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Understanding the Essential Pillars of Phishing Mitigation

SecureWorld News

These attackers have criminal intent, as they'll lure in victims by claiming to be a friend, family member, bank, or other well-known companies and websites. The pillars mentioned are policies, technical controls, and security awareness training. Also known as spamming, phishing is typically done through email, SMS, and phone attacks.

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SD-WAN Helping Financial Services Achieve Greater Digital Agility, Cybersecurity

CIO Business Intelligence

Three-quarters (74%) of banks experienced a rise in cyber crime since the pandemic began in 2019. Then, based on policies defined by the operator, SD-WAN steers the traffic along the best path to ensure data moves along the fastest route. Even in the best of times, financial organizations were under constant threat of a cyberattack.

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How flexible should your infosec model be?

Network World

Security is a top priority at the Bank of Labor , but the financial institution updates its formal information security policy only once a year, maybe twice, regardless of what's happening in the ever-changing threat landscape. To avoid fatiguing its 120 users, however, it refrains from formalizing new policies more frequently.

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CIOs are worried about the informal rise of generative AI in the enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

As an example, the consultancy refers to how generative AI technology could potentially add $200 – $400 billion in added annual value to the banking industry if full implementation moves ahead on various use cases. In a recent post, McKinsey noted that generative AI is expected to have a “ significant impact across all industry sectors.”

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Regulatory Compliance and Red Hat Security

Linux Academy

Virtually every industry, from healthcare to banking and everything in between, has rules for how businesses handle data. Security policies. Access Controls and Policies. Steps for system hardening include controlling SSH and root permissions, restricting USB devices, and enforcing password and account lockout policies.

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How to Report Spam Email

Galido

If you have company email, ask your email administrator to help filter unwanted mail through your email client or company’s email firewall. Check privacy policies before you submit your email address to a website. Protect your computer with antivirus, firewall, spam filter, and anti-spyware software. Limit Exposure.

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Inflation Is Making Cybersecurity Even More Challenging for Leaders

SecureWorld News

When budgets tighten and we're still responsible for moving the security forward, we should look to the policies, procedures, and controls and which ones can we shore up, what can we do to block/tackle those things we've been putting off, etc. "Too many folks focus on the technology as opposed to the people or process. and European Union.

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