The function of cybersecurity is not to eliminate all attacks and compromises – that’s impossible – but to make the attack so expensive and time-consuming on the attacker that he simply moves on to an easier target. That is the purpose of a new product/service designed to make commodity ransomware attacks less easy for the attacker.
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Working from home: Cybersecurity tips for remote workers www.zdnet.com/article/working-from-home-cybersecurity-tips-for-remote-workers/ Switching to remote working because of the coronavirus can create cybersecurity problems for employers and employees. Here are some things to watch.. ENISA said it had already seen an increase in coronavirus-related phishing attacks. The agency recommends, as far as possible, that workers try to not […]
Potential for Iranian Cyber Response to U.S. Military Strike in Baghdad www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-006a The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is sharing the following information with the cybersecurity community as a primer for assisting in the protection of our Nations critical infrastructure in light of the current tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has fined three brokerage firms on Monday for neglecting to secure employee accounts, incidents that led to the exposure of their customers’ data. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Cetera Investment Services LLC, Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, Cetera Advisors LLC, and Cetera Investment Advisers LLC (collectively, the Cetera entities); Cambridge Investment Research Inc. […]