CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Weak authentication and authorization: One of the foremost vulnerabilities in IoT deployments stems from inadequate authentication and authorization practices. Unsanctioned devices often lack essential security controls and don’t adhere to corporate security policies. of the total number of attempted IoT malware attacks.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

NIST, other government agencies, and industry bodies point towards the policy enforcement point (PEP) as the gateway device or service that performs this separation, gating access based on different authentication and authorization requirements, depending on the sensitivity of the resource.

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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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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Solution provides real-time detection, identification, and mitigation of advanced malware that operates in endpoint volatile memory . product suite, combines Triumfant’s unique, patented malware detection software with new tools that can accurately track malware functionality operating in the volatile memory of the endpoint machine.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2022

Enforcement authority: CISOs can enforce security policies and best practices internally. Security policies that harm the customer experience can result in lost sales and customer churn. Authentication options: Internally, CISOs have a range of strong authentication options, including smartcards and tokens.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

The biggest risk with VPNs is that malware can get into a user’s system, effortlessly ride the VPN and potentially infect the entire enterprise. VPNs typically don’t scan for viruses or other malware. In a zero trust world, everything is authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated wherever it is found.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 13, 2024

The chatbot works with the Department of Defense’s Common Access Card (CAC) authentication system and can answer questions and assist with tasks such as correspondence, preparing background papers, and programming. Technology is learned by doing,” said Chandra Donelson, DAF’s acting chief data and artificial intelligence officer.

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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.

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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 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. To learn more, visit us here.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2025

The extension then silently authenticates the victim into a Chrome profile managed by the attackers Google Workspace. Once this authentication occurs, the attacker has full control over the newly managed profile in the victims browser, allowing them to push automated policies such as disabling safe browsing and other security features.

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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. Features include the ability to support remote browser isolation, DLP, and cloud malware detection. How easy is it to apply security policies? Will I have fewer consoles?

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 12, 2022

A holistic solution reduces complexity and benefits the customer by only requiring them to define their policy once. ”. ZTNA assumes that nothing and no one can be trusted and applies policy-driven identity and access management to ensure that users can access only the applications and services they are authorized to use.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

He urges enterprises to implement Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions and multi-factor authentication (MFA) and to enforce robust password policies to reduce the risk of account compromise. Beyond patching, identity security is a persistent weak point in defending against ransomware attacks."

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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. Application of Zero Trust policies.

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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.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As a result, the potential for malware to become resident on home computers is increasing.”. Locandro highlights the need to focus on the securing the edge with cyber products which cover “end point” protection, two-factor authentication as well as employees keeping up to date with virus protection software on home computers.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Essentially, this concept encompasses the technologies, processes, and policies used to secure an organization's data and ensure operational continuity. The increasing use of cloud networks, IoT devices, and remote work policies make network environments more complex than ever, turning them into a high-risk asset for every organization.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

As with all technology introductions, it’s important to have clear security policies, tools, processes, and training. Malware Distribution: Cloud exploitation can involve hosting or distributing malware through cloud-based platforms or services. What can businesses do?

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Network World

MAY 17, 2024

Each AS creates rules and policies for how traffic moves within its network. 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.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Spanning a wide range of malicious activities from destructive malware and denial of service attacks, to the theft of intellectual property and even espionage, cyber threats pose a significant risk to any business. Policies: In many cases an organization's security policies and procedures can be improved to help mitigate insider risks.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

Businesses are racing to implement policies to limit ChatGPT usage. To verify the authenticity of an email, most of us will look for spelling or grammatical mistakes. While most spam is innocuous, some emails can contain malware or direct the recipient to dangerous websites. Phishing 2.0:

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2020

CISA reports on Chinese malware strain. And it's a malware strain used specifically by the Chinese government. A recent CISA Malware Analysis Report (with contributions from the FBI and DoD), outlines this new malware variant. How should you defend yourself or your organization about this new malware variant?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Checkers and Rally's (2019): The fast-food chain reported a point-of-sale malware attack affecting more than 100 locations. Additionally, enforcing least privilege policies by restricting elevated and contractor accounts to only the data and systems they specifically need is essential. Subway U.K. 2020): The sandwich chain's U.K.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

Cloud access security broker : A cloud access security broker sits between cloud users and cloud service providers to enforce enterprise security policies, leveraging tools like single sign-on, authentication, credential mapping, and more.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 24, 2017

In addition, all data should be encrypted before you send it , then authenticated at endpoints by the latest standards, such as IPsec or PAP. The code they use is designed to escape detection by common anti-malware solutions and can lie dormant for days or weeks until an opportunity presents itself. Data Breaches.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways. These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. The pillars mentioned are policies, technical controls, and security awareness training.

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Phil Windley

AUGUST 28, 2023

My new book Learning Digital Identity from O'Reilly Media covers many of the topics in this post such as multi-factor authentication, authorization and access control, and identity policy development in depth. User Authentication: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Requiring users to provide multiple forms of verification (e.g.,

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It is unclear if better password policies, implementations of one-time passwords (OTP) or multi-factor authentication (MFA), reduced the quality of stolen creds, or if the increased quantity of exploitable vulnerabilities caused the shift.".

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

This is malware you'll want to watch out for. According to the new CISA report , Blindingcan is a new malware strain used by malicious North Korean cyber actors. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enforce a strong password policy and implement regular password changes.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2024

Inquire about their security policies, procedures, and incident response plans. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Mandating multi-factor authentication (MFA) bolsters security by necessitating multiple forms of verification, such as passwords combined with fingerprint scans or unique codes from security tokens.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2024

The access was possible because the demo account was not behind Okta or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), unlike Snowflake's corporate and production systems. A better solution is to move towards passwordless authentication wherever possible. It did not contain sensitive data. MFA as a user experience is far from perfect.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Specific ransomware and malware strains affecting schools. Aside from ransomware, malware has also been a problem for K-12 schools. Though not as prevalent as ransomware and malware, there have been reports of DDoS attacks on schools, as well as video conference interruptions by cyber actors. Now, let's look at some specifics.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Implement comprehensive security policies The foundation of good security is strong policies that are clearly communicated to all employees, especially remote staff spread across regions. Some key policies around access control, acceptable use, risk assessments, and incident response will prove invaluable.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

Summary: This data breach was unique in the sense that there was not a breach in the company's servers, but an authentication error, meaning no authentication was required to view documents. They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information. Who attacked: no attacker.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In this article, we’re going to show you the exact steps you should take to layout an information security policy and plan of action for your small business. You also have to make sure you have a strong password policy. This is especially important if your company has a bring your own device policy. Start with the Basics.

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