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eSentire
Whitepaper: Know your enemy, know your risk

Understanding the risks to your most sensitive data begins with understanding the mindset of the hackers attacking it. Knowing why they do it can help identify where and how …

ship
U.S. Coast Guard shares cybersecurity best practices for commercial vessels

Spurred by a recent cyber incident they were called in to help resolve, the U.S. Coast Guard has detailed basic measures to improve vessels ‘cybersecurity. Basic cyber …

biohazard
A fileless campaign is dropping the Astaroth info-stealer

Attackers are delivering the Astaroth info-stealing backdoor by leveraging a combination of fileless malware and “living off the land” techniques, …

email
What can financial institutions do to improve email security?

Financial institutions are in a fully-fledged war against data breaches. And rightly so – the finance sector is a frequent target of ransomware, phishing, and other malicious …

industry
Cybersecurity should not be an afterthought within industrial environments

The basics of cyber security are still not being practized regularly and new cyber security risks are emerging as more and more untested technologies are integrated within the …

Windows
Most SMB devices run Windows versions that are expired or will expire by January 2020

There is a steady increase in attacks and changes in attack methods that target weaknesses in encryption, workload configuration, limited visibility into vulnerabilities and …

bot
Are humans ready for AI to take control of digital security?

Just over a quarter (26%) of people in EMEA would prefer their cybersecurity to be managed by AI rather than a human, an online study conducted by Palo Alto Networks and …

Cynet platform
Incident response at the speed of light: Cynet launches free offering for incident response service providers

More and more, organizations take the route of outsourcing incident response to Managed Security Service Providers. This trend is distinct regardless of the organization’s …

Inside the plane
British Airways is facing £183 million fine for 2018 data breach

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) wants British Airways to pay a £183.39 million (nearly $230 million) fine for failing to protect personal and financial …

patch
July Patch Tuesday forecast: Rules are changing for companies with custom applications

Every month I discuss the regular patches released for operating system or applications, but today I want to focus on some of the development components that are often …

identity
Why identity is the foundation of security

Once upon a time, companies secured their valuable information by locking file cabinets and installing passwords and firewalls around databases and systems in office-based …

businessman
Experts weigh in on salient issues around emerging threats and security tech

RSA Conference unveiled expert insights into salient issues around emerging threats and security technologies. Based on industry observations and interactions with partners …

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