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Weekend Patch Report, April 26, 2020 (SecureTheVillage)

Important Security Updates Skype for Business: Skype has released Skype for Business version 16.0.4795.1000. Updates are available from the program or Skype’s website. Vibe... More

Why It’s Make-or-Break Time for the World’s VPN Market (TWA)

The thousands of workers performing their duties remotely over the past few weeks are facing a barrage of cybersecurity risks. Enterprise security teams have been scrambling to ado... More

Cyberhaven Survey: Lack of Awareness, Cloud App Usage, Remote Workers Create Perfect Storm for Insider Attacks (CDSA)

According to a new survey from Cyberhaven, 51% of organizations lack sufficient data protection strategies to detect and prevent insider threats. As employees shift to remote work,... More

NAGRA Launches NexGuard ClipMark Forensic Watermarking to Protect Valuable Short Content Assets (CDSA)

NAGRA announced the launch of NexGuard ClipMark, the industry’s only forensic watermarking technology designed to detect the source of pre-release content leaks on very short vid... More

Increase in Piracy During Pandemic Lockdown (Irdeto Perspective)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, daily life has gone digital. People are seeking innovative ways of staying connected and entertained while remaining safe at home. Puzzles, toys, and ... More

6 Micro-Segmentation Requirements for Modern Applications (Illumio Blog)

The idea of segmenting the network as a way to increase security is not a new one. But it has been difficult to achieve granular segmentation because compute and security have been... More

FBI Sees Cybercrime Reports Increase Fourfold During COVID-19 Outbreak (Engadget)

Instances of cybercrime appear to have jumped by as much as 300 percent since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the FBI. The bureau’s Internet Crime Complai... More

2 Cybersecurity Considerations for a Remote Workforce (CIO Dive)

As industries commit to "flattening the curve," IT has its eye on sustainable cybersecurity for a remote and distributed workforce. Bad actors will use the time to exploit vulnerab... More

Five Ways Main Street Small Businesses Can Stay Cybersecure (Forbes)

If you work in a small town or run a business in the suburbs, you might mistakenly believe the most business risk you'll deal with is a few shoplifters or a burglary. Many of the r... More

NFL Navigates Cyber Risk as Draft Moves Online (Reuters)

With countless hours of research and planning kept as closely guarded as the President's nuclear football, cyber security is in focus for this week's NFL Draft, as teams pivot to a... More

Take a Data-Centric Approach to Zero Trust to Protect Your Most Critical Assets (Security Intelligence)

A rise in significant data breaches and an increase in global regulations have the potential to cost these organizations millions in lost business and/or fines. In response, enterp... More

The Role of AI in Ensuring Data Privacy (CMS Wire)

With artificial intelligence now used in many of the apps that drive the digital workplace, many enterprise managers are beginning to question the implications this will have for p... More

Weekend Patch Report, April 19, 2020 (SecureTheVillage)

Important Security Updates Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 95.4.441 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See warning below] Foxi... More

Cybercriminals are Exploiting Fears of the Pandemic to Steal Personal Information (CNBC)

Hackers are taking advantage of the disruption and fears caused by the pandemic to steal personal information from people, cybersecurity experts told CNBC. Most countries have ste... More

The Intersection of Cyber Crime and Coronavirus Stimulus: The Perfect Storm for Fraud (NextGov)

Millions of people filing for unemployment, a fast-moving economic stimulus, requests for accelerated payments, and obligations and contract awards—all of these factors create th... More

Beyond Content Protection to Active Streaming Protection (NAGRA Blog)

Relying on platform DRM security is not enough. While it provides a level of content protection, there are other factors that need to be taken into consideration.... More

Securing the New Remote Workforce (Illumio Blog)

Recent change means the workforce isn’t interacting with the IT estate in the same way it was a few months ago. The perimeter in 2020 includes personal devices, home routers, sma... More

9 Best Practices From X-Force Red for Organizations, Employees (Security Intelligence)

As employers rapidly respond to the need to protect their workforces from potential exposure and spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, many organizations are mak... More

Machines Protecting Themselves is the Future of Cybersecurity (Forbes)

Existing approaches to securing IT infrastructure are proving unreliable as social engineering and breach attempts succeed in misdirecting human responses to cyber threats, accentu... More

Why Mobile Games, App Protection is Paramount in Today’s Times (Irdeto Perspective)

While most of the world is trying to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber criminals are not on lockdown. Cyber criminals are trying to take advantage of the emergency by stealing... More

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