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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO

Unsurprisingly, there’s more to phishing than email: Email phishing: Attackers send emails with attachments that inject malware in the system when opened or malicious links that take the victim to a site where they’re tricked into revealing sensitive data. Don’t log in to WiFi networks you don’t trust. Double check.

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Busting 5 Common Myths About Vulnerability Assessment

Tenable

Video conferencing and VoIP solutions that became must-haves for remote-operating organizations (as necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic) were common attack vectors during 2020. The biggest reason why patch management isn't a cure-all is simple: It cannot cover all of your network's entry points.

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IoT Security Concerns - How Secure Is the Hybrid Workforce?

Palo Alto Networks

The office has moved into the home to join a crowded network shared by family members, guests and lots of smart devices. This seismic shift to a work-from-home model has intertwined home and corporate networks. To that end, Palo Alto Networks has recently conducted a study — The Connected Enterprise: IoT Security Report 2021.

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Hyper-segmentation – How to Avoid Cyber Disasters

CTOvision

While people often think of security as just the tools used to protect the network, it’s not about that any more. Network Segmentation. The idea is that if someone gains access to your network, segmentation creates a dead end. The attacker can see the segment but not the rest of the network. Segmentation.

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InfoSec Policies and Standards: Some strategic context for those just diving into this world

CTOvision

Once the information security policy is written to cover the rules, all employees should adhere to it while sending email, accessing VOIP, browsing the Internet, and accessing confidential data in a system. Network Security Policy. How network systems can be secured. Implement policies. Security Awareness Policy.

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