Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesAn incremental backup is a backup type that only copies data that has been changed or created since the previous backup activity was conducted. An incremental backup approach is used when the amount of data that has to be protected is too voluminous to do a full backup of that data every day. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Rich Castagna and Brien
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA differential backup is a data backup that copies all of the files that have changed since the last full backup was performed. This includes any data that has been created, updated or altered in any way and does not copy all of the data every time. The term differential backup stems from the concept that only data that is “different” is
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesMicrosoft went to court to seize several malicious domains that were used by cybercriminals in extensive phishing and BEC attacks on Office 365 accounts amid the current pandemic. By Arielle Waldman Microsoft has seized control of several malicious domains that were used in COVID-19-themed phishing attacks against its customers in 62 countries around the world. Last month, the technology giant
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesResearch shows that business email compromise attacks continue to proliferate as threat actors continue to see success. Here are a few ways to protect your company. By Justin Brecese For a company victimized by a business email compromise (BEC), discovering missing funds or inappropriate financial transactions can, at first, be like following a very confusing trail of breadcrumbs. Victim organizations
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesLearn how to prevent island-hopping cyberattacks to keep hackers from gaining the confidence of a phishing victim who could then accidentally commit corporate financial fraud. By Nick Cavalancia In many cases, your company may not be the intended victim of a cybercrime, but instead is used as a pawn to gain confidence and access to a company you do business
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSending sensitive information in attachments is inherently unsafe, and the main way to secure them — encryption — can be implemented inconsistently, negating security benefits. By Michael Heller Michael Cobb Sending sensitive information securely in an email or as an attachment is possible, but enabling encryption to do so can have issues that could negate any security benefits. Sending an
Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesIdentity and access management (IAM) is a framework of business processes, policies and technologies that facilitates the management of electronic or digital identities. With an IAM framework in place, information technology (IT) managers can control user access to critical information within their organizations. Systems used for IAM include single sign-on systems, two-factor authentication, multifactor authentication and privileged access management. These technologies also
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesMicrosoft is banning weak passwords on many of its services with the Smart Password Lockout feature. Expert Michael Cobb explains how it works, and if it will be beneficial. By Michael Cobb Microsoft recently announced that it would begin banning weak passwords for a variety of its services and also introduced a feature called Smart Password Lockout to prevent attackers from guessing
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesPrevention is essential to protection against various types of password attacks, unauthorized access and related threats. Expert Adam Gordon outlines how to proactively bolster your defenses. The following is an excerpt from the Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, fourth edition, edited by Adam Gordon, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, SSCP. This section from Domain 5 highlights actions infosec pros can take proactively to minimize
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesLearn how to create account lockout policies that detail how many unsuccessful login attempts are allowed before a password lockout in order to prevent credential-based attacks. By Katie Donegan Randall Gamby Due to the often overwhelming prevalence of password authentication, many users forget their credentials, triggering an account lockout following too many failed login attempts. Upon being locked out of
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