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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

To set such a stratagem in motion, cybercriminals poison legitimate websites with ads that lead to shady URLs or download malicious code camouflaged as something harmless. If a user gets on the hook, they are redirected to a landing page or prompted to download an ostensibly innocuous file.

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How to Pick the Right Technology to Enable the Remote Workforce

CIO Business Intelligence

Protecting data and monitoring user behavior used to be relatively simple when everyone was behind the corporate firewall. For example, data within software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications can’t be protected by the corporate virtual private network if users are outside the firewall, so access needs to be governed at the user account level.

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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO Business Intelligence

Authentication. The most powerful solution isn’t downloaded from a tech company’s site. Moreover, new sources of ever expanding data produced by generative AI and the unfettered growth of unstructured data introduce even more challenges. There’s the complexity of security in the organization. Password strategies. Encryption.

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Advisory: Malicious North Korean Cyber Activity

SecureWorld News

If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing. Keep operating system patches up-to-date.

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How To Stay Safe When Gaming Online

Galido

Whether browsing, downloading any file, sending an e-mail. If we are starting to play new online game, we must always verify that the server we are using has the correct encryption and authentication before starting to play. You may want to consider installing firewall. Be careful what we download.

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Government Agencies Discover New Chinese Malware Strain

SecureWorld News

If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing. Keep operating system patches up-to-date.

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Alert: Malicious Cyber Actor Spoofs COVID-19 Relief

SecureWorld News

If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations that is configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Scan all software downloaded from the internet prior to executing. Enforce a strong password policy.