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New Agent Tesla Variants Capable of Stealing Data from VPNs, Browsers
Some new variants of the Agent Tesla infostealer family are capable of stealing data from multiple VPN clients and web browsers. SentinelOne observed that attackers continue to deploy Agent Tesla across various stages of their operations, as this malware enables criminals with even low levels of technical expertise to manipulate and manage their victims’ infected devices.
Cyber Security Approach for SMEs
I was asked the following recently in an interview for the Irish tech online magazine 'Silicon Republic’; How can companies make sure they are spending on cyber security in the right way? I thought it was a great question. In the article, I answered in general, however it got me thinking on elaborating on this with the particular focus for SMEs, who especially at this time are feeling the pinch of the revenues lost by COVID-19.
4 Steps to Ensuring Efficient Cybersecurity Monitoring in US Educational Institutions
Education is a strictly regulated industry in which robust cybersecurity protection is a must. Data breaches can cost a fortune for schools and universities, since the loss of students’ personal information and other critical data brings reputational damage alongside fines for regulatory non-compliance. In the US in 2019 there were 348 publicly disclosed K-12 school-related cybersecurity incidents — triple the number in 2018.
Redscan shortlisted as a Cyber Security Awards 2020 finalist
We have been shortlisted for: The Cyber Security Awards were established in 2014 to reward the best individuals, teams and companies within the cyber security industry. Excellence and innovation are core themes throughout all categories. The winners this year will be announced in a virtual ceremony held on September 10th at 5 pm BST. Organiser, Christina Price, said “Despite the challenges of 2020, we have received a record number of entries.
Mortal Kombat: What You Need to Know to Fight Today's Cyber Battles.
Jason Hill, Director of Strategic Services with Cybriant, recently spoke at the TechGuard Security Cyber Meetup. In this presentation, he speaks about the State of Cybersecurity in 2020, and how our clients handle cybersecurity training, updates, configurations, etc. Plus the importance of vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, security monitoring, and mobile threat defense.
Security Luddites and the Age of Access Control Subscription
In this age of digital transformation, organizations of all sizes and industries are moving to more automation, cloud-based services, and integrations as every part of the business world becomes digitally focused. We know that economic disruption caused by COVID-19 and the subsequent slowdown of commerce has hurt many businesses. However, security and access control have become essential business requirements as we all figure out what the future of work looks like.
Facilitating Data Loss Prevention with Netwrix Solutions
Safeguarding business-critical and regulated data like customer records, financial information and intellectual property is critical to the success of the entire organization. However, your goal should not be to build a fortress. Rather accept that your network will inevitably be breached from the outside and attacked from within, so you should build a layered defense strategy that helps you both minimize your attack surface and spot suspicious behavior in time to respond effectively.
Office 365 Administrator's Guide
If you are just getting started with Office 365 or you want to master its administration, this guide is for you. The beginning features very easy tasks, including provisioning and de-provisioning of Office 365 user accounts. Then it offers guidelines on managing licenses and explains how to administer different applications using both the Office 365 admin console and PowerShell. Last, this Office 365 tutorial (.pdf) provides more advanced guidance, helping you set up a hybrid environment, secure your cloud-based email application with encryption and spam filtering, and more. After reading this guide, you'll also know how to troubleshoot Office 365 issues, ensuring a seamless experience for your business users.
Don't call it a SIEM - How USM Anywhere does threat detection and response differently
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions have been the foundation of enterprises’ security operations and threat detection & response. Even though USM Anywhere has many key SIEM features, it is much more than a SIEM. Why? To perform threat detection, SIEMs and purpose-built threat consoles collect data from security devices. These include network firewalls, endpoint devices, & vulnerability managers to directly from the cloud.
Cybersecurity risk management explained
Cybersecurity risk management is the practice of prioritizing cybersecurity defensive measures based on the potential adverse impact of the threats they're designed to address. Establishing a risk management approach to cybersecurity investment acknowledges that no organization can completely eliminate every system vulnerability or block every cyber-attack.