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Home Depot Data Breach Settlement: 5 Things It Must Do Now

SecureWorld News

It has also agreed to strengthen its information security program through a series of steps, which must be done within 180 days of the agreement. In 2014, hackers accessed the company's network and installed malware to the self-checkout point-of-sale system. The company will pay a total of $17.5 million to 46 U.S. Of the $17.5

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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Unsurprisingly, there’s more to phishing than email: Email phishing: Attackers send emails with attachments that inject malware in the system when opened or malicious links that take the victim to a site where they’re tricked into revealing sensitive data. Cyberattacks, Data and Information Security, Phishing

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Bad Actor Using New Method to Avert Detection, Google Discovers

SecureWorld News

Whether it is ransomware, other types of malware, or any number of cyberattacks, threat actors keep inventing new techniques to cause disruption. In a blog post, Neel Mehta, Information Security lead for Google, explains how a hacker has managed to break certificate code parsing to invade email inboxes and infect users with malware.

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Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

ForAllSecure

of polled executives report that their organizations' accounting and financial data were targeted by cyber adversaries.” ” And, “Nearly half (48.8%) of C-suite and other executives expect the number and size of cyber events targeting their organizations’ accounting and financial data to increase in the year ahead.”

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Steps for Performing a Cyber Security Assessment

Galido

A chief information security officer for reviewing network architecture. Privacy officer to help with locating personally identifiable information. Marketing to discuss collected and stored information. Human resources for giving insight to some employee information. Catalog Information Asset.

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You’re not alone in the cyber battlefield

Dataconomy

In the event of a security incident, such as a data breach or malware attack, the MSSP springs into action. Their team of experts works quickly to contain the threat, minimize damage, and restore systems to a secure state. ISO 27001 is an internationally recognized standard for information security management.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Crimeware As A Service

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: Ransomware is the latest trend in malware. It’s a clever way for malware to be monetized. Baccio: So if you are a net defender, take this research and use that to inform your strategy. It's espionage, its financial. It's really just financially based for the most part from what I've seen.

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