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Four of the Biggest Financial Data Breaches of 2019

Galido

Perhaps not surprisingly, banks, insurance companies, and other financial-service firms are 300 times more likely to suffer from a cyber-attack than other industries. What caused the security failure is not yet known, but the exposed documents were viewable to anyone without the need for authentication. First American Financial Corp.

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CIOs Look For Ways To Fool Hackers

The Accidental Successful CIO

This new method doesn’t attempt to bar intruders from getting in, like firewalls do. The way to deal with this issue is to couple a deception system with more traditional defenses like firewalls, encryption, anti-malware solutions and authentication systems. CIOs have to realize that attackers are both agile and fast.

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We Need A National Cybersecurity Strategy That Everyone Can Implement

CTOvision

So here’s three things the nation can do to make it less vulnerable to cyber attacks: 1/ Implement 2-Factor Authentication. Basic: Implementing two-factor authentication is the simplest mitigation against credential theft. This can be done by configuring the internal Firewall on Internet facing application servers.

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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO Business Intelligence

Authentication. Cyber insurance. There’s the complexity of security in the organization. Password strategies. Incident response plans. Training and awareness. Encryption. Anti-virus. Data at rest. Data in motion. Testing vendor solutions. Risk considered in vendor contracts. State actors. The attack surface. This is hardly simple.

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Effectively Manage All Endpoints, No Matter Where They Are Located

CIO Business Intelligence

However, employees working outside the corporate firewall and other network protections pose some big security challenges, especially for large enterprises. For example, during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber insurers had significant concerns about the security risks incurred with so many employees suddenly working from home.

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A CISO POV: Securing AI in your company

CIO Business Intelligence

Firewall capability for AI security: Enhance security measures by providing firewall capabilities to safeguard against potential AI-related vulnerabilities. Patricia was previously the CISO at Markel Insurance, Freddie Mac, Symantec, and Unisys, and her insights have always been extremely valuable to her peers.

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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

The costs of recovering from such incidents, especially for smaller organizations without cyber insurance, can be devastating. Having basic cyber hygiene Advanced technology is important, but basics like regular data backups, software updates, strong password policies, and multi-factor authentication are fundamental.