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Top 5 Security Trends for CIOs

CIO

With every such change comes opportunity–for bad actors looking to game the system. With MFA, the website or application will send a text message or push notification to the user with a code to enter along with their password. Sometimes they simply don’t work, perhaps due to a change in contact lenses or a new tattoo.

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The 8 Best Practices for Reducing Your Organization’s Attack Surface

Ivanti

The code that makes up your software applications is another area where complexity contributes to the size of your attack surface. Work with your development team to identify where opportunities exist to minimize the amount of executed code exposed to malicious actors, which will thereby also reduce your attack surface. #2:

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What COVID-19 Response Strategies Tell Us About the Business-Cybersecurity Disconnect

Tenable

Employees are suddenly connecting to core business systems and applications using their own previously untested — and potentially vulnerable — consumer routers and home networks. We have visibility into all of the systems, data and processes required to deliver on a business continuity and disaster recovery plan.

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3 Ways to Handle POS Security Risks in Retail IT

Kaseya

In 2018, department store chains: Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor suffered a bad press due to a breach that exposed details of 5 million payment cards of customers. Tighten Software and Security Policies to Avoid POS Malware Attacks . This data is encrypted on the system, which is the endpoint.

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What Does End of Life for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Mean for Me?

Kaseya

Another option is Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure- learn more in our ebook: Windows 7 End of Life is Coming: Don’t Put Your Business at Risk by Not Migrating. The main reason you might do this is because you have a legacy application that won’t run on the new operating system. Migrate existing devices to Windows 10.

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COVID-19: The Cybercrime Gold Rush of 2020

Palo Alto Networks

Since the beginning of this year, we’ve identified more than 40,000 newly registered websites , using a coronavirus-related name, which we’d classify as “high-risk” sites due to the scams and malware being pushed onto unsuspecting consumers. . Fake COVID-19 ebooks, promising new “tips” on how to stay safe.

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What Is Endpoint Security Management and Why Is It Important?

Kaseya

Endpoint security management is the implementation of proper systems, procedures and tools to manage and secure all types of endpoints connected to an organization’s network. For instance, if a system detects a new malware sample, it can immediately update its signature and trigger an alert to the administrators.