CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 27, 2022

Multi-factor authentication, or MFA. Multi-factor authentication requires users to provide two or more pieces of evidence in order to gain access to a network, application, or system, and can dramatically decrease the likelihood of infiltration. And if their device has been infiltrated by malware? It’s trusted, too.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 15, 2023

With backing from major firms, credential security company Beyond Identity has launched the Zero Trust Authentication initiative for organizations to hack-proof user credentials. The post For credentials, these are the new Seven Commandments for zero trust appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 31, 2025

AD is a high-priority target for cyber criminals because compromising it enables them to: Distribute malware and/or ransomware on a massive number of endpoints: Hackers can achieve such a large footprint on end-user devices and internal systems that recovery at scale becomes impossible.

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2024

The life cycle of a cyberattack Regardless of the method that threat actors use to commit cyberattacks—phishing, malware, and, yes, ransomware—the stages of every attack are remarkably similar. In cyber terms, this translates into the user, device, or vulnerable asset being compromised by a phishing or malware attack. Stay up to date.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I also emphasized that companies need to urgently review their employee access protocol, writing that companies must “ make it a point to do continuous employee training to help your teams avoid being duped by phishing and malware tactics.” Should companies enact a ‘secret word’ response to verify one’s identity?

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 4, 2023

From embedding malware or a phishing link in a document to manipulated or outright forged documents and other types of cyber fraud, the increase in document-related attacks cannot be ignored, especially if your company handles tax forms, business filings, or bank statements–the three types of most frequently manipulated documents.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 29, 2024

When you add multi-factor authentication (MFA) resets to the picture, that number is likely even higher. A Forrester study found that companies spend $87 per password reset (adjusted for inflation in 2024), which amounts to a whopping $795 per employee annually. But what happens when a user can’t access their authenticator app?

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A common tactic for getting people to download and install malware is to trick them into clicking a search ad disguised as the legit company that makes the desired software. Malwarebytes reports that attackers now use Punycode in Google Ads to make their URLs look even more authentic. Read Entire Article

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2022

These are the accounts that customers use to access a company’s digital apps and websites. Customers transact with the company (and sometimes each other), shop around, learn and get support via these accounts. Sometimes the online experience is the company’s product.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

While the group’s goals were unclear and differing – fluctuating between amusement, monetary gain, and notoriety – at various times, it again brought to the fore the persistent gaps in security at even the biggest and most informed companies. A quick Google search should settle it.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

A report from 2023 revealed that 67% of energy and utility companies faced ransomware attacks, with many incidents exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. Multi-factor authentication (MFA): MFA ensures that access to critical systems is granted only after verifying user credentials through multiple channels.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Silicon Valley security provider AppSOC discovered significant vulnerabilities, including the ability to jailbreak the AI and generate malware. You could in some cases, generate actual malware which is a big red flag,” he stated. “It failed a bunch of benchmarks where you could jailbreak it.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Unsurprisingly, there’s more to phishing than email: Email phishing: Attackers send emails with attachments that inject malware in the system when opened or malicious links that take the victim to a site where they’re tricked into revealing sensitive data. Independently confirm with the institute or organization if you can.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Dubai-based exchange Bybit was targeted in a malware-driven attack that resulted in the theft of approximately $1.46 The Bybit theft resulted from malware-driven manipulation of cold wallet transactions, exploiting multi-signature vulnerabilities," Soroko said. billion in crypto assets.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 10, 2022

But the Covid flip, from 10 to 90 percent, made those acceptances untenable, now that so much of the company was being impacted.”. So, if cyber thieves place malware within a spreadsheet or a slide set at a remote site, the tunnel would protect and transport the malware without question. Cloud Security, IT Leadership

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CTOvision

JANUARY 4, 2017

The foundational security control to stop credential theft is 2 factor authentication. Right after identity theft, malware is the next favorite cyber attack technique. Installing malware on user devices and Internet accessible servers has become commonplace today. Check Device and Server Software.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

These nation-state threat actors, as Grimes described, infiltrate companies worldwide by posing as IT contractors and employees, allowing the North Korean government to generate revenue and potentially compromise sensitive systems. Grimes, KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, opened the session with a warning.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 1, 2023

Google has obtained a temporary court order to disrupt the distribution of CryptBot, a Windows-based information-stealing malware that has infected more than 670,000 computers in 2022. The harvested data is then sold to other attackers for use in data breach campaigns.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2023

Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is urging military personnel to be on the lookout for unsolicited, suspicious smartwatches in the mail, warning that the devices could be rigged with malware. You're compromising your personal and/or professional data with malware." Worst case? These products may also be used for Brushing.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

As more and more companies utilize mobile technology to access and connect with resources the threat of a security breach increases exponentially. Ransomware continues to be an issue for large and small companies. Ransomware continues to be an issue for large and small companies. Companies do a brisk business online.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 25, 2024

Malicious browser extensions can introduce malware, exfiltrate data, or provide a backdoor for further attacks. Advanced threat intelligence and machine learning algorithms detect anomalies, phishing attempts, malicious file upload and download, and malware infections.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Web hosting provider GoDaddy has revealed it suffered a security breach that lasted for several years, resulting in the installation of malware on its servers and the theft of source code related to some of its services. The company has attributed the campaign to a "sophisticated and organized group targeting hosting services."

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In the case of the SolarWinds cyberattack, threat actors secretly placed malicious code inside the company's legitimate software updates. Everything technically checked out and was verified as authentic. At the start, the first piece of the puzzle is malware that compromises a scientist's device.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

Companies that have embraced the cloud need to understand the Shared Responsibility Model: a security and compliance framework that explains what shared infrastructure and systems the cloud provider is responsible for maintaining and how a customer is responsible for operating systems, data, and applications utilizing the cloud.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In one strategy, brand impersonation phishing, attackers send a phishing email designed to look like a favorite retailer, enticing their target to click a link for a discount, when in fact the link downloads malware to their device. Lock down email Call your IT team and ask them if they have DMARC switched on.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

If malware is detected on workplace computers, these devices must be promptly disconnected from the network to prevent further spread. It is possible that these premises will need to be worked on by law enforcement and cyber forensics experts before the company can return to normal operations.

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Network World

JUNE 6, 2024

Gartner cautions that Cloudflare lacks some features, such as file malware sandboxing, DEM, and full-featured built-in reporting and analytics. The company has put together a compelling SSE/NESaaS offering that provides customers with the opportunity to manage both environments from a single console.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 13, 2023

Global instability complicates this situation further as attacks against critical infrastructure around the world spiked following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the deployment of Industroyer2 malware that is specifically designed to target and cripple critical industrial infrastructure.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

With that in mind, let's look at the most widely encountered network attacks and how companies can defend against them. According to Charlie Madere of digital impersonation protection firm Memcyco, such attacks involve the use of phishing websites impersonating companies' websites.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

How NZ companies are mitigating risk in a hybrid working environment. As a result, the potential for malware to become resident on home computers is increasing.”. We regularly educate our employees about the potential of malware through scam emails, often alerting staff to current market scams as well as regular phishing exercises.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 12, 2022

Users authenticate to a cloud access service broker (CASB), which is aware of all SaaS services in use across the organization — both authorized and unauthorized. It allows people to transmit data to other users outside of the company. Take the native sharing functionality in Google Docs. Bar the exits.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 19, 2024

A phishing campaign targeting manufacturing companies in Europe has compromised around 20,000 Microsoft Azure accounts using HubSpot and DocuSign. These forms asked victims in poorly worded English if they were “Authorized to view and download sensitive Company Document sent to Your Work Email?”

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Galido

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Malware means a malicious or intrusive software application that is coded for executing on the targeted device without notifying its user or the owner. Affecting a mobile phone, a computer, a laptop, or a network server, malware interrupts computing operations, hijacks networks, or access systems. Update your browser.

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Network World

MAY 17, 2024

The absence of security and authentication controls, particularly in early drafts of BGP, makes it challenging to verify the legitimacy of route operations, leaving networks vulnerable to unauthorized route advertisements. Another company is going the public-shaming route to try to convince companies to support RPKI.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

As the internet rapidly expanded, so did viruses, malware and a plethora of attacks targeting end users and even their networks. This called for a standard that not only maintained privacy through encryption but also prevented malware all while affording users the ability to connect to their sensitive data from anywhere in the world.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This malware poses a significant risk as it is pre-installed on devices during manufacturing. The malware can intercept two-factor authentication details and install further malicious software. Such growth points to the malware’s ability to adapt and extend its claim across a broader ecosystem of devices.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 18, 2020

based security tech company Polyverse. government agencies by illicitly inserting malware into software updates for a widely used IT infrastructure management product. This type of attack just proves that there will always be a level of sophistication and breadth that can impact even the most prepared companies.”

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