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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

Nonprofits often juggle tight budgets and unique operational demands, making it even more difficult to keep sensitive information safe—but here's the thing: you don't need a fortune to build a strong defense against the possible cyber threats out there. Let's take a closer look at some key cybersecurity strategies for nonprofits to consider.

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Cyberattack on Iranian Steel Industry Disrupts Operations

SecureWorld News

A hacking group by the name of Gonjeshke Darande (Farsi for Predatory Sparrow) hit the networks of three of Iran's largest steel companies: Khouzestan Steel, Hormozgan Steel, and Mobarakeh Steel. The sequel to Stuxnet? A cyberattack this week has put Iranian steel manufacturing in the crosshairs.

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Should You Have a Business Email Compromise Incident Response Plan?

SecureWorld News

Reconnaissance - BEC actors perform reconnaissance on potential victims, compiling lists of potential targets, visiting company websites, social media, and networking websites. Weaponization - While most BEC attacks don't involve malware, it isn't completely unheard of. Should you have a BEC Incident Response Plan?

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The anatomy of a Facebook account heist

Vox

While many people might think of Russian state-sponsored hacking groups when it comes to infiltrating social media platforms, there’s actually a global network of hackers participating in an underground economy where things like Facebook and Instagram accounts are commodities. Exactly how hackers go after legitimate accounts varies.

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The Hacker Mind: Shattering InfoSec's Glass Ceiling

ForAllSecure

Anyway, what Chenxification does for example is frustrate computer malware's ability to locate and extract an application's decryption key. We sold the company to Palo Alto Networks, I think less than four years from its founding date, which is a very interesting growth story, obviously. Christian Colberg is credited with the term.

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BYOD required for retention? Bollocks!!! - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

Nonprofit HR. Next post: Network, We don’t need no stinking network! Pingback: BYOD Tweet Chat Wrap up – Policy, Scale, and Why BYOD | remotelyMOBILE. Pingback: Is BYOD a retention program?Nonprofit Previous post: No, It’s really not a mobile ecosystem! Recent Posts. Going Mobile. Traveling (Part 2). Traveling (Part 1).

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

In a preliminary settlement filed on Friday in San Mateo Superior Court, the social network agreed to pay damages to American moderators and provide more counseling to them while they work. As significantly more people are using the tools during the COVID-19 pandemic, the domains could be used to trick people into downloading malware.