Tag: best-practice
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US order is a reminder that cloud platforms aren’t secure out of the box
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Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, fedramp, google, government, guide, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, risk, saas, service, software, toolThis week’s binding directive to US government departments to implement secure configurations in cloud applications, starting with Microsoft 365 (M365), is a reminder to all CISOs that cloud platforms, even from major providers, aren’t completely secure out of the box.”Cloud stuff is easy to manage, easy to deploy,” said Ed Dubrovsky, chief operating officer and…
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Best Practices for Enrolling Users in MFA
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Tags: best-practiceFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/native/best-practices-for-enrolling-users-in-mfa
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How to Prevent DDoS Attacks: 5 Steps for DDoS Prevention
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in SecurityNewsDDoS attacks are security threats that seek to cripple network resources such as applications, websites, servers, and routers, which can lead to heavy losses for victims. However, they can be prevented through implementation of security best practices and advanced preparation, like hardening your networks, provisioning your resources, deploying strong protections, planning ahead, and actively monitoring…
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Builder.ai Database Misconfiguration Exposes 1.29 TB of Unsecured Records
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered a 1.2TB database containing over 3 million records of Builder.ai, a London-based AI software and app development company. Discover the risks, lessons learned, and best practices for data security. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/builder-ai-database-misconfiguration-expose-tb-records/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Hands Down Cloud Security Directive, While Threat from North Korean IT Workers Gets the Spotlight
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Tags: access, ai, authentication, best-practice, business, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, computer, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, framework, fraud, google, government, guide, hacker, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, jobs, korea, kubernetes, law, lessons-learned, linux, login, malicious, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, north-korea, office, password, regulation, risk, risk-management, russia, service, software, tactics, technology, threat, tool, updateCheck out the new cloud security requirements for federal agencies. Plus, beware of North Korean government operatives posing as remote IT pros. Also, learn how water plants can protect their HMIs against cyberattacks. And get the latest on the U.S. cyber incident response framework; the CIS Benchmarks; and local and state governments’ cyber challenges. Dive…
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CISA Released Secure Mobile Communication Best Practices 2025
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Tags: best-practice, china, cisa, communications, cyber, cybersecurity, espionage, infrastructure, malicious, mobile, threatThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new best practice guidance to safeguard mobile communications amid rising concerns over cyber espionage activities linked to People’s Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors. These malicious actors have been targeting commercial telecommunications infrastructure to intercept call records and compromise the private communications of highly targeted individuals,…
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Cybersecurity Best Practices for Digital Nomads in Japan
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in SecurityNewsBest cybersecurity tips for digital nomads in Japan: Keep your data safe, avoid cyber threats, and work securely from anywhere in Japan. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/cybersecurity-best-practices-for-digital-nomads-in-japan/
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Top 5 Cryptographic Key Protection Best Practices
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Tags: best-practiceWe’re sharing top 5 cryptographic key protection best practices. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/top-5-cryptographic-key-protection-best-practices/
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Cybersecurity best practices toolkit: Power up your mid-market defenses
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Firmware Security: Identifying Risks to Implement Best Cybersecurity Practices
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in SecurityNewsFind out the key security risks of firmware security: Identify threats, and learn best practices and protection methods… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/firmware-security-identifying-risks-cybersecurity-practices/
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Security leaders top 10 takeaways for 2024
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Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, crowdstrike, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, email, finance, fraud, governance, group, guide, hacker, identity, incident response, infosec, ISO-27001, office, okta, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, risk, risk-management, saas, security-incident, service, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityThis year has been challenging for CISOs, with a growing burden of responsibility, the push to make cybersecurity a business enabler, the threat of legal liability for security incidents, and an expanding attack landscape.As the year comes to a close, CISOs reflect on some of the takeaways that have shaped the security landscape in 2024.…
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AMD data center chips vulnerable to revealing data through ‘BadRAM’ attack
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Tags: access, advisory, attack, best-practice, cloud, cve, data, encryption, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, germany, Hardware, mitigation, monitoring, reverse-engineering, software, update, vulnerabilityAMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV), meant to protect processor memory from prying eyes in virtual machine (VM) environments, can be tricked into giving access to its encrypted memory contents using a test rig costing less than $10, researchers have revealed.Dubbed “BadRAM” by researchers from the University of Lübeck in Germany, KU Leven in Belgium, and…
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Black Hat Europe preview: Cryptographic protocol attacks and AI in the spotlight
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Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, backdoor, best-practice, computer, conference, control, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, github, government, hacker, healthcare, identity, injection, Internet, LLM, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, office, open-source, radius, RedTeam, risk, service, sophos, technology, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsThis week in London Black Hat Europe will feature a diverse range of talks and presentations covering the latest developments in cybersecurity.The opening keynote on Wednesday will be delivered by Frédérick Douzet, a professor of geopolitics at the University of Paris 8, and director of the French Institute of Geopolitics research team. No preview is…
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Bug bounty programs: Why companies need them now more than ever
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Tags: attack, best-practice, bug-bounty, business, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, finance, guide, hacker, hacking, jobs, malicious, ransom, strategy, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayIn the fast-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the need for proactive measures has become more pressing than ever.When I first entered the cybersecurity field, the primary threats were largely opportunistic hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities and multi-million-dollar ransoms were unheard of. Today, the stakes are significantly higher. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime is expected to cost the…
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Certificate Management Best Practices to Stay Cyber-Secure This Holiday Season
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in SecurityNewsThe holiday season is in full swing, and for retailers and e-commerce businesses, it is one of the busiest times of the year. As festive shopping picks up and customers flock online to snag the best deals, online traffic surges to record-breaking levels. Online retail spending is expected to hit new highs this holiday season….…
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Best Practices for Machine Identity Management
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in SecurityNewsWhy is Machine Identity Management Essential in Today’s Cybersecurity Landscape? Machine Identity Management has become a crucial element in today’s cybersecurity landscape. As organizations increasingly rely on cloud environments, the need to manage Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their secrets has risen significantly. NHIs, or machine identities used in cybersecurity, are a combination of a “Secret”……
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Protect your clouds
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in SecurityNewsGet best practice advice on how to safeguard your cloud infrastructure from SANS First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/protect_your_clouds/
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Implementing FIDO2 Authentication: A Developer’s Step-by-Step Guide
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in SecurityNewsDiscover the essentials of FIDO2 authentication implementation in this developer-focused guide. We’ll walk you through the process step-by-step, covering key concepts, best practices, and code examples to help you integrate secure, passwordless login into your applications efficiently. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/implementing-fido2-authentication-a-developers-step-by-step-guide/
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A Deep Dive into Celery Task Resilience, Beyond Basic Retries
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in SecurityNewsHow to make your Celery tasks more resilient with best practices to prevent workflow interruptions and handle various failure scenarios. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/a-deep-dive-into-celery-task-resilience-beyond-basic-retries/
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How To Implement Zero Trust: Best Practices and Guidelines
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in SecurityNewsImplement a zero trust security model with confidence with these best practices and tool suggestions to secure your organization. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-implement-zero-trust/
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7 PAM Best Practices to Secure Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments
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in SecurityNewsAre you using the cloud or thinking about transitioning? Undoubtedly, multi-cloud and hybrid environments offer numerous benefits for organizations. However, the cloud’s flexibility, scalability, and efficiency come with significant risk, an expanded attack surface. The decentralization that comes with utilizing multi-cloud environments can also lead to limited visibility into user activity and First seen on…
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CIO POV: Building trust in cyberspace
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Tags: access, ai, attack, best-practice, business, cio, cisa, cloud, cyber, data, deep-fake, encryption, framework, GDPR, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, mfa, mitre, nist, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, windowsTrust lies at the heart of every relationship, transaction, and encounter. Yet in cyberspace”, where we work, live, learn, and play”, trust can become elusive.Since the dawn of the internet nearly 50 years ago, we’ve witnessed incredible digital transformations paired with increasingly formidable threats. Knowing who and what to trust has become so difficult that…