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What is Cybersecurity Risk Management?

eSecurity Planet

Risk management is a concept that has been around as long as companies have had assets to protect. Risk management also extends to physical devices, such as doors and locks to protect homes and vehicles, vaults to protect money and precious jewels, and police, fire, and CCTV to protect against other physical risks.

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News alert: INE Security launches initiatives in support of aspiring cybersecurity professionals

The Last Watchdog

22, 2024, CyberNewsWire — INE Security , a global cybersecurity training and certification provider, recently launched initiatives with several higher education institutions in an ongoing campaign to invest in the education of aspiring cybersecurity professionals. Cary, NC, Aug.

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Vulnerability Recap 7/8/24 – Intel, Cisco & More Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

To reduce risk, restrict SSH access via network controls, enforce segmentation, and do extensive regression testing to avoid known vulnerabilities from resurfacing. To protect your network devices from potential risks, apply patches on a regular basis and keep their firmware up to date. Implement these changes immediately.

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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. In fact, ransomware-as-a-service is alive and well, educating would-be offenders on how to undertake an attack and even offering customer support. Incident response.

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California-based workforce platform Prosperix leaks drivers licenses and medical records

Security Affairs

The potential risks A data leak like this can have many negative consequences for both the company and the affected job seekers. However, the leaky bucket dates back to 2017. Prosperix should focus on the following areas to mitigate risks: Encryption: setting default server-side encryption for existing Amazon S3 buckets.

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Cybercriminals Use Fake Public PoCs to Spread Malware and Steal Data

eSecurity Planet

Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science have alerted security professionals about risks associated with GitHub and other platforms like pastebin that host public PoCs of exploits for known vulnerabilities. These “proofs” advertised exploits for vulnerabilities that have been publicly disclosed between 2017 and 2021.

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How to achieve and maintain PCI DSS compliance

IT Governance

Many organisations make the mistake of separating PCI DSS compliance from their overall IT governance, risk and compliance programmes. The PCI DSS is a baseline information security standard, so isolating it from the rest of your organisation’s security framework increases the risk of data breaches. >>