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The blame game is not working; experts suggest using positive reinforcement to improve employee attitude and performance. Image: iStock/jauhari1 With all the negativity in the world, it feels like a good time to remind everyone that positive reinforcement is an effective tool for improving employee behavior when it comes to cybersecurity. SEE: Security incident response policy (TechRepublic Premium) To keep everyone on the same page, let’s use the definition championed in Courtney E. Ackerman’s PositivePsychology.com…

DDoS attacks are a nuisance to be sure, but they’re also used in a variety of ways that make them a severe threat, says Atlas VPN. Timur Arbaev DDoS attack data presented by Atlas VPN found that attackers prefer the United States and the computers and internet sectors as targets. In June 2021 alone, more than a third of DDoS attacks worldwide targeted servers in the U.S. DDoS attacks involve using a massive number of…

The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: Android malware, APT, Data leak, macOS malware, Phishing, Ransomware and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity. Figure 1 – IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed….

Beyond using “tokyo” and “olympics” as their passwords, people have been turning to names of athletes, such as “kenny,” “williams,” and “asher,” says NordPass. Image: Mackenzie Burke Devising passwords for your website accounts is always a challenge. That’s why many people look to current events for inspiration. But that strategy is a recipe for trouble as it often leads to simple and weak passwords, making you easy prey for cybercriminals. A report released Tuesday by…

Connect Ubuntu Linux Desktop 21.04 to an Active Directory domain: Here’s how Length: 1:07 | Aug 3, 2021 Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to join Ubuntu Desktop to Active Directory domains. Source link

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, announced today that it will release the financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2021, ended July 31, 2021, after U.S. markets close on Monday, August 23, 2021. Palo Alto Networks will host a video webcast that day at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time (4:30 p.m. Eastern time) to discuss the results. The live video webcast…

News Detail New Capabilities Simplify On-Prem and Multi-Cloud VDI and DaaS PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– During the first six weeks of the transition to remote work in early 2020, the total number of cloud-deployed VMware Horizon desktops grew by 82 percent1. As employees decide if they will return to the office or continue working remotely in some manner, VMware Horizon will continue to play a … Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:00:00 New Capabilities Simplify On-Prem…

Protecting systems from bad actors is essential, but all the firewalls in the world are useless against the modern hacker who targets human weaknesses instead of digital ones. Image: iStock/iBrave A study from cybersecurity company Proofpoint found that 2020 was a big year for cybercriminals, who shifted their strategies to better target vulnerable remote workers. Those trends, Proofpoint concludes, are here to stay, which means the human factor in cybersecurity is more important to focus…

An Iranian state actor spent years pretending to be someone called “Marcella Flores” in an attempt to spy on a U.S. aerospace defense contractor. A new report from cybersecurity company Proofpoint identified the actor as part of state-sponsored espionage against defense “industrial base” contractors doing work related to the Middle East. Identified as TA456, the state actor first established a relationship with an employee at a subsidiary of the defense contractor. Then, in early June 2021, attempted…

Hackers linked to the Chinese government invaded major telecom companies “across Southeast Asia,” says reporting firm Cybereason, and the tools they used will sound familiar. A diagram of the three APTs acting against Southeast Asian telecoms. Image: Cybereason New research has been published that points the finger at the Chinese government for being behind hacks of major telecommunications companies around Southeast Asia, all for the purpose of spying on high-profile individuals.  Published by Cybereason, the…