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Protecting academic assets: How higher education can enhance cybersecurity

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Protecting academic assets: How higher education can enhance cybersecurity 2024-08-19 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Cyber attacks against higher education institutions increased by 70% in 2023. This is largely due to legacy endpoint security management and practices, limited IT support staff, and overwhelming amounts of data, much of which is PII (personally identifiable information). […]

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How NoCode and LowCode free up resources for cybersecurity

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How NoCode and LowCode free up resources for cybersecurity 2024-08-16 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Frederic Najman, Executive Member of the SFPN (French Union of NoCode Professionals), discusses how NoCode and LowCode technologies enable companies to free up development resources to tackle cybersecurity issues. In a context where

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Securing against GenAI weaponization

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Securing against GenAI weaponization 2024-08-08 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Aaron Fulkerson, CEO of Opaque, discusses how the weaponization of generative AI (GenAI) has made existing data privacy practices (like masking, anonymization, tokenization, etc.) obsolete. Fulkerson provides recommendations for companies to realize they must proactively plan to mitigate

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How to start your cybersecurity career: Expert tips and guidance

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How to start your cybersecurity career: Expert tips and guidance 2024-08-05 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz As businesses strive to protect their data and privacy, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals continues to grow. This article provides expert advice to help you navigate the early stages of your cybersecurity career, offering practical tips and insights.

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Coding practices: The role of secure programming languages

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Coding practices: The role of secure programming languages 2024-07-30 at 06:31 By Mirko Zorz Safety and quality are not features that can be added through testing — they must be integral to the design. Opting for a safer or more secure language or language subset during implementation can eliminate entire categories of vulnerabilities. The Software

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Despite economic uncertainty, organizations are prioritizing SaaS security investments

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Despite economic uncertainty, organizations are prioritizing SaaS security investments 2024-07-23 at 06:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security video, Maor Bin, CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptive Shield, discusses the key findings of their recent annual SaaS Security Survey Report, conducted in partnership with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). Seventy percent of organizations have

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Travel scams exposed: How to recognize and avoid them

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Travel scams exposed: How to recognize and avoid them 2024-07-11 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Aaron Walton, Threat Intel Analyst at Expel, discusses travel scams. For the past 18 months, the Expel SOC team has observed a campaign targeting administrative credentials for Booking.com. The attackers create phishing emails

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Shadow engineering exposed: Addressing the risks of unauthorized engineering practices

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Shadow engineering exposed: Addressing the risks of unauthorized engineering practices 2024-07-09 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Shadow engineering is present in many organizations, and it can lead to security, compliance, and risk challenges. In this Help Net Security video, Darren Meyer, Staff Research Engineer at Endor Labs, discusses why it causes issues and how

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How to create your cybersecurity “Google Maps”: A step-by-step guide for security teams

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How to create your cybersecurity “Google Maps”: A step-by-step guide for security teams 2024-06-18 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity isn’t just about firewalls and antivirus. It’s about understanding how your defenses, people, and processes work together. Just like Google Maps revolutionized navigation, process mapping can revolutionize how you understand and manage your security

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Why CISOs need to build cyber fault tolerance into their business

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Why CISOs need to build cyber fault tolerance into their business 2024-06-10 at 07:01 By Help Net Security CISOs who elevate response and recovery to equal status with prevention are generating more value than those who adhere to outdated zero tolerance for failure mindsets, according to Gartner. “Each new cybersecurity disruption exposes the fact that

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US retailers under attack by gift card-thieving cyber gang

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US retailers under attack by gift card-thieving cyber gang 2024-05-24 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz Earlier this month, the FBI published a private industry notification about Storm-0539 (aka Atlas Lion), a Morocco-based cyber criminal group that specializes in compromising retailers and creating fraudulent gift cards. Microsoft then went more in-dept on the group’s tactics, techniques,

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US exposes scheme enabling North Korean IT workers to bypass sanctions

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US exposes scheme enabling North Korean IT workers to bypass sanctions 2024-05-17 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz The US Justice Department had unsealed charges against a US woman and an Ukranian man who, along with three unidentified foreign nationals, have allegedly helped North Korean IT workers work remotely for US companies under assumed US identities

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How a GRC consultant passed the CISSP exam in six weeks

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How a GRC consultant passed the CISSP exam in six weeks 2024-05-14 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Ask any IT security professional which certification they would consider to be the “gold standard” in terms of prestige, credibility, or difficulty, and almost invariably they will answer: the CISSP. If an organization is seeking some peace

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Are you meeting your cyber insurance requirements?

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Are you meeting your cyber insurance requirements? 2024-05-14 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Cyber insurance policies are specifically designed to offer financial protection to organizations in the face of cyber attacks, data breaches, or other cybersecurity incidents. While they can provide a sense of security, it’s crucial to be aware of their limitations. In

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6 tips to implement security gamification effectively

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6 tips to implement security gamification effectively 2024-05-07 at 08:01 By Help Net Security There’s not a CISO in the industry who’s not aware of the extremely short median CISO tenure. That’s why the best CISOs are those who constantly seek ways to strengthen their teams. They help members evolve and grow in their roles,

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How to prepare for the CISSP exam: Tips from industry leaders

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How to prepare for the CISSP exam: Tips from industry leaders 2024-05-06 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is the most widely recognized certification in the information security industry. CISSP certifies that an information security professional possesses extensive technical and managerial expertise for designing, engineering, and managing an organization’s

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Building a strong cloud security posture

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Building a strong cloud security posture 2024-05-01 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, David Kellerman, Field CTO at Cymulate, discusses how cloud security still seems to lag even as the cloud grows in popularity and usage. Many leaders are unaware that they need to secure the cloud the same

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What is multi-factor authentication (MFA), and why is it important?

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What is multi-factor authentication (MFA), and why is it important? 2024-04-23 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Setting up MFA can seem daunting for consumers just beginning to clean up their security postures. In this Help Net Security video, Larry Kinkaid, Manager, Cybersecurity Consulting at BARR Advisory, shares tips for consumers who need simple, accessible

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