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How to create a company password policy, with template
Use these guidelines and our free template to ensure your company's password policy sets the ground rules for strong and effective password creation and use.
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Windows Installer zero-day under active exploitation
McAfee said the Windows Installer vulnerability is being exploited in 23 countries around the world, including the United States, China, India and others.
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Hack 'Sabbath': Elusive new ransomware detected
A newly uncovered ransomware operation, dubbed UNC2190 or "Sabbath," has roots in a previous ransomware group but has so far been able to operate mostly undetected.
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How SBOMs for cybersecurity reduce software vulnerabilities
With SBOMs, companies will know what components constitute the software they purchase, making it easier for security teams to understand and manage vulnerabilities and risks.
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The complete guide to ransomware
Organizations in every industry can be targets of cybercrime for profit. Get expert advice on ransomware prevention, detection and recovery in our comprehensive guide.
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What PCI DSS 3.1 means for SSL/TLS
The early arrival of PCI DSS 3.1 could leave organizations scrambling. The biggest change to the standard -- and the top priority for organizations -- is the end of SSL and early TLS.
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The lowdown on Trend Micro Email Encryption
Expert contributor Karen Scarfone examines Trend Micro's suite of email encryption software products for securing email messages in the enterprise.
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Report: More security professionals cross to dark side
Close to 40% of security professionals either know, or have known, a legitimate security practitioner who has participated at some point in black hat activities.
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Security and systems symbiosis in software validation, design
Security and function don’t have to compete. By working together, information security pros and systems administrators can build better, more secure software.
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Elastic Security app enables affordable threat hunting
New to threat hunting in cybersecurity? Consider using the open code Elastic Stack suite to gather security event data and create visualizations for decision-makers.
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The components and objectives of privacy engineering
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The intersection of privacy by design and privacy engineering
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Ultimate guide to secure remote access
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How SBOMs for cybersecurity reduce software vulnerabilities
With SBOMs, companies will know what components constitute the software they purchase, making it easier for security teams to understand and manage vulnerabilities and risks.
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6 reasons unpatched software persists in the enterprise
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How to create a ransomware incident response plan
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How to prevent ransomware: 6 key steps to safeguard assets
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How to talk about cybersecurity risks, colloquially
The cybersecurity field is riddled with confusion and complexity. Knowing how to talk about risk and how to manage it is key to building resilience.
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Top 5 password hygiene tips and best practices
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5 open source offensive security tools for red teaming
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5 principles for AppSec program maturity
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E-Handbook | July 2021
Mitigating risk-based vulnerability management challenges
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E-Handbook | June 2021
Security observability tools step up threat detection, response
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E-Handbook | February 2021
Threat detection and response demands proactive stance
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E-Handbook | January 2021
SolarWinds supply chain attack explained: Need-to-know info
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E-Handbook | November 2020
Cyber insurance 101: Timely guidance on an essential tool
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Elastic Stack Security tutorial: How to create detection rules
This excerpt from 'Threat Hunting with Elastic Stack' provides step-by-step instructions to create detection rules and monitor network security events data.
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In cryptography, plaintext is usually ordinary readable text before it is encrypted into ciphertext or after it is decrypted.
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black hat
A black hat hacker has been historically used to describe one who has malicious intent -- such as theft of information, fraud or disrupting systems -- but increasingly, more specific terms are being used to describe those people.
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Google focuses more on steering the Android ship than righting it
Google's security and privacy upgrades to Android are mostly forward-thinking changes, readying for a future that is inevitable but unclear, rather than ways to improve security today.Continue Reading
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At RSAC 2019, speculative execution threats take a back seat
The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities loomed large last year, but RSAC 2019 will have little fodder on speculative execution threats and side channels attacks.Continue Reading
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Windows Installer zero-day under active exploitation
McAfee said the Windows Installer vulnerability is being exploited in 23 countries around the world, including the United States, China, India and others.
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Hack 'Sabbath': Elusive new ransomware detected
A newly uncovered ransomware operation, dubbed UNC2190 or "Sabbath," has roots in a previous ransomware group but has so far been able to operate mostly undetected.
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Apple files lawsuit against spyware vendor NSO Group
Apple sued the Israeli technology vendor, whose Pegasus spyware has been implicated in several malicious attacks on journalists, activists and government officials.