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Phorpiex botnet sent millions of phishing emails to deliver LockBit Black ransomware

Security Affairs

” To defend against ransomware campaign like this one, NJCCIC provided the following recommendations: Security Awareness Training : Engage in security awareness training to enhance defense mechanisms and recognize potential signs of malicious communications. All associated emails were blocked or quarantined.”

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Retail giant Home Depot agrees to a $17.5 million settlement over 2014 data breach

Security Affairs

Hackers compromised the company point-of-sale (PoS) systems with malware that was designed to steal payment card data. . Home Depot also agreed to implement and maintain additional security practices in the future to prevent similar attacks. ” .

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Zero-day exploit used to hack iPhones of Al Jazeera employees

Security Affairs

Security awareness and policies are essential, but without substantial investment in security, network analysis, regular security audits and collaboration with researchers like the Citizen Lab these cases would not have been detected.” ” concludes the report. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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GUEST ESSAY: Sure steps to achieve a robust employee cybersecurity awareness training regimen

The Last Watchdog

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. Related: Leveraging security standards to protect your company. Create security awareness for employees. One of the most important ways to protect against data breaches is to increase employee security awareness.

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8 Tips for Building a Security-Aware Culture

KnowBe4

My colleagues at MediaPRO and I have historically had loads to say about the importance of security awareness, and there’s always more to say on that subject. More and more I’m hearing talk of “culture change” and of “creating security cultures”—conversations that go well beyond mere awareness. I’m sure you’re asking.

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How To Organize Your Company’s Knowledge Assets In 6 Simple Steps

AIIM

These classes can include customer profiles, policy documents, suppliers and partners list, business plans, customer purchasing history, sales administration database, source code, and more. A 10-year sales vet knows more about selling than anyone in the marketing department will ever know in their lifetime. Nothing more.

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Clorox Experiences Significant Financial Loss Stemming From Recent Cyber Attack

KnowBe4

Popular American global manufacturer of cleaning products Clorox stated that recent sales and profit loss to a cyber attack.