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Cryptography is used to secure data at rest, stored in servers, and in motion, transmitted over the network. Cryptography involves mathematical operations that convert the original plaintext into an unintelligible ciphertext (encryption) and the reverse process, converting ciphertext to plaintext (decryption). Cryptographic algorithms apply these algorithms in combination of keys, which serve as a secret knowledge to complete the algorithmic operations correctly.

Threat hunting and detection are two major prevention strategies in modern cybersecurity systems. Both strategies help identify potential threats to the organizations — though they take different approaches to threat identification. This article explains the difference between threat hunting and detection, so you know what to focus on for your organization’s cybersecurity strategy.

Unless you’ve been avoiding your inbox like a cybercriminal avoids sunlight, you’ve probably seen something like this before: That right there is a classic example of a phishing email. Most security-aware individuals can spot a phishing email from a mile away. In the past, it used to be the misspellings, such as in this email, that gave it away. Now, misspellings and poor grammar aren’t ideal indicators of phishing attempts.

The HECVAT (Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit) was developed by the Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) as an initiative to help higher education institutions better protect their data, prevent the risk of data breaches, and measure the cyber risk of third-party solution providers.

Threat actors operate by an ironclad rule: If it’s important to businesses, it’s important to them. And they certainly understand the crucial business role of applications. Applications are now the number one attack vector, while software supply chain attacks increased 650 percent in a year. Clearly, if you don’t already have a modern application security program, you need to build one. But how do you make sure that your program will be effective?

HIPAA Security Rules and Privacy Rules were established to secure the Protected Health Information (PHI) data of patients that healthcare organizations collect, process, and/or transmit. The regulation has identified 18 HIPAA Identifiers that are considered as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) which is a part of the PHI data.

A Cloud data migration project can be a complicated procedure that requires much planning, coordination, and management to ensure successful outcomes. There are many risks to consider including data quality control, over-exposure, data loss and the costs involved, particularly when it comes to large volumes of specialized data. When an organization is considering a SharePoint migration to Microsoft 365 (M365), they must prepare their data to mitigate these risks to ensure a successful outcome.

Identity fraud is on the rise, and con artists are getting more skilled. 52% of businesses reported experiencing fraud in the previous 24 months, according to a PwC-commissioned poll. 10% of them even claimed that their most disruptive occurrence cost them more than $50 million in financial terms. Personal data is being sold on the dark web, accounts are being hacked, and phishing emails are being sent.

Application dependencies occur when technology components, applications, and servers depend on each other to provide a business solution or service. Developers have a specific technology stack in mind when building solutions. This can typically include operating systems, database engines, and development frameworks (such as.Net or Java), as well as other infrastructure.

Mail filters play a huge role in protecting organizations from cyberattacks. Even though their task is quite small, they are very important for an organization’s ability to deter many malicious phishing and spam emails before delivery to a person’s inbox. According to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, 40% of attacks in the manufacturing industry are phishing attacks, and 1 in 3 employees are most likely to fall for a phishing scam.