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Cyber Attacks Explained: Network Sniffing

Cyber Attacks Explained: Network Sniffing | IT security | Scoop.it
Let's focus on a wider hacking approach called network sniffing, something commonly used by prying hackers. We will look at a few tools typically used as sniffers and also figure out how to protect IT infrastructure from such ...
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Indictment: Sysadmin passed over for promotion quits, then strikes back

Indictment: Sysadmin passed over for promotion quits, then strikes back | IT security | Scoop.it
Angry "ERP Guru" allegedly steals credentials, wreaks havoc on former employer.
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Les cyberattaques exposent chaque entreprise française à 263 M € de pertes

Les cyberattaques exposent chaque entreprise française à 263 M € de pertes | IT security | Scoop.it

Chaque grande entreprise française s’expose à des menaces pouvant lui couter jusqu’à 263 M € révèle une étude de l’Institut Ponemon commanditée par Venafi, éditeur spécialisé dans la gestion de clés et certificats pour les entreprises.


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Five common practices that lead to failed IT compliance audits and security ... - ComputerworldUK (blog)

Five common practices that lead to failed IT compliance audits and security ... - ComputerworldUK (blog) | IT security | Scoop.it
Five common practices that lead to failed IT compliance audits and security ...
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They don't have the same level of accountability and auditing you get with normal user logins. ...
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When Bad IAM Kills - Dark Reading

When Bad IAM Kills - Dark Reading | IT security | Scoop.it
How health care's urgent need for single sign-on could drive better identity and access management practices across all industries (Interesting article from last year and still relevant.
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Top five IT trends for 2013

Top five IT trends for 2013 | IT security | Scoop.it
Top five IT trends for 2013RealWire (press release)Growth will be strongest for MDM solutions that offer features such as ensuring mobile device usage complies with company security policies, allocating access rights, managing configuration, updating...
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Insider threats evolving, still main risk

Insider threats evolving, still main risk | IT security | Scoop.it
Rogue employees are collaborating with third parties to commit cybercrimes, with their key focus shifting from financial thefts to corporate espionage.
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Data breaches on the rise worldwide

Data breaches on the rise worldwideIDM.net.auThe vast majority of instance of corporate data theft come from external agents 88%, versus 4% that implicated internal employees. More than half (58%) of data theft was tied to activist groups.
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What is insider threat?

An insider threat is a malicious hacker (also called a cracker or a black hat) who is an employee or officer of a business, institution, or agency.
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Security Challenges Faced by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Security Challenges Faced by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises | IT security | Scoop.it
Insider threats like disgruntle employees are a small percentage of the overall threats that a company will face according to the latest Symantec Intelligence. These threats as small as they may be can still be costly to an organization as ...
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Passwords are the Weak Link in IT Security

Passwords are the Weak Link in IT Security | IT security | Scoop.it
Three decades into the digital revolution, passwords are still complicated, ineffective and a drain on IT's resources. What gives?
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Insiders Big Threat to Intellectual Property

Insiders Big Threat to Intellectual Property | IT security | Scoop.it
Insiders Big Threat to Intellectual Property, Says Verizon DBIRPC MagazineFor many organizations, the biggest threat to their networks and data doesn't come from nation-state attackers, hacktivists, or cyber-criminals.
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Watch The Watchers: 'Trusted' Employees Can Do Damage - Dark Reading

Watch The Watchers: 'Trusted' Employees Can Do Damage - Dark Reading | IT security | Scoop.it
A study of insider attacks within financial firms offers lessons to other companies: Identify important data, limit access, and scrutinize trusted users most closely...
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5 Views On Achieving Business ROI Through Risk Management

5 Views On Achieving Business ROI Through Risk Management | IT security | Scoop.it
Bringing value to the business through effective risk management...
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Email Security: Largest Email Usage by Continents | All Infographics

Email Security: Largest Email Usage by Continents | All Infographics | IT security | Scoop.it
Infographic on Email Security with largest Email usage by Continents includes categories for pharma, weight loss, casino, watches, jobs, mobile and software
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cybersecurity means better privacy - CNN

cybersecurity means better privacy - CNN | IT security | Scoop.it
cybersecurity means better privacy CNN Clearly, the latter is what we need: a cooperative approach, one that allows for lawful sharing of information on where, how, from whom, and in what guise cyberattacks and other forms of cybercrime are...
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The 7 deadly sins of cloud computing - ComputerworldUK

The 7 deadly sins of cloud computing - ComputerworldUK | IT security | Scoop.it
The 7 deadly sins of cloud computing
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... to the cloud to reap these rewards. What may keep her up at night is not knowing how many missteps the enterprise is making in the process.
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Cyber attacks on national infrastructure increasing

Cyber attacks on national infrastructure increasing | IT security | Scoop.it
DSCI: Cyber attacks on national infrastructure increasingInformationWeek IndiaSophistication of threats link cyber security to national security.
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Obama issues guidance on insider threat detection and response

Obama issues guidance on insider threat detection and response | IT security | Scoop.it
President Barack Obama has issued a memorandum to the heads of federal agencies, informing them of new guidance for deterring the information security threat posed by insiders.
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Poor Password Management May Be Just As Harmful As Malicious Viruses

Recent news of security breaches of the social network site Twitter and the Houston Municipal Court's computer system have taught us not to take malicious viruses lightly.In fact, in 2009 alone, McAfee detected 1.5 million malware samples...
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The Evolving CISO Role

The Evolving CISO Role | IT security | Scoop.it
GovInfoSecurity.comThe Evolving CISO RoleGovInfoSecurity.comDavid Sherry, CISO of Brown University, sees the information security leadership role transitioning completely to risk and governance over the next few years.
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Exposing insider threats - CSO Magazine

Exposing insider threats - CSO Magazine | IT security | Scoop.it
Exposing insider threatsCSO MagazineInsider threats — for example, data theft, intellectual property loss, privacy breaches and financial fraud — can be the most challenging IT risks for an organisation to address because they may or may not be...
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Security Manager's Journal: A reality check for the department's maturity

Security Manager's Journal: A reality check for the department's maturity | IT security | Scoop.it
Security Manager's Journal: A reality check for the department's maturityComputerworldMany IT managers can probably tell from that statement that I have been looking into maturity models.
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Trick or treat: Worst passwords of 2012 – go change yours now

Trick or treat: Worst passwords of 2012 – go change yours now | IT security | Scoop.it
Trick or treat: Worst passwords of 2012 – go change yours nowEmirates 24/7With that background in mind, SplashData, a leading provider of password management applications, has revealed its annual '25 Worst Passwords of the Year' list, just in time...
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Cyberattacks becoming more common and costly

Cyberattacks becoming more common and costly | IT security | Scoop.it
Siliconrepublic.comCyberattacks becoming more common and costly: PonemonCSOOctober 10, 2012 — IDG News Service — The frequency and cost consequence of cybercrime has continued to grow for the third straight year with Australian companies experiencing...
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Australian businesses hit by insider fraud

Australian businesses hit by insider fraud | IT security | Scoop.it
Aussie businesses hit by insider fraudCRN AustraliaInsider theft impacting private organisations was in most cases a civil matter, which forced victims to pour thousands of dollars into pursuing data thieves through the courts.
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