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Google notifies users about dark web exposure

Google has announced new tools, features and updates to improve users’ online safety, help them evaluate content found online, and alert them if their Gmail identity appears on the dark web. New tools and options for users A new tool called ...

Google Improves Android Security With New APIs

Google is improving Android security with new Safe Browsing real-time API, credential manager jetpack API, and new SDK API for developers. The post Google Improves Android Security With New APIs appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Protecting Cybersecurity Infrastructure During Mergers and Acquisitions

Navigating the complexities of cybersecurity due diligence and ensuring seamless integration of systems and practices   Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and divestitures are complex processes that require careful planning and execution. ...

Common K-12 Data Security Issues and How to Solve Them

Big data can be a big problem. Why? Well, it’s a matter of volume and velocity. You see, the average person creates 1.7 MB of data per second. That’s over 146,000 MB every single day — and that’s just a rough estimate. Think about it in ...

Microsoft Makes Second Attempt to Patch Recent Outlook Zero-Day

Microsoft has rolled out patches for a vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass mitigations for a critical Outlook zero-day leading to credentials theft. The post Microsoft Makes Second Attempt to Patch Recent Outlook Zero-Day appeared first on ...

Delaware Judge Refuses to Dismiss Facebook Shareholder Suit Over User Data Privacy Breaches

Judge refuses to dismiss shareholder lawsuit alleging that Facebook violated the law and fiduciary duties in failing for years to protect user data privacy. The post Delaware Judge Refuses to Dismiss Facebook Shareholder Suit Over User Data ...

Adopting Zero Trust with Bitwarden: The Mighty Password

Listen now (55 min) | Season two, episode eight: Featuring Bitwarden’s CEO Michael Crandell and Chief Customer Officer Gary Orenstein The post Adopting Zero Trust with Bitwarden: The Mighty Password appeared first on Security Boulevard.

GRIT Ransomware Report: April 2023

Additional contributors to this GRIT report: Grayson North, Nic Finn, and Drew Schmitt Following a relatively active March–resulting in 451 […] The post GRIT Ransomware Report: April 2023 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Compliance Leader Burnout: Causes and Fixes | anecdotes

Compliance leader burnout is a real thing, but there are ways to counter it. Learn how to keep sane so you can build a robust Compliance posture. The post Compliance Leader Burnout: Causes and Fixes | anecdotes appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Product focus: Time selector

The time selector is a central feature of the Castle Dashboard and is present throughout all views where you can examine your data. While many types of tools use a time selector for navigation, fraud investigations are particularly demanding, ...

RSAC Fireside Chat: Keeping persistent email threats at bay requires deeper, cloud-layer vigilance

Email remains by far the no.1 business communications tool. Meanwhile, weaponized email continues to pose a clear and present threat to all businesses. Related: The need for timely training At RSA Conference 2023, I learned all about a new … ...

3 Cyberattacks in Which Compromised Service Accounts Played a Key Role

Securing service accounts is a notoriously difficult task. One of the main reasons for this difficulty is that service accounts are often forgotten about and left unsupervised. Resulting in no one tracking their use or validating that they ...

CISOs confront mounting obstacles in tracking cyber assets

Monitoring assets in ever-changing settings operating in both development and production stages presents challenges. In this Help Net Security video, Daniel Deeney, CEO at Paladin Cloud, discusses how companies face difficulties identifying ...

Automotive industry employees unaware of data security risks

30% of automotive employees don’t check security protocols before trying a new tool, according to Salesforce. This could put their company and customer data at risk. Alarming rise in automotive API attacks Cybersecurity is a growing concern in ...

Avast discovers and helps patch a major vulnerability

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Refined methodologies of ransomware attacks

Adversaries were able to encrypt data in 76% of the ransomware attacks that were conducted against surveyed organizations, according to Sophos. The survey also shows that when organizations paid a ransom to get their data decrypted, they ended up ...

Starting your Zero-Trust Journey

With the world undergoing technological evolution every day and arriving at the post-pandemic age, it is apparent that data security has become more relevant than ever. As such, companies require a more reliable security model that protects both ...

What’s behind SBOM skepticism? One word: Fear

If there’s a poster child for the increased focus and attention on the security of software supply chains, it is the SBOM, or Software Bill of Materials. SBOMs are a critical component for operationalizing software supply chain security. ...

RiskLens SOC 2 Type 2 Certification Validates Privacy, Security Commitment

RiskLens successfully completed a SOC 2 Type 2 audit and certification of our security measures and operational practices. The audit conducted by Johanson Group found 100% compliance by RiskLens with the rigorous standards for certification set ...

7 Building Blocks for a Successful Internal Developer Platform for Kubernetes

As organizations continue to adopt Kubernetes for container orchestration, the need for a robust internal developer platform has become increasingly important. According to Gartner, eighty percent of software engineering organizations will ...