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Radar Trends to Watch: July 2023

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

It’s hard to imagine wearing them in public, though Apple may manage to make them fashionable. To prevent becoming a victim, focus on the basics: access controls, strong passwords , multi-factor authentication, zero trust, penetration testing, and good backups. AI Package Hallucination is a new technique for distributing malware.

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Radar Trends to Watch: January 2023

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

A new wiper malware, called Azov, is spreading rapidly in the wild. Recovery is impossible, aside from restoring from backup. Fashion may be the Metaverse’s first killer app. Though it’s fashion that only exists in the Metaverse–a constraint that’s both freeing and limiting. Any new technology has security risks.

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Ransomware: The Present We Deserve?

Haft of the Spear

Treating this problem like all the ones that came before it, in the same fashion we always have, will only prolong our suffering. Ask 100 different security product or service vendors what the best defense against ransomware will be and none of them will bring up a sound, validated, and secure backup scheme (and related recovery procedures).

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Patch Management Policy Features, Benefits and Best Practices

Kaseya

It is crucial that IT managers take backups of their systems prior to applying patches so the old system can be rolled out in case of a problem. Therefore, third-party applications have emerged as a popular attack vector for a variety of cyberattacks including malware. Automate when possible.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: ChatGPT Gets So-So Grade in Code Analysis Test, while JCDC Pledges To Focus on Protecting Critical Infrastructure

Tenable

That’d be email, followed by good, old-fashioned phone calls, with text messages in third place. Not So Fast. ” Investment scams generated the most losses with $4.6 billion, an increase of 21%. Credit: Federal Trade Commission, February 2024) And the top method used to target consumers?

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Mobile Device Management (MDM): How It Works, Best Practices, Benefits and Challenges

Kaseya

Some common tasks that IT teams undertake using an MDM are: Remotely managing, monitoring and securing devices and distributing applications, updates and content in a timely fashion. Utilize a backup solution Regularly backing up your files and data is crucial to safeguard against technical glitches, crashes or cyberattacks.

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Mobile Device Management (MDM): How It Works, Best Practices, Benefits and Challenges

Kaseya

Some common tasks that IT teams undertake using an MDM are: Remotely managing, monitoring and securing devices and distributing applications, updates and content in a timely fashion. Utilize a backup solution Regularly backing up your files and data is crucial to safeguard against technical glitches, crashes or cyberattacks.

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