Category: Data Security

Published on December 11, 2023

via Tech Report Password breaches have become common, a worrying trend today. Cybercriminals devise novel means of accessing people’s accounts and records, which many people do not want to encounter. One password should not be used for multiple accounts. Most people now have multiple passwords…

Published on December 4, 2023

To borrow a line from social scientists, "abundant research shows that people who are simply given more information are unlikely to change their beliefs or behavior." And yet, here we are again, another Cybersecurity Awareness Month: the industry's Hallmark holiday that promotes spending on cybersecurity training videos, phishing simulators,…

Published on November 29, 2023

via Security Week The year 2023 saw heightened cybersecurity activity, with both security professionals and adversaries engaged in a constant cat-and-mouse game. The dynamic landscape of cyber threats and the ever-expanding digital attack surface have compelled organizations to refine and fortify their security architectures. Despite…

Published on November 14, 2023

via Dark Reading The recent cyberattack against MGM Resorts grabbed headlines and sent shockwaves across the industry. The hotel and entertainment giant struggled to get systems back online after widespread outages affected several of its landmark Las Vegas properties. In addition to outages of internal networks, the…

Published on November 9, 2023

via Bleeping Computer The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed today the top ten most common cybersecurity misconfigurations discovered by their red and blue teams in the networks of large organizations. Today's advisory also details what tactics, techniques,…

Published on October 3, 2023

via The Hacker News Weak password policies leave organizations vulnerable to attacks. But are the standard password complexity requirements enough to secure them? 83% of compromised passwords would satisfy the password complexity and length requirements of compliance standards. That's because bad actors already have access to billions…

Published on October 2, 2023

via Dark Reading The NFL is workshopping game plays for Super Bowl LVIII — of the cybersecurity sort. Looking to juice up its defense, the league worked with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Super Bowl LVIII stakeholders during a tabletop exercise that…

Published on September 25, 2023

via Dark Reading Basic security hygiene is more impactful than you may realize. While industry headlines are often dominated by emerging tech and the latest software or hardware solutions, base-level security hygiene still protects against 98% of attacks. This includes measures such as applying zero-trust principles or keeping…

Published on September 25, 2023

via Dark Reading Twin cyberattacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment have provided a singular view into what happens when two similar organizations, under similar attacks by the same threat actor, pursue contrasting incident response strategies.  In this instance, both were victims of a Scattered Spider…

Published on September 8, 2023

via Dark Reading For far too long, the cybersecurity industry has primarily focused on protecting the largest organizations from sophisticated and constantly evolving cyberattacks. While extremely important, this narrow focus has come at the expense of smaller or midsize organizations that don't have the same…