4 Best Free Online Security Tools for SMEs in 2020

Cyberattacks on small and midsized companies in 2019 cost $200,000 per company on average, mercilessly putting many of them out of business, says CNBC in its analysis of a recent Accenture report. In light of the global cybersecurity skills shortage, the number is set to soar in 2020. Solely in t...

The Comprehensive Compliance Guide (Get Assessment Templates)

Complying with cyber regulations forms a significant portion of the CISO's responsibility. Compliance is, in fact, one of the major drivers in the purchase and implementation of new security products. But regulations come in multiple different colors and shapes – some are tailored to a specific...

Plugging the Data Leak in Manufacturing

More often than not, when then the internet of things IoT is brought up these days, it conjures images of Alexa, Siri and Cortana. These personal assistants can help users turn on a smart light bulb, flick on the oven and get you the day’s news, all in one fell swoop. However, IoT has evolved far...

Vital infrastructure: securing our food and agriculture

I don’t expect to hear any arguments on whether the production of our food is important or not. So why do we hardly ever hear anything about the cybersecurity in the food and agriculture sector? Depending on the country, agriculture makes up about 5 percent of the gross domestic product. That...

Microsoft to Apply California’s Privacy Law to All U.S. Users

Microsoft is extending a California law aimed at protecting users privacy to all of its users in the United States, an unexpected move supporting tougher requirements to disclose exactly how the company uses the consumer data it collects. The California Consumer Privacy Act, known as CCPA, is...

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Vulnerability of the Server component: Security: Encryption of the MySQL Server database management system, which allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the MySQL Server component’s Security: Encryption module is related to the lack of protection for operational data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected information using the MySQL network protocol...

The vulnerability of Norton Password Manager’s password manager component lies in the lack of protection for service data, which allows attackers to access and disclose the protected information.

The vulnerability of Norton Password Manager’s password manager component is related to the lack of protection for administrative data. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a hacker to access and disclose the protected information...

OT Endpoint Information

This plugin returns information for an asset in an OT environment. File data ot500000.nasl...

PT-2019-5309 · Openstack +1 · Openstack-Mistral +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: openstack-mistral affected versions not specified Description: An information-exposure issue was found in openstack-mistral where undercloud log files containing clear-text information were made world readable. This could allow a malicious...

Seven Security Strategies, Summarized

This is the sort of story that starts as a comment on Twitter, then becomes a blog post when I realize I can't fit all the ideas into one or two Tweets. You know how much I hate Tweet threads, and how I encourage everyone to capture deep thoughts in blog posts! In the interest of capturing the...

Microsoft Cloud Security solutions provide comprehensive cross-cloud protection

The infrastructure, data, and apps built and run in the cloud are the foundational building blocks for a modern business. No matter where you are in your cloud journey, you likely utilize every layer of the cloud—from infrastructure as a service IaaS to platform as a service PaaS to software as a...

Thinking about the balance between compliance and security

Today, many organizations still struggle to adhere to General Data Protection Regulation GDPR mandates even though this landmark regulation took effect nearly two years ago. A key learning for some: being compliant does not always mean you are secure. Shifting privacy regulations, combined with...

Cybersecurity for journalists: How to defeat threat actors and defend freedom of the press

When you’re a journalist or work for the press, there may be times when you need to take extra cybersecurity precautions—more so than your Average Joe. Whether a reporter is trying to crowd-source information without revealing their story or operating in a country where freedom of the press is a...

Cisco Talos helps CISOs get back to basics with advisory series

At Cisco Talos, we try to build detections for every threat we see to provide customers with a portfolio capable of identifying and stopping threats at various stages of an attack's lifecycle. Deploying the best suite of layered security tools is an integral part of protecting an organization. Bu...

A Web-Driven World Needs Better Web Security

Web interfaces are everywhere. From social media sites to online shopping portals to your CRM, the humble web interface is now used to access much of the online world. So, it isn’t difficult to see why web applications are a prime target for cybercriminals. Because they’re used by customers and...

What is NYDFS?

NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR 500 On March 1, 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services NYDFS introduced new cybersecurity regulations for financial services companies that address the growing threat posed by cyber-criminality to financial firms. They are intended to...

The vulnerability of the network web interface for controlling microprogrammed software in Cisco SPA100 Series IP phones allows a perpetrator to gain unauthorized access to read data.

The vulnerability of the network web interface for controlling Cisco SPA100 Series IP phones is related to the lack of protection for operational data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to read data...

Key Compliance Concepts for Financial Services

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX was introduced following a number of financial scandals involving huge conglomerates and obliges companies to establish internal controls to prevent fraud and abuse, holding senior managers accountable for the accuracy of financial reporting. The financial crisis in 200...

Execs Could Face Jail Time For Privacy Violations

A new data privacy bill threatens large tech firms, like Facebook, with tough penalties – including monetary fines and up to 20 years of jail time for executives – if they violate user privacy policies. The “Mind Your Own Business Act,” proposed by Sen. Ron Wyden D-Ore. on Thursday, gives the...