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Don’t Get Hooked! 5 Essential Security Tips to Combat Holiday Phishing

Duo's Security Blog

They may even use compromised privileged credentials to launch a ransomware attack and hold your organization hostage for a hefty ransom. In its 2024 Ransomware Holiday Risk Report , Semperis found that 86% of study participants who experienced a ransomware attack were targeted on a weekend or holiday.

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The Phight Against Phishing

Digital Shadows

It’s still showing up to drop ransomware and Trojans, harvest credentials, and spy on organizations like yours. It could be a system administrator who has access to sensitive defense information and recently just met an attractive fitness influencer on social media (hello, Iran !). Figure 1: Typical marketing spam.

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How to Get Started in Cybersecurity: Steps, Skills & Resources

eSecurity Planet

A few highlights include analysts, engineering roles in networking, IT system administration, pentesting, and leadership roles. Sysadmin roles can involve: Setting up networks and IT systems: These leaders manage setup processes for hardware, software, network connections, and user permissions.