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More than one-third of cloud environments are critically exposed, says Tenable

Network World

The flaws Overall, the study said, 74% of organizations had publicly exposed storage, some of which included sensitive data. Hence many of the reports of ransomware attacks targeting cloud storage during the reporting period aimed at public cloud resources with excessive access privileges and could have been prevented.

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The 5 S’s of cyber resilience: How to rethink enterprise data security and management

CIO Business Intelligence

Security: Protecting your backups is the last line of defense As ransomware and malware evolve, attackers increasingly target backup systems traditionally considered the last line of defense. After malware has encrypted critical data, no one wants to discover that recoverable backups dont exist.

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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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The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

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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How to manage cloud exploitation at the edge

CIO Business Intelligence

This can occur due to insecure configurations, inadequate access controls, or vulnerabilities in cloud storage or databases. Malware Distribution: Cloud exploitation can involve hosting or distributing malware through cloud-based platforms or services. What can businesses do?

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How to Pick the Right Technology to Enable the Remote Workforce

CIO Business Intelligence

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. Once a user authenticates to the SharePoint server, RBI intercepts data streams and isolates them in a secure space. Bar the exits. You practically need a Ph.D.

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20,000 Microsoft Azure accounts compromised in EU: Is your cloud safe?

Dataconomy

However, the emails did fail SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentication checks. They could also potentially move laterally across the network to access sensitive storage containers associated with the victims’ accounts. Featured image credit: Microsoft