The First Rule of Cybersecurity Is Update Your Software
By Steve Rosenbush – The Wall Street Journal
There’s no easy way to make IT infrastructure fully secure from cyberattacks. But there’s an easy way to avoid a good many of the biggest threats that companies face.
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Defeat Zero-Day Exploits BEFORE they Become a Breach
Each Zero-day combating security patch issued by Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, Apache or any software developer starts a relay race. One team is the malicious hackers who exploit new flaws to steal valuable data or take control of an important process.
The other runners are application security and development teams who need weeks,
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A new administration’s priorities are often set within its first 100 days. What should the new administration do to help the country achieve greater levels of cyber maturity and risk mitigation?
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White Paper: Spear-Phishing Attacks
Some of the most notorious cyber crimes in recent history — such as the attacks on major banks, media companies and even security firms — started with just one person clicking on a spear-phishing email.
Spear phishing is on the rise because it works.
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The billion-dollar Yahoo hack vividly illustrates why cyber risk mitigation must start from the top down and why board members should insist on getting the actionable information they need.
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Can Your Small Business Afford to Be Hacked?
Most large companies are able to financially survive a cyberattack. But for a small business with fewer employees and less revenue,
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Bob Barker / Cybergovernance Strategist and Editor, Cybergovernance Journal
The recent announcement of another IRS cyber breach raises this question: are agencies embracing and applying government cybersecurity standards?
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The Spread of Ransomware Not the Result of TeamViewer Breach?
Axel Schmidt, Public Relations Manager at TeamViewer, has contacted The SMLR Group to clarify several reports linking the spread of ransomware to a TeamViewer account:
In the last couple of days, some reports surfaced which linked some ransomware infections with TeamViewer.
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In recent years we have begun to understand that a cyber breach is not a matter of if,
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SMLR Group and Merchants Information Solutions, Inc.
Announce a New Strategic Partnership
New Strategic Partnership brings Merchants industry leading SmartIDentity for Business Data Breach Solution to SMLR Group clients.
February 11th, 2016 SMLR Group Press Release – SMLR Group and Merchants Information Solutions,
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