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Congratulations to the Winners Who Escaped the Dreaded Haunted House of IT

Kaseya

The Weapon: Two-Factor Authentication. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), a form of multi-factor authentication, uses a second layer of authentication to access your systems by requiring users to provide a password (something they know) and a mobile app or token (something they have). The Threat: Malware.

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The Future of Security

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

This includes adopting security frameworks like zero trust, which will help companies secure internal information systems and data in the cloud. For decades, security architects have focused on perimeter protection, such as firewalls and other safety measures. Every device user and network flow is authenticated and authorized.

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Attack Vectors: How They Can Harm Your Company

Kaseya

In addition to exploiting vulnerabilities in the system, hackers also use attack vectors to trick humans into compromising security setups. A cybercriminal can deploy a multitude of attack vectors to deliver malicious payloads, such as viruses, worms and ransomware code, into a victim’s system and sabotage their operations.

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Zero-Day: Vulnerabilities, Exploits, Attacks and How to Manage Them

Kaseya

Once bad actors gain access to an organization’s computer network, they can damage the business by blocking access, encrypting systems and data to demand a ransom, or surreptitiously stealing crucial information that can fetch them a tidy sum on the dark web. Stuxnet is another well-known cybersecurity horror story that made the front page.