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Effective security awareness training The emphasis here is should probably be on effective. That’s because, according to Arctic Wolf, 88% of companies worldwide already have some form of IT security training in place, and another 10% are in the process of introducing such a program within the next 12 months. But not all security awareness training programs are equal.…
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is a full-featured CASB focused on protection for SaaS applications. It includes shadow IT discovery, visibility into cloud app usage, protection against app-based threats, information protection, and compliance assessments. Advanced capabilities include SaaS security posture management (SSPM), which enables security teams to improve the organization’s…
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today said they arrested the alleged operator of 911 S5, a ten-year-old online anonymity service that was powered by what the director of the FBI called “likely the world’s largest botnet ever.” The arrest coincided with the seizure of the 911 S5 website and supporting infrastructure, which the government…
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Network support: Ensure that your network infrastructure, including access points and controllers, support WPA3 and (if desired) the optional OWE for Open Networks. While many newer network devices are WPA3-compatible, older hardware may require updates or replacements. If you’re wanting to utilize certain optional functionality in WPA3, do the research and consider all requirements for…
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The world-renowned auction house Christie’s has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, seemingly orchestrated by a Russia-linked cybercriminal gang. Two weeks ago the CEO of the world’s wealthiest auction house posted on LinkedIn blamed a “technology security incident” after the Christie’s website went unexpectedly offline. Meanwhile, two employees of Christie’s told…
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May 29, 2024NewsroomEnterprise Security / Vulnerability Check Point is warning of a zero-day vulnerability in its Network Security gateway products that threat actors have exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-24919, the issue impacts CloudGuard Network, Quantum Maestro, Quantum Scalable Chassis, Quantum Security Gateways, and Quantum Spark appliances. “The vulnerability potentially allows an attacker to…
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Brazilian banking institutions are the target of a new campaign that distributes a custom variant of the Windows-based AllaKore remote access trojan (RAT) called AllaSenha. The malware is “specifically aimed at stealing credentials that are required to access Brazilian bank accounts, [and] leverages Azure cloud as command-and-control (C2) infrastructure,” French cybersecurity company HarfangLab said in…
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‘When we look at what’s in our pipeline, it is increasingly filled with newer technologies. That tells us that those newer offerings, whether they’re around cloud, around AI, around quantum, around digital workplace, are really getting the buyers’ attention,’ says Unisys’ Chairman and CEO Peter Altabef. While global IT solution provider Unisys can trace its…
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The digital trust measurement gap Understanding and measuring digital trust can directly link digital trust to top line revenue, market share, and other indicators, ISACA found. But not all organizations are keeping track of digital trust. Of those measuring it, 94% agreed digital trust it’s extremely or very important to their organization, yet only 23%…
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The user clicks a “log in with WhatsApp” button on a website or scans a QR code, which results in a code appearing in WhatsApp. The user hits “send” on this message as if it’s from them and they are automatically logged in to the site. This works as a basic form of MFA because…
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