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SBS has analyzed and identified the top 25 most common baseline controls not implemented by financial institutions. These are controls that financial institutions MUST complete regardless of their inherent risk score. This session reviews these 25 controls, as well as practical solutions your institution can use to implement these controls. from SBS CyberSecurity https://sbscyber.com/resources/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/2495/webinar-25-baseline-controls-banks-struggle-to-implement

We have some good news! The "2018 Safe Web Browsing" module's 20 language versions are now better than ever. As of today, the following improvements are now present in all 20 of the language versions: Local glossary updates and additions Localized currency examples Relatable names of characters Region specific URL's Global date and time conventions  Localized email addresses Regional example websites from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/modstore-update-2018-safe-web-browsing-localized-in-20-languages

Ransomware is evolving from a wallet stealing threat to a weapon of mass destruction that has the power to cripple businesses or even countries. Join us in this discussion to learn about trending issues with ransomware and best practices to prepare for an attack. from SBS CyberSecurity https://sbscyber.com/resources/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/2494/webinar-the-evolution-of-ransomware

Rob Wright at SearchSecurity wrote: "Proofpoint research shows that while phishing attacks now require victims to take more steps, the success rate for such attacks hasn't declined and enterprises are still on the defensive." Here is an extract with a link to the full article below: " Phishing threats continue to evolve and stay one step ahead of enterprise defenses, according to new research from Proofpoint. from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/phishing-threats-still-dwarf-vulnerabilities-and-zero-days

CJ Cox// Spring storms are often more dangerous and unpredictable than winter storms. The GDPR looks to be no exception. The General Data Protection Regulation is a universal law brought to us by the European Union, and it’s about to hit in May. So what does this mean for American companies? How can we in […] The post WEBCAST: GDPR – Spring Storm Warning appeared first on Black Hills Information Security . from Black Hills Information Security https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/webcast-gdpr-spring-storm-warning/

Original release date: April 30, 2018 The US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. The NVD is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) / United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). For modified or updated entries, please visit the NVD , which contains historical vulnerability information. The vulnerabilities are based on the CVE vulnerability naming standard and are organized according to severity, determined by the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) standard. The division of high, medium, and low severities correspond to the following scores: High - Vulnerabilities will be labeled High severity if they have a CVSS base score of 7.0 - 10.0 Medium - Vulnerabilities will be labeled Medium severit...