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A new report, The State of Insider Threats 2021: Behavioral Awareness & Visibility Remains Elusive, revealed that organizations struggle to identify the indicators of insider attacks.

The Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team has actively tracked a widespread credential phishing campaign using open redirector links. 

Many companies aren’t focused on cybersecurity disciplines directly, nor do they know how to optimize their cybersecurity. Therefore, it becomes the customers’ IT and technology partners’ job to focus on the basics, creating a faster and more fluid response for their clients. Let’s look at three ways partners can advise customers on their cybersecurity needs. 

Specops researchers analyzed more than 800 million compromised passwords to determine the popularity of Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision programs and their team mascots and nicknames appearing on breached passwords lists.  

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) opened registration for the third annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition.

According to a new report, cybercriminals are shifting the targets away from hospitals toward outpatient facilities and connected associates.

With any number of warnings and false alarms happening continuously, security professionals need to know how to avoid breach fatigue and focus on what’s most important to protect their organization.

Instead of disrupting development with gates, organizations can implement a security champions program to build security guardrails into development. Here are five considerations for implementing an effective security champions program.

Any organization handling personally identifiable information through an IVR or contact center must secure its systems and implement proper risk management protocols. If they don’t, they and their customers may well suffer severe financial and reputational damage in the years to come.

Fermín Serna has been appointed Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Databricks, where he will lead Databricks' network, platform and user security programs, and governance and compliance efforts.