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Hackers Seek to Score Against Super Bowl Cyber Defense

SecureWorld News

Fans will overwhelm cellular networks while simultaneously connecting to insecure public Wi-Fi networks at hotels, airports, and fan events. Potential risks span from malware infections to denial-of-service attacks to theft of sensitive data. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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Ransomware Exponentially Increasing as IoT Provides Physical Targeting Opportunities

CTOvision

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid. Crystal Lister.

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How to Pick the Right Technology to Enable the Remote Workforce

CIO Business Intelligence

Users authenticate to a cloud access service broker (CASB), which is aware of all SaaS services in use across the organization — both authorized and unauthorized. But what about the executive traveling in Singapore who needs access to an internal SharePoint server from an unsecured computer in a hotel lobby? Bar the exits.

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An expanded attack surface: The cybersecurity challenges of managing a hybrid workforce

CIO Business Intelligence

“The computing edge has extended to people working from various ‘out of office’ locations including homes, hotels and different countries. As a result, the potential for malware to become resident on home computers is increasing.”. In addition, most home computers are used by various family members.

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Security requires long haul planning

Cloud Musings

Protecting the network from intrusion, malware and other threats is still as important as ever. On the other hand, this week I’m in Las Vegas at Peak Performance and will probably log in from my hotel room tonight at 9:00 p.m. This, for instance, may mean using a one-time authentication token.