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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. But they can be particularly disastrous to small businesses.

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

SecureWorld News

The news was first reported by cybersecurity and malware research group vx-underground, which posted screenshots of data purportedly stolen from the company. It reported that hackers gained access to Activision's network by successfully phishing a privileged user on the network on December 4, 2022.

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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. Consumers increasingly demand security from their online services. Enforcement authority: CISOs can enforce security policies and best practices internally.

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LinkedIn Rolls Out New Features to Boost Security

SecureWorld News

LinkedIn has announced a new set of security features that will help verify user identity, remove fraudulent accounts, and boost authenticity, according to an official blog post from the company. These warnings will also give you the choice to report the content without letting the sender know.".

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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. Deploy email authentication standards on enterprise email servers to check and verify inbound emails.

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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO Business Intelligence

All other needs, for example, authentication, encryption, log management, system configuration, would be treated the same—by using the architectural patterns available. Some of them not only can provide strong authentication, but also have the ability to be used as a secret repository. However, a CCA simplifies this process.

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

SecureWorld News

The data breach compromised payment card information of roughly 40 million customers. 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. The company will pay a total of $17.5 million to 46 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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