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Scores in cybersecurity consistently miss the goal

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Netacea launches malicious bot intelligence service to help customers tackle threats

Cybersecurity vendor Netacea has announced the launch of a new Business Logic Intelligence Service (BLIS) designed to give customers actionable insight to help them tackle malicious bot activity and security threats. The firm said that the tiered, fee-based service will provide organizations with bot threat intelligence based on research including analysis of dark web forums […]

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OpenSSL Security Advisory Downgraded to High Severity

Experts still recommend patching affected systems

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How to securely manage LAPS on a Windows network

Passwords have always been a pain point in securing computing infrastructure. Complexity and length are key components of a strong password, but both make it inherently difficult for a human to remember. Additionally, passwords should be changed periodically, fine when you’re working with a handful of devices, but when your network is distributed geographically with […]

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Twitter Verified Status Users Flooded with Scams

Elon Musk’s arrival has opened the door for fraudsters

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AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report: Focus Energy and Utilities

As energy and utilities companies strive to use the edge to innovate new solutions for delivering more efficient and resilient services, cybersecurity risks to carrying out those business missions loom large. Ransomware attackers and other cybercriminals have increasingly found energy and utilities organizations a profitable target, lobbying high-profile attacks in the last few years that […]

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A Third of Security Leaders Considering Quitting Their Current Role

Of those thinking of leaving their current organization, a third would do so within the next six months, according to the research

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Dropbox Breach: Hackers Unauthorizedly Accessed 130 GitHub Source Code Repositories

File hosting service Dropbox on Tuesday disclosed that it was the victim of a phishing campaign that allowed unidentified threat actors to gain unauthorized access to 130 of its source code repositories on GitHub. “These repositories included our own copies of third-party libraries slightly modified for use by Dropbox, internal prototypes, and some tools and […]

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Still Using Passwords? Get Started with Phishing-Resistant, Passwordless Authentication Now!

Going beyond the hype, passwordless authentication is now a reality. Cisco Duo’s passwordless authentication is now generally available across all Duo Editions. “Cisco Duo simplifies the passwordless journey for organizations that want to implement phishing-resistant authentication and adopt a zero trust security strategy.“ – Jack Poller, Senior Analyst, ESG We received tremendous participation and feedback […]

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