Corporations Lose Data in Ways They Didn’t Imagine
Insider threats make up a large portion of cyber security risk. It’s a third of the risk when you manage sensitive data on your network. Most organizations think of cyber security risk and insider threats as malicious employees, but it’s not always malicious intent that leads to data loss. Negligence, phishing, malware, and other events…
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Malicious Browser Extensions Contribute to Insider Threats
Network administrators have a unique challenge providing users with an efficient working environment that also protects against network threats. Most administrators block random installations. But this can be a problem when users need to customize their desktops to work productively. This customized environment includes the ability to add browser extensions. But these small programs can…
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How to Identify the Basic Signs of Insider Threats to your Local Network
Insider threats are cyber security breaches that stem from a trusted employee or vendor allowing an outsider to gain access to the local network. It’s a frustrating and difficult cyber security issue to avoid. You need to give employees plenty of permissions to perform everyday tasks. But you can’t give them open access to areas…
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Chrome and Firefox Exploits using CSS and HTML5
Insider threats come in all different shapes and sizes. Many times it’s not malicious in any way even though they come directly from your own employees. A recent vulnerability found in Firefox and Chrome gave attackers access to images from the popular social media site Facebook. The vulnerability was mainly from the advanced HTML5 and…
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Routers Under Attack from Russian Hackers through Default Passwords
One common element of all networks is the existence of routers. These devices weren’t always used in household networks. But they soon became commonplace with any home network. Because they are so commonplace, hackers have gone after home routers with numerous different attacks. Some attacks make routers a part of a botnet. Others sniff data…
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Attackers Still use Drupalgeddon2 Vulnerabilities for Cryptojacking
A vulnerability in Drupal’s content management system was found weeks ago. But as with many patches site owners either don’t know that they need to patch their software or they disregard it as unnecessary. Unfortunately, this is the crux of a widespread problem in recent days that indicate more attackers are using the Drupalgeddon2 exploit…
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€20,000,000 or 4%? – GDPR
You knew it was coming, and while initially, you may have been in denial, you can’t ignore it anymore. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is going into effect on May 25, 2018, whether you’re ready or not. Make sure you have a GDPR compliance solution deployed to make maintaining compliance much easier. Because the…
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More Malicious Sites Threaten Your Organization’s Cyber Security
Having Internet access is a must for most employees. They need it for various productivity tasks. What was once a “nice to have” is not necessary for job function. IT administrators are forced to provide Internet access even if it’s limited to certain parts of the web. The difficult part is providing open Internet access…
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When Human Error Sends Panic Across the Country
On January 13th, the state of Hawaii went into a state of panic when they received an emergency text message telling them that a ballistic missile was incoming. It took 38 minutes before a follow-up message was sent telling people that the message was in error. The governor of Hawaii later held a conference explaining…
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