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Lance Whitney

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Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on Windows and another on LinkedIn.

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Security

Uber exposes Lapsus$ extortion group for security breach

In last week’s security breach against Uber, the attackers downloaded internal messages from Slack as well as information from a tool used to manage invoices.

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Security

How to protect your organization’s single sign-on credentials from compromise

Half of the top 20 most valuable public U.S. companies had at least one single sign-on credential up for sale on the Dark Web in 2022, says BitSight.

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CXO

Cosmetics giant Sephora first to be fined for violating California’s Consumer Privacy Act

Sephora will have to pay $1.2 million in penalties, inform California customers it sells their personal data and offer them ways to opt out.

Security

How a business email compromise attack exploited Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication

Mitiga says that MFA, even if improperly configured, is no panacea for preventing attackers from abusing compromised credentials.

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Security

How a business email compromise scam spoofed the CFO of a major corporation

In a scam analyzed by Avanan, the victim received an email claiming to be from the CFO directing them to make a payment to their insurance company.

Security

How ransomware attacks target specific industries

Analyzing over 100 prominent ransomware incidents, Barracuda found the top targeted sectors to be education, municipalities, healthcare, infrastructure and financial.

Security

How to protect your organization from ransomware-as-a-service attacks

RaaS kits are easy to find on the Dark Web, lowering the barrier of entry so that virtually any cybercriminal can launch successful ransomware attacks, says Microsoft.

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Security

Apple users urged to install latest updates to combat hacking

The new updates patch security flaws in iOS/iPadOS, macOS and Safari that could be exploited by hackers to gain remote control of an affected device.

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Security

How phishing attacks are exploiting Amazon Web Services

By using a legitimate service like AWS to create phishing pages, attackers can bypass traditional security scanners, says Avanan.

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Security

How to protect your industrial facilities from USB-based malware

USB-borne malware can infect your industrial equipment unless you take the proper precautions, says Honeywell.

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For SMBs, hiring a service to handle payroll calculation, processing and documentation can save valuable time and resources. This comparison chart with sample information provides a framework for comparing potential services. More on choosing a service: Payroll services The are several basic payroll services that all vendors should offer regardless of cost or additional services ...

Employees who work from home often use company-supplied systems and devices, which helps ensure that they have consistent, state-of-the-art equipment to do their work. However, organizations should provide usage guidelines, such as this policy, covering the responsibilities of IT staff and employees. From the policy: For an organization to properly implement this policy it is ...

Lance Whitney

Uber exposes Lapsus$ extortion group for security breach

How to protect your organization’s single sign-on credentials from compromise

Cosmetics giant Sephora first to be fined for violating California’s Consumer Privacy Act

How a business email compromise attack exploited Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication

How a business email compromise scam spoofed the CFO of a major corporation

How ransomware attacks target specific industries

How to protect your organization from ransomware-as-a-service attacks

Apple users urged to install latest updates to combat hacking

How phishing attacks are exploiting Amazon Web Services

How to protect your industrial facilities from USB-based malware

Cloud computing policy

Payroll services comparison tool

Home usage of company-owned equipment policy

Virtualization policy