransomware attackers used stolen credentials to access a Change Healthcare Citrix portal setup without any multi-factor authentication (MFA) protection. If you don’t have the resources to act, explore outsourcing as an option for improved security and read about managed security service providers (MSSPs).

Healthcare 124

Healthcare Cybersecurity Ransomware Backups 124

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Mitigating DDoS Attacks To lessen the risk of a DDoS attack, implement the following methods: Use traffic filtering: Traffic filtering technologies separate authentic and malicious traffic, allowing the system to reject harmful requests. It impacts CSPs and customers relying on the affected cloud services for data access and storage.

Risk 128

Risk DDOS Data breaches Encryption 128

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Anyone with sensitive data stored in the cloud is vulnerable in the event of data breach, so enforce strong encryption, authentication, and patching measures. Insecure Interfaces/APIs Attackers can use interface and API flaws to modify or circumvent security protections.

Risk 126

Risk Backups Encryption DDOS 126

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Social engineering, for example, is a threat that makes use of human vulnerabilities for illegal access.

Risk 110

Risk Threat Detection Data breaches Encryption 110

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. Unfortunately, while symmetric encryption is a faster method, it is also less secure because sharing the key exposes it to theft. Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S/MIME) upgrades email security.

Encryption 111

Encryption Passwords Authentication Password Management 111

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Free and open-source applications are available, and two-factor authentication, for example, using a hardware fingerprint scanner, is more reliable. 7 Benefits of Having a Password Manager More Secure Passwords Password managers can generate truly random passwords immune from social engineering attacks.

Password Management 64

Password Management Passwords Accountability Social Engineering 64

SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

Today’s columnist, Yonatan Israel Garzon of Cyberint, says that the online boom during the pandemic has caused serious security issues for online retailers. He says they must tighten up security defenses and improve threat intelligence. Credit: Instatcart.

Retail 57

Retail Scams Media Social Engineering 57

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the coming year, we can expect threat actors to conduct high-volume phishing campaigns aimed at bypassing enterprise multifactor authentication (MFA) through phishing kits that include AI-powered adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) techniques, localized phishing content, and target fingerprinting.

Phishing 64

Phishing Mobile Encryption Social Engineering 64

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Devices running SonicWall Firewall Gen5, Gen6, and Gen 7 are vulnerable to network-based threats that require no user interaction or authentication. Enterprises should activate data loss prevention and other security controls to limit hazards in AI technologies such as Copilot. This resulted in the deployment of the FudModule rootkit.

Risk 59

Risk Firewall Firmware Engineering 59

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate.

Ransomware 83

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Before we get to the main list, here’s a table of our top picks, alongside pricing and essential features like multi-factor authentication and secure file transfer. In particular, its two-factor authentication (2FA) options are limited to email verification or using a 3rd-party authenticator app like Microsoft Authenticator.

Software 64

Software Mobile Authentication Risk 64

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. Pros Competitively priced at $3.03

Software 132

Software Phishing Mobile Threat Detection 132

eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Conduct user awareness training: Incorporate a focused training program into onboarding and workflow process so employees can learn about social engineering strategies, phishing risks, and cloud security best practices. Check out our extensive review on the best DevSecOps tools , covering their use cases, key features, and more.

Risk 72

Risk Cloud Migration DDOS Encryption 72

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

These software solutions enforce specified security policies for users each time they access a cloud-based resource. Examples of threatening traffic that IDPS solutions can combat include network intrusions, DDoS attacks, malware, and socially engineered attacks.

Network Security 122

Network Security Penetration Testing Firewall Software 122

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

This is especially true in the world of security. The best security defenses can be totally compromised by a single individual making the wrong decision, either accidentally or knowingly. Security awareness training can help to educate end users on the various ways attackers utilize to compromise end user systems.

Security Awareness 70

Security Awareness Wireless Ransomware Passwords 70

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu , expects “a significant shift towards adopting models based on passwordless architectures like Google Passkeys as the dominant authentication method to combat phishing and scam campaigns. Joe Payne, President & CEO at Code42 expects biometrics to trigger a shift to insider threats. “As

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140

SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

One of them is CVE-2024-0204, which allows attackers to bypass authentication in the GoAnywhere MFT. The attackers employed social engineering techniques to gain persistent access to the software development environment and remained undetected for years.

IoT 115

IoT Energy and Utilities Phishing Cryptocurrency 115

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Among these experienced affiliates is the “Scattered Spider” group, known for its custom tools and advanced social engineering skills, which helped RansomHub become the most active ransomware group in Q3 2024 (see Figure 1). If one control fails, several lines of additional defenses stand ready to mitigate the threat.

Ransomware 88

Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 88

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Among these experienced affiliates is the “Scattered Spider” group, known for its custom tools and advanced social engineering skills, which helped RansomHub become the most active ransomware group in Q3 2024 (see Figure 1). If one control fails, several lines of additional defenses stand ready to mitigate the threat.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 52