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![Cybersecurity in the workplace]() CYBERSECURITY IN THE WORKPLACE blog article Nov 09, 2018 Cybercriminals, however, are more likely to view your employees as the path of least resistance into an organization. In North America, for example, two top causes of breaches are careless or uninformed employee actions and phishing or other social engineering. Cybercriminals know that, and they use... Read More |
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![7 Ways to Bridge the Cyber Security Skills Gap]() 7 WAYS TO BRIDGE THE CYBER SECURITY SKILLS GAP blog article Nov 09, 2018 Make security training compulsory and fun with a variety of on-demand media. To scale up cyber security, people who are not part of the security team also need to think and care about it. This was a key takeaway for scalable cyber security from both the AppSec EU and Black Hat security confere... Read More |
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![Spoofing: RFID and SMS]() SPOOFING: RFID AND SMS blog article Nov 05, 2018 First, let's start with a definition - What is Spoofing? According to ForcePoint, "Spoofing is the act of disguising a communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source. Spoofing can apply to emails, phone calls, and websites, or can be more technical, such as a com... Read More |
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![What are boot sector viruses and how can I prevent them?]() WHAT ARE BOOT SECTOR VIRUSES AND HOW CAN I PREVENT THEM? blog article Oct 26, 2018 Computer Virus. Even before we try to understand what a boot sector virus is, let us understand what is a computer virus. In the online world, the term computer virus refers to a malicious program that auto-multiplies by copying itself to another program. Simply put, a computer virus spreads itself ... Read More |
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![How to Prevent Bots from Infecting Your System?]() HOW TO PREVENT BOTS FROM INFECTING YOUR SYSTEM? blog article Oct 25, 2018 What are Bots? Bots are Internet robots also known as crawlers, spiders, and web bots. They are automated programs developed for performing repetitive tasks. With the computing power available to programmers, bots have been developed to execute tasks at extremely high speeds, unbelievable for a real... Read More |
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![Ten security controls for effective cybersecurity]() TEN SECURITY CONTROLS FOR EFFECTIVE CYBERSECURITY infographic Oct 24, 2018 Keeping an inventory of authorized and unauthorized software Having visibility over the software in your network can help you identify and remove prohibited software as well as the risk of unknown software exploitations. Keeping an inventory of authorized and unauthorized software Having visibility ... Read More |
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