The Cost of a Security Breach (Government)
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The Cost of a Security Breach (Government)

Note: Some of the research on this page has been done using Microsoft Copilot and Claude Cybersecurity breaches in government cities are a critical concern, and they can have significant consequences. See also a searchable list of reported cybersecurity Breaches A cyber incident will directly consume a company’s resources, leading to an increased cost of…

Microsoft Launches Security Experts
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Microsoft Launches Security Experts

In early May 2022, Microsoft announced the launch of their Microsoft Security Experts Services  Security Experts is a new managed service category that combines expert-trained technology and product innovation with human-led services. Right now Microsoft is doing a lot of the work directly, but soon they will have multiple certified security expert partners  Video  introducing the…

Cybersecurity Podcasts News
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Cybersecurity Podcasts News

I need to stay up to date with the cybersecurity topics and aside from several news sources i check on a daily / weekly bases I also listen to the following podcasts: I found a lot more at this site Other News Resources / Sites: https://cybersecuritynews.com/ https://thehackernews.com/ https://cisoseries.com/ https://www.cnbc.com/cybersecurity/ https://www.wired.com/tag/cybersecurity/

Today: Largest Password Leak of All Time
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Today: Largest Password Leak of All Time

Today, cybercriminals have released over 8.4 billion passwords on the dark web. The largest collection of stolen passwords of all time. The 100GB text file includes usernames, email addresses and passwords. #cybersecurity #passwords #leaks #securitynews More info at: https://cybernews.com/security/rockyou2021-alltime-largest-password-compilation-leaked/

Windows Autopilot Security Risks
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Windows Autopilot Security Risks

Enabling Windows Autopilot allows devices to be pre-registered to your organization in Microsoft servers. As of this writing, there is very little risk in enabling Windows Autopilot within an organization. The most recommended security concept to fight against malware for years has been to remove admin rights from end users. When Microsoft introduced Windows 10…

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

After rebranding Windows Defender as Microsoft Defender in early 2019, Microsoft has been consolidating most of their security-related products into their Microsoft Defender brand. In September 2020 they further announced the Microsoft 365 Defender cross-platform line to include: Microsoft 365 Defender (previously Microsoft Threat Protection) Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (previously Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection) Microsoft Defender for…

Strong and Different Passwords Protect your Digital Life

Strong and Different Passwords Protect your Digital Life

This week I did my annual corporate security training and I really liked this story to illustrate how important is not to use different and strong passwords  Don’t Let This Happen to You An online writer and journalist, suffered an identity theft that reads like a real-life horror story.   As he describes it: “In the…