Tag: best-practice
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5 hard truths of a career in cybersecurity, and how to navigate them
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, cio, ciso, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, finance, firewall, framework, gartner, identity, ISO-27001, jobs, mitigation, network, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, skills, strategy, technology, threat, training, wafCybersecurity teams protect systems but neglect people: After all the effort it takes to break into cybersecurity, professionals often end up on teams that don’t feel welcoming or supportive.Jinan Budge, a research director at Forrester who focuses on enabling CISOs and other technical leaders, believes the way most cybersecurity career paths are structured plays a…
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Back to basics webinar: The ecosystem of CIS Security best practices
Generative AI models, multi-cloud strategies, Internet of Things devices, third-party suppliers, and a growing list of regulatory compliance obligations all require the same … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/05/cis-security-best-practices-ecosystem-webinar/
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Google Cloud: Threat Actors Increasingly Target Backups Take These Steps Now
Defensive strategy best practices are included in Google’s latest cloud security report. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-cloud-h1-2025-threat-horizons-report/
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PCI DSS 4.0.1 Pushes E-Commerce to Secure Apps Fast
New PCI DSS Rules Raise the Bar, Make App Security a Mandate PCI DSS 4.0.1 raises the stakes for retailers and e-commerce providers, turning app security best practices into hard requirements. With sophisticated threats on the rise, businesses must adopt integrated solutions to protect digital experiences end-to-end. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/pci-dss-401-pushes-e-commerce-to-secure-apps-fast-p-3914
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Nearly Half of MSPs Have Dedicated Kitty For Ransomware Incidents
Recent research by Cybersmart has revealed that nearly half (45%) of MSPs admitted to having a dedicated pool of money set aside for ransomware payments. This is despite increasing pressure from insurers and global governments to avoid paying ransoms to stop fuelling criminal enterprises and encourage proactive resilience. Historically, the guidance and best practice around…
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How AI is changing the GRC strategy
Tags: access, ai, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, data, detection, finance, framework, fraud, governance, grc, guide, law, monitoring, network, nist, privacy, regulation, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, strategy, threat, toolAdapting existing frameworks with AI risk controls: AI risks include data safety, misuse of AI tools, privacy considerations, shadow AI, bias and ethical considerations, hallucinations and validating results, legal and reputational issues, and model governance to name a few.AI-related risks should be established as a distinct category within the organization’s risk portfolio by integrating into…
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Salt Typhoon hacked the US National Guard for 9 months, and accessed networks in every state
Tags: access, attack, best-practice, breach, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, Internet, malicious, military, network, service, theft, threat, vulnerabilitySensitive military data stolen: The attackers gained access to highly sensitive military and infrastructure information during the nine-month intrusion. The memo stated that “in 2024, Salt Typhoon used its access to a US state’s Army National Guard network to exfiltrate administrator credentials, network traffic diagrams, a map of geographic locations throughout the state, and PII…
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The 10 most common IT security mistakes
Tags: access, attack, backup, best-practice, bsi, business, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, detection, group, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, office, password, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn2. Gateway: Weak passwords: The problem: Weak passwords repeatedly make it easier for cybercriminals to gain access to a company network. A domain administrator password with six characters or a local administrator password with only two characters is no obstacle for perpetrators. It is more than clear that this issue is often neglected in practice,…
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KnowBe4 stellt Best Practices zur Cybersicherheit vor
Mitarbeiter, die nach längerer Remote-Arbeit in eine Büroumgebung zurückkehren, können unbeabsichtigt Sicherheitsrisiken durch veraltete Geräte, vergessene physische Sicherheitspraktiken oder Verwirrung über sich ändernde Protokolle einführen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/knowbe4-stellt-best-practices-zur-cybersicherheit-vor/a41380/
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Best-Practices zur Cybersicherheit für eine sichere Rückkehr ins Büro
KnowBe4 hilft Unternehmen mit einer Reihe von Best-Practices für Cybersicherheit, um eine sichere Rückkehr an den Arbeitsplatz zu unterstützen. Die Richtlinien befassen sich mit den besonderen Sicherheitsherausforderungen, die sich ergeben, wenn Mitarbeiter zwischen Remote- und Büroumgebungen wechseln, während sich Unternehmen weiterhin an die sich entwickelnden Arbeitsplatzmodelle anpassen. Die von KnowBe4 vorgeschlagenen Richtlinien zielen darauf ab,…
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Mis-scoped AWS Organizations Policy Allowed Hackers to Seize Full Control of AWS Environment
Security professionals have uncovered serious vulnerabilities in AWS Organizations in a ground-breaking study by Cymulate Research Labs that might allow attackers to switch between accounts, increase privileges, and take control the entire organization.l takeover. The research focuses on how misconfigured delegation mechanisms intended as a best practice for distributing administrative tasks can be weaponized by…
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FBI’s CJIS demystified: Best practices for passwords, MFA & access control
FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance isn’t optional when handling law enforcement data. From MFA to password hygiene, see how Specops Software helps meet FBI standards while also securing your Windows Active Directory. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbis-cjis-demystified-best-practices-for-passwords-mfa-and-access-control/
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FBI’s CJIS demystified: Best practices for passwords, MFA & access control
FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance isn’t optional when handling law enforcement data. From MFA to password hygiene, see how Specops Software helps meet FBI standards while also securing your Windows Active Directory. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbis-cjis-demystified-best-practices-for-passwords-mfa-and-access-control/
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MCP is fueling agentic AI, and introducing new security risks
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, ceo, cloud, corporate, cybersecurity, gartner, injection, LLM, malicious, monitoring, network, office, open-source, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityMitigating MCP server risks: When it comes to using MCP servers there’s a big difference between developers using it for personal productivity and enterprises putting them into production use cases.Derek Ashmore, application transformation principal at Asperitas Consulting, suggests that corporate customers don’t rush on MCP adoption until the technology is safer and more of the…
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Teil 1: Häufigste Sicherheitslücken und typische Angriffe – Cybersicherheit für SAP: Grundlagen & Best Practices
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/sap-sicherheit-herausforderungen-best-practices-a-1201b8b36ac5604dd37822c6a593cdb7/
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Ghost in the Machine: A Spy’s Digital Lifeline
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, cloud, communications, control, country, crypto, cyber, data, encryption, endpoint, framework, government, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, linux, mfa, military, network, resilience, risk, software, spy, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn, windows, zero-trust -
Identity Security Best Practices Compliance, What Smart Teams Should Be Doing Now
Introduction Let’s be real, no one wakes up thinking about identity security. It’s one of those things that quietly works in the background”¦ until it doesn’t. And when it fails, it’s usually a total disaster. Think about it. Every time you log into your bank, your company’s dashboard, or even your social media, your… First…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.S. Gov’t Urges Adoption of Memory-Safe Languages and Warns About Iran Cyber Threat
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, cisa, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, google, governance, government, group, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, iran, login, mfa, military, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, passkey, password, programming, ransomware, risk, rust, service, software, strategy, tactics, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, warfareCheck out the U.S. government’s latest call for developers to use memory-safe programming languages, as well as its warning for cybersecurity teams regarding cyber risk from hackers tied to Iran. Plus, get the latest on ransomware trends, the quantum computing cyber threat and more! Dive into five things that are top of mind for the…
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Cisco warns of critical API vulnerabilities in ISE and ISE-PIC
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, data, defense, email, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, guide, Hardware, incident response, malicious, microsoft, mobile, network, penetration-testing, programming, risk, router, saas, sans, service, software, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, wafroot user.The fault behind both vulnerabilities: Holes in application programming interfaces (APIs).”Take this vulnerability seriously,” said Moses Frost, senior course instructor on cloud penetration testing at the SANS Institute. “In my experience assessing networks, I have found through testing that many lack essential patches and security hardening on their core network devices. I have seen Cisco…
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AI Agents Used in Cybersecurity Need Safeguards Too
Tags: ai, best-practice, ciso, cloud, cybersecurity, defense, google, intelligence, office, trainingGoogle’s Anton Chuvakin Calls for Layered Defenses When Deploying AI Tools. According to Anton Chuvakin, security advisor at Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO, relying solely on artificial intelligence model training or adversarial testing is not enough. Effective AI defense demands a defense-in-depth approach and proven best practices for autonomous actions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Delegated Administration in Partner IAM: Best Practices
Discover Partner IAM best practices with delegated access control, B2B identity management, and how LoginRadius supports secure delegation. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/delegated-administration-in-partner-iam-best-practices/
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Best Practices for Secrets Management in the Cloud
5 min readThis guide covers the essential best practices for securing your organization’s secrets in cloud environments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/best-practices-for-secrets-management-in-the-cloud/
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A Guide to Secret Remediation Best Practices
6 min readWith the increasing complexity of cloud environments and the proliferation of APIs, exposed secrets have become a widespread concern. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/a-guide-to-secret-remediation-best-practices/
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SCIM Best Practices: Building Secure and Extensible User Provisioning
Tags: best-practiceIt’s worth thinking about how schema design and security considerations interact with each other. The decisions you make about schema extensions can have significant security implications, and your security requirements might influence how you design your schema. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/scim-best-practices-building-secure-and-extensible-user-provisioning/
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8 effektive MulticloudTipps
Tags: access, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, detection, google, governance, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, least-privilege, malware, risk, service, siem, skills, strategy, technology, threat, toolMit dem falschen Ansatz kann Multicloud-Security zu einem riskanten Balanceakt ausarten.Eine wachsende Zahl von Unternehmen setzt inzwischen auf eine Multicloud-Strategie in erster Linie, um Workloads genau dort auszuführen, wo es für den jeweiligen Anwendungsfall am günstigsten ist. Und zwar ohne zusätzliche Komplexitäten zu schaffen. Das kann diverse Vorteile realisieren, zum Beispiel in Zusammenhang mit Compliance…
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Zero Trust Security Model: Key Strategies, Benefits, and Implementation Best Practices
Key Takeaways Zero Trust is a fundamental shift in how we think about protecting our networks. If you’ve been in the industry long enough, you probably hear the term thrown around all the time, but you might still be wondering, “Does it really work? And is it worth the investment?” Zero Trust Security Model: A……