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Beyond the Office: Securing Home Devices and Networks Against Corporate Breaches

SecureWorld News

The rise of personal gadgets, the shift towards remote work, the BYOD trend , and advances in AI have all contributed to home networks becoming an extension of companies' cyber defense perimeters. However, many end-users do not recognize their home networks as extensions of their company's security boundaries.

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Four questions for a casino InfoSec director

CIO Business Intelligence

Interconnectivity of gaming systems have physically transitioned from serial-based connectivity to Ethernet-based standards over the years, allowing potential hackers easier access to the gaming and/or corporate network. For example, being able to move from slot machine to slot machine using a digital wallet stored on your phone.

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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

For example, in one of the most notable cases of a cyberattack on a nonproft, $650,000 was stolen from One Treasure Island , and the attack vector used was a third-party bookkeeping solution. For instance, hardware- or software-based firewalls can monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic and block suspicious activity.

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Product Review: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Product Review: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor - Information Technology Blog. PRTG Network Monitor from Paessler AG is a powerful network monitoring solution. This network software is not only powerful but also easy to use. Problems in the network cause emergencies in business.

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Kronos Ransomware Attack Reveals How Your Customers Will React

SecureWorld News

I'm kicking myself for not doing my own daily data backups. And you can certainly expect questions about your backups. See what chsalcedo wrote to the Kronos user group: "Where are the backups, can't the backups be restored? Are the backups stored in the same "cloud/space" as production, that doesn't make sense?

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InfoSec Policies and Standards: Some strategic context for those just diving into this world

CTOvision

Backup Policy. Firewall Policy. How firewalls are named, configured etc. Firewall Policy. How firewalls are named, configured etc. Network Security Policy. How network systems can be secured. Acceptable usage policy (AUP) is the policies that one should adhere to while accessing the network.

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School Cyberattack Aftermath: What Happens to Kids' Data?

SecureWorld News

This example might seem extreme, but for some parents this exact scenario played out after hackers managed to steal their child’s data. I figured they [the school district] had firewalls and things of that nature. The mail just arrived, and you are scanning through it.

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