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How Much Does Cyber Essentials Cost in 2023?

Cyber Essentials is one of the most cost-effective ways of bolstering your organisation’s information security. The UK government-backed scheme is designed to help organisations address common weaknesses without having to spend a fortune overhauling their cyber security practices. In this blog, we explain the costs involved in Cyber Essentials certification, including consultancy fees, renewal and advancing to Cyber Essentials Plus. The cost of Cyber Essentials Last year, Cyber Essentials adopted a tiered pricing structure for Cyber Essentials assessments: Organisations must also factor in the costs of preparing for the assessment and aligning their practices with the scheme’s five controls: Firewalls;

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Warning! New DDoS Botnet Malware Exploits Critical Ruckus RCE Vulnerability

AndoryuBot new malware aims to infect unpatched Wi-Fi access points to enlist them in DDoS attacks. To this end, threat actors exploit a critical Ruckus vulnerability in the Wireless Admin panel. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-25717 and enables hackers to perform remote code execution (RCE) by sending unauthenticated HTTP GET requests to unpatched devices. […]

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for May 2023

Welcome to our May 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. This month, we look at another scam taking advantage of the public’s fascination with ChatGPT, another data breach at Booking.com, and another news story about blue checkmarks – but this time it’s not at the tech company you’re thinking of. Another ChatGPT threat vector emerges Since the emergence of ChatGPT last year, IT Governance has covered the cyber security implications it’s having in comprehensive detail. There were stories of

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Sysco`s System Breached, Customers` and Employees` Data Stolen

Sysco food distributor announced recently that its network was breached, and business, customer, and employee data was compromised. According to an internal memo the company sent to its employees on May 3rd, data belonging to customers and suppliers in the U.S. and Canada were allegedly impacted by the data breach. Sysco claims they had become […]

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Are your employees missing these social engineering red flags?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Social engineering is one of the most significant and difficult network security challenges to contend with. Due to the discrete nature of social engineering, attacks can occur without anyone in your organization recognizing that anything deceitful has occurred at all. Employees still fall for social engineering scams on a regular basis. This endangers […]

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Unconsidered benefits of a consolidation strategy every CISO should know

Pete has 32 years of Security, Network, and MSSP experience and has been a hands-on CISO for the last 17 years and joined Check Point as Field CISO of the Americas. Pete’s cloud security deployments and designs have been rated by Garter as #1 and #2 in the world and he literally “wrote the book” […]

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Alert: NextGen Data Breach Puts 1 Million User Identities at Risk

NextGen Healthcare, a U.S.-based provider of electronic health record software, notified its clients that threat actors breached its systems and stole the personal data of more than 1 million patients. The company reported a data breach to the Maine attorney general’s office, confirming that hackers gained access to the personal information of 1.05 million patients, […]

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Patch Tuesday May 2023 – Microsoft Slates for Release 11 Security Fixes for Edge Browser Vulnerabilities

Heimdal® returns with yet another rendition of its monthly Patch Tuesday updates. Our May edition includes security releases for vulnerabilities that impact Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser. In total, 11 fixes have launched, each tackling a different operational area. Enjoy and don’t forget to subscribe to Heimdal®’s newsletter for more goodies. Path Tuesday May 2023 – […]

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Top Reasons Why Your Company Needs Custom Software To Thrive

Are you interested in harnessing custom software for your business? Whether you’re a startup owner or if you’ve been in the game for a few years, custom software will always be beneficial, so it’s never a bad idea to give general software development a try. Of course, if you’re curious about all the different advantages […]

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Iranian Threat Groups Mango Sandstorm and Mint Sandstorm Join the PaperCut Attack Spree

As reported by Microsoft, Iranian state-backed threat groups have joined the ongoing assault targeting vulnerable PaperCut MF/NG print management servers. The groups in question are tracked as Mango Sandstorm (aka Mercury or Muddywater) and Mint Sandstorm (also known as Phosphorus or APT35). The first organization is linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, and […]

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