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Document Security is More than Just Password-Protection

CIO Business Intelligence

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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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

Multi-factor authentication (MFA): MFA ensures that access to critical systems is granted only after verifying user credentials through multiple channels. Develop backup and recovery plans: Data recovery plans are essential to mitigate the impact of cyber incidents. This significantly reduces the risk of unauthorized access.

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Ransomware Exponentially Increasing as IoT Provides Physical Targeting Opportunities

CTOvision

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid. Crystal Lister.

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Cybersecurity

Dataconomy

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning Effective disaster recovery strategies are essential for maintaining operations during and after security incidents, ensuring minimal disruption. Improved recovery times post-breach: Organizations can recover more swiftly with solid disaster recovery plans in place.

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Password Encryption 101: Best Practices Guide for Orgs of All Sizes

SecureWorld News

Malware Certain types of malicious software are designed to steal passwords or attempt to crack passwords. Keeping software and operating systems up to date, using security software, and being careful when opening email attachments or clicking links can help avoid malware. Finally, implement a database disaster recovery plan.

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Should You Have a Business Email Compromise Incident Response Plan?

SecureWorld News

You have a Disaster Recovery Plan and a Cyber Incident Response Plan. Weaponization - While most BEC attacks don't involve malware, it isn't completely unheard of. But for the most part, the BEC "weaponization" process is more aligned to compiling the reconnaissance to develop authentic-appearing email accounts and messages.