The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Related: Adopting an assume-breach mindset With that in mind, Last Watchdog invited the cybersecurity experts we’ve worked with this past year for their perspectives on two questions that all company leaders should have top of mind: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization?

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Quantum-powered cybersecurity solutions also present significant opportunities, specifically when looking at threat detection and intrusion response. Another crucial application is quantum-enhanced AI for threat detection and anomaly analysis.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But there is a good reason a zero-trust framework has been mandated by the US White House for all federal agencies, and recommended by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Proactive tech refresh. Prompt disaster recovery. Timely incident response. Well-integrated tech.

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

In this cyber security guide , we’ll help you to learn more about risks and cyber security best practices for remote work. Cyber Risks of Remote Work For many organizations, the global coronavirus epidemic played a significant role in their decision to let employees work out of office.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. This increase is likely driven by high employee turnover and easy access to phishing kits. Unsurprisingly, threat actors prefer to “work smart, not hard” to achieve their goals.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 20, 2025

Supply Chain Risk Monitoring: A financial services firm tracked vendor vulnerabilities through a visualization platform, flagging suppliers with outdated software. Phishing Campaign Detection: A healthcare provider used email traffic heat maps to identify unusual spikes in phishing emails targeting specific departments.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2023

As senior leaders revisit their growth strategies, it’s an excellent time to assess where they are on the cyber-risk spectrum and how significant the complexity costs have become. All employees must know how to identify phishing and follow the principle of verifying requests before trusting them.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 8, 2024

This not only frees up valuable time for security professionals to focus on more complex tasks but also reduces the risk of human error. If the data it is trained on is biased or incomplete, it can lead to inaccurate threat detection and response which can have severe consequences.

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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. Otherwise, check ‘No’ if any aspect is missing or not entirely fulfilled.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

If a cyberattack is successful, prepared organizations can detect and remediate faster and minimize the damage. Phishing remains one the most common attack methods among cyber attackers, and the industry agrees that there can never be enough cybersecurity awareness training. Make everyone responsible for cybersecurity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 17, 2023

Phishing attacks One type of cybersecurity attack is phishing. Phishing involves a hacker attempting to trick employees or co-workers into revealing sensitive information, granting access to protected files, or inadvertently downloading malicious software. A man-in-the-middle attack can also be a type of phishing breach.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As end users represent the biggest cyber risk to enterprises, secure web gateways are an important cornerstone of IT security, along with employee cybersecurity training and secure email gateways. In a security efficacy test by AV-TEST, Cisco Umbrella received the highest threat detection rate in the industry at 96.39%.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 10, 2021

SAN ANTONIO–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Human cyber risk and awareness company AwareGO announced today the release of Human Risk Assessment for Enterprise. AwareGO Human Risk Assessment is now available to all enterprises. To learn more, go to [link]. About AwareGO.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2020

They provide reliable protection against malware and, when combined with relevant policies, regular updates, and employee cyberhygiene, they can shield a business from a majority of cyber-risks. Detecting an exploit or trojan that explicitly runs on a device is not a problem for an antivirus solution.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

With data pouring in from devices, apps, and systems, threat detection has leveled up. Todays cybersecurity incident response processes bring machine learning and AI into the mix, helping security teams cut through noise to spot threats. Core Features: Conducts phishing simulations to gauge employee awareness.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Its primary goal is safeguarding sensitive information, detecting and responding to security incidents, and ensuring that data and systems remain secure against malware, ransomware, phishing, and hacking attempts. Lack of Awareness Many small business owners remain unaware of the specific cyber risks targeting their businesses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

AwareGO’s HRA product improvements will include stronger integration with phishing simulation, attack surface management, security information and event management, and managed security service providers and learning management system platforms. sales team as well as the customer success and engineering teams. About AwareGO.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Only 15% of surveyed organizations are able to comprehensively measure the financial impact of cyber risks. All of this points to the need for better C-suite collaboration and strategic investment to strengthen cyber resilience,” reads the report summary.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. This increase is likely driven by high employee turnover and easy access to phishing kits. Unsurprisingly, threat actors prefer to “work smart, not hard” to achieve their goals.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

Breach and attack simulation (BAS): XM Cyber. XM Cyber Platform. XM Cyber launched in 2016 and is a winner for its innovation in the breach and attack simulation arena. The Tel Aviv-based vendor focuses on cyber risk analytics and cloud security software to give network administrators more robust visibility into threats.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Some of your key data sources are likely foundational security technology (like EDRs and firewalls), historical data, threat intelligence, and any data specific to your business like phishing, business email compromise, and malware or ransomware. Security teams that understand this thrive in a world of constant cyber risk.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Rogue Assets: This malicious infrastructure is created by threat actors to launch cyberattacks against a company. They include malware, phishing sites, and typo squatted domains. The platform offers application security, vulnerability management, external threat intelligence, threat detection, and automation tools.

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Spinone

JANUARY 12, 2019

Phishing is still a powerful tool in the attacker’s arsenal as well. Attackers can phish for information from CEOs or other employees that discloses identities of individuals in the organization’s structure – who employee report to, names of team members, phone numbers, email addresses, etc.

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Spinone

JANUARY 24, 2018

Cyber attacks should be of great concern for businesses of any size in this day and age. As cyber security threat detection is essential for digital health of any organization, you need to identify the risk sources: external or internal. Most companies focus on reducing the threats from outside the business.

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McAfee

APRIL 20, 2020

Metrics – Any security effort needs to provide clear quantitative and qualitative benefits that allows for Business Owners to understand a business’s cyber risk profile and establishing clear needs and wants. Automation – Security automation is key in achieving scalability around threat detection, protection and response.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Mo Wehbi, VP, Information Security & PMO, Penske Automotive Group: The Good and the Bad "The Good: Widespread Adoption of AI and Machine Learning for Threat Detection: AI will become more sophisticated and integral in identifying threats in real-time, reducing response times and mitigating risks faster than ever before.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 8, 2023

This includes knowledge-based authentication (KBA) like passwords and Social Security Numbers that open organizations up to increased cyber risk. Removing these authentication methodologies strengthens security and reduces the risk of costly breaches. Legacy systems take time to modernize. Put AI (and Zero Trust) to work.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 16, 2022

A program with proper threat detection and response (TDR) has two key pillars: understanding the scope and being proactive in threat hunting. I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Grant Naschke , cybersecurity leader and Head of Global Cyber Threat Detection, Response & Intelligence at 3M.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

In this blog, I’m exploring these changes, grouped under key categories that I’ve used in previous years, to help business leaders and cyber risk owners better prepare for the evolving landscape. Insider threats are particularly insidious, as attackers increasingly rely on employeesmalicious or unwittingas entry points.

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