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The Small Business Guide to Information Security

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Information Technology Blog - - The Small Business Guide to Information Security - Information Technology Blog. Information security is a major issue in the business world, and security breaches cost businesses millions of dollars per year. Install Anti Malware Software and Prevent Phishing Attacks.

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Protecting Customer Accounts: The Defining Domain of Digital CISOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and other cybersecurity leaders have long struggled to protect corporate systems against both internal and external threats. Security policies that harm the customer experience can result in lost sales and customer churn.

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Activision Hack Exposes Employee Data and 'Call of Duty' Information

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The news was first reported by cybersecurity and malware research group vx-underground, which posted screenshots of data purportedly stolen from the company. The hacker reportedly tricked an employee into providing a two-factor authentication code delivered via SMS, which allowed them to access the Slack channel.

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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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‘The week has literally exploded’: Tech security startups grapple with SolarWinds fallout

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government agencies by illicitly inserting malware into software updates for a widely used IT infrastructure management product. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. ” Security startups have been working long hours to help their business customers detect the presence of the malicious code in their systems.

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