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Cybersecurity Tips to Avoid Fouls During March Madness

SecureWorld News

"March Madness is a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to deploy phishing lures, malicious apps, and social engineering tactics," warns Krishna Vishnubhotla, VP of Product Strategy at mobile security firm Zimperium. These can be vehicles for delivering malware, committing fraud, or harvesting valuable data.

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Hackers Seek to Score Against Super Bowl Cyber Defense

SecureWorld News

Major sporting events like the Super Bowl face elevated cyber risks due to the proliferation of connected networks and devices used by venues, teams, vendors, media, and attendees. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working closely with partners to assess and strengthen cyber protections. This year, the U.S.

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5 challenges for securing the future

CIO Business Intelligence

Information security has been an intriguing part of our past, is a critical part of our present, and will be a defining factor in our future. The economics of security are clear: “There is no financial stability without cybersecurity,” writes Loretta J. To have a future requires mastering information security. Think, say, do.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO Business Intelligence

When making decisions about network access, businesses need to be aware of and assess the security implications associated with network technology to help keep their digital assets protected. Cyber hygiene best practices include device security , cyber security education , and secure networking strategies.

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Add brand security to your workload

CIO Business Intelligence

Social media security has just risen to be a top priority for not only CISOs, but CMOs, CFOs, and CEOs. As a result, we can expect it to play a more prominent role in malware attacks, security breaches, and identity verification hoaxes. Security, Social Networking Apps, Twitter.

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Using Defense Within the O-Line of Security

CTOvision

With that said, the “defense within the offense” concept can be applied to many other sports, as well as businesses and software apps in general. And looking at it more granularly, this concept can also apply to security. This can be thwarted by the application security acting as the “defense within the offense.”.

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Cybersecurity Experts Sound the Alarm Ahead of Super Bowl LVII

SecureWorld News

So, of course, the largest sporting event in the United States is no exception. Timothy Morris, Chief Security Advisor at Tanium, discusses the Super Bowl and cyber threats with SecureWorld: "Security folks need to see the event as a prime target for cybersecurity attacks and an easy avenue to dupe their users with Super Bowl themed threats.

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