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The NIS Directive: Enhancing Cybersecurity in the Digital Era

Aug 11, 2023 By Leah Sadoian In UpGuard
In 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive. The directive aims to establish regulations that improve the overall cybersecurity level across Europe and was recently updated in January 2023 to a new directive called NIS2. The NIS Directive is a multifaceted legislation that applies to various industry sectors, providing regulations that help EU member states build strong cybersecurity postures.
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7 Third-Party Risk Management Trends to be Aware of in 2024

Aug 11, 2023 By Nicholas Sollitto In UpGuard
Whether your organization is prepared or not, the risks associated with third-party partnerships will continue to increase. In 2022, approximately 1,802 data breaches exposed the information of more than 422 million individuals in the United States alone. While those numbers are enough to frighten any organization, many reports expect them to continue to rise throughout 2024.
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Choosing Automated Vendor Risk Remediation Software (in 2023)

Aug 11, 2023 By Edward Kost In UpGuard
Vendor Risk Management is critical for reducing the impact of security risks associated with third-party vendors. But often included with this cybersecurity practice is a bloat of administrative processes that disrupt workflows and impact VRM efficacy, defeating the purpose of even having a VRM program. To establish a scalable Vendor Risk Management program, cybersecurity teams should take advantage of every opportunity to replace manual processes with automation technology.
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Comcast: 9 out of 10 Attempts to Breach Customer Networks Start with a Phish

Aug 11, 2023 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4

The latest data from Comcast Business’ analysis of over 23.5 billion cyber attacks on their business customers shows the importance and role of phishing in attacks. Over the years there has been a consistent mantra, where everyone agrees that “90-something” percent of cyber attacks start with phishing. There have been plenty of sources that corroborate this using percentages in the 90th percentile, but the overall message is phishing is your greatest Initial Access tactic.

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Number of Named Ransomware Victim Organizations Jumps 64% in One Quarter

Aug 11, 2023 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4

The second quarter of this year has become the focus of some new firsts in ransomware attacks, according to new data from cybersecurity vendor Reliaquest. None of us want to see ransomware continue “up and to the right” on a chart. But it appears that this is the case, according to Reliaquest’s Ransomware Report: Q2 2023.

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Salesforce Becomes the Latest Platform to Unwittingly Aid Phishing Scammers

Aug 11, 2023 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4

Cybercriminals used the legitimacy of Salesforce’s email gateway to bypass security scanners and target Meta customers in an effort to steal Facebook credentials. One of the initial challenges any phishing attack has is to make it past security measures designed to scan and identify malicious emails. One such way is to misuse a legitimate well-known platform’s outbound sending of emails.

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Detect Code Leaks On Public GitHub With GitGuardian Honeytoken

Aug 11, 2023 By GitGuardian In GitGuardian
When your private code becomes publicly visible, you want to know about it immediately. GitGuardian Honeytoken is a quick and easy way to add leakage detection to your repositories. Get a detailed email informing you that your honeytoken has been publicly exposed. GitGuardian Honeytoken gives you the timestamp, IP address, and user agent of who triggered it, as well as what action they were trying to take.
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The 443 Podcast - Episode 254 - BlackHat 2023 Recap

Aug 11, 2023 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
In this special end-of-week episode of The 443, we cover some of our favorite talks from this year's edition of the BlackHat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. We'll discuss the trends we saw and summaries of interesting topics including AI, nation state warfare, and improving cyber defense. You can view more information on the CISA guidance as well as Blaze Lab's full blog post at the links below.
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Data Loss Prevention with Cato Networks [Demo]

Aug 11, 2023 By Cato Networks In Cato Networks
Learn how quick and easy it is to secure your sensitive information with DLP from Cato Networks! In this video Robin will show you how to configure, and test, DLP Policies in less time than it would take you to drink a coffee. DLP enables organizations to define a set of rules which govern the movement of data to and from their applications. This is achieved by identifying sensitive information which matches defined data types and taking the appropriate action. DLP also identifies the file type of an asset being requested and can prevent its download of so defined.
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