October 2019 - Page 4 of 4 - Cyber Security Minute

Google Expands Use of Password Checkup Tool, Unveils New Privacy Features

Issued by: Security Week

Launched in February 2019 as an extension for Chrome, Password Checkup is designed to display a warning whenever users log in to a website with credentials that are known to have been compromised in a third-party data breach. Password Checkup has now been added to the password manager in Google Account. This integration will enable…

Vulnerabilities

Why Fixing Security Vulnerabilities Is Not That Simple

Issued by: Security Intelligence

It sounds simple: A scanner identifies a vulnerability, the vulnerability is patched. What happens in between, however, can be far from simple. Yet if you are not on a security team or, more specifically, a vulnerability management team, you would never know the bumpy, winding road that often stretches between scanning and patching. The Patch…

Network Security

Business email compromise attacks cost millions, losses doubling each year

Issued by: CSO

In August 2019, someone at Japan’s Toyota Boshoku Corp. received fraudulent payment instructions by email to send 4 billion yen (about $37 million) to a third party — which they did. “We became aware that the directions were fraudulent shortly after the leakage,” the company disclosed in a statement. The company reacted quickly once it…

Cloud Security

Managing and monitoring privileged access to cloud ecosystems

Issued by: Help Net Security

Cloud data breaches are on the rise, demonstrating time and again the need for a different approach and strategy when it comes to managing and monitoring privileged access to cloud ecosystems. Privilege access management (PAM) should: Be risk-aware and intelligent Reduce sprawl of infrastructure, accounts, access and credentials Use continuous identity analytics.