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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO

Organizations that follow the principle of least privilege can improve their security posture by significantly reducing their attack surface and risk of malware spread. In the early days of Windows operating systems up through Windows XP, almost any program a user would launch would have administrator-level privileges.

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The Top 5 Active Directory Misconfigurations Putting Your Organization at Risk

Tenable

Microsoft's Active Directory is one of the most widely used technologies for the administration of groups and users within an organization's IT networks. It serves as the central management interface for Windows domain networks, and is used for authentication and authorization of all users and machines.

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Defending against ransomware is all about the basics

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

An attacker plants malware on your system that encrypts all the files, making your system useless, then offers to sell you the key you need to decrypt the files. A survey on O’Reilly’s website 1 showed that 6% of the respondents worked for organizations that were victims of ransomware attacks. The concept behind ransomware is simple.

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What Is Endpoint Security Management and Why Is It Important?

Kaseya

They can then use this advantage to conduct corporate espionage, steal confidential information or launch devastating cyberattacks, like malware, ransomware, phishing, advanced persistent threats (APTs) and more. Taking regular backups also helps to recover data easily in case of an incident and allows business to continue as usual.

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Hold the Door: Why Organizations Need to Prioritize Patching SSL VPNs

Tenable

To effectively prioritize remediation efforts, defenders must understand how attackers are targeting organizations and then act on that knowledge. We hope collecting this information in a single place will illustrate the dire importance of patching these vulnerabilities for any organizations that have been lagging.

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Three Reasons Endpoint Security Can’t Stop With Just Patching

Ivanti

With remote work now commonplace, having a good cyber hygiene program is crucial for organizations who want to survive in today’s threat landscape. Here are three solid reasons, and real-world situations, that happened to organizations that didn't take this threat seriously.

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How to Protect Your Business From Supply Chain Attacks

Kaseya

The latest information on this supply chain attack, as described in this ZDNet article , indicates that hackers used a total of four malware strains: Sunspot, Sunburst (Solorigate), Teardrop and Raindrop. These malware strains were used in a sophisticated sequence of escalated attacks. Effective Tips To Better Protect Your Business.

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