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Secure Socket Shell (SSH) Key Management: Risks, Benefits, and 6 Security Best Practices
October 13, 2021

Protecting your sensitive data and other critical assets requires establishing secure access to them in the first place. Lots of organizations do this by protecting their remote servers and corporate systems with SSH keys. However, even SSH keys can be compromised and abused by malicious actors.

 

In this article, we talk about SSH keys and their role in secure authentication processes as well as about the benefits of effective SSH key management. Also, we offer six useful practices that will help you secure your digital keys.

SSH key authentication management...
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7 Best Practices to Prevent Data Theft by Departing Employees
September 28, 2021

Departing employees are a source of insider threats that often get overlooked. According to a study by Biscom, one in four departing employees steal data when leaving. Whether they do so out of negligence or with malicious intent, such cases can only have negative outcomes for organizations, from losing their competitive advantage to facing penalties for non-compliance with cybersecurity requirements.

 

The good news is that you can detect this dangerous insider activity and mitigate it before employees leave with corporate data. In this article, we take a look at the...
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Data Breaches
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Opportunistic Attackers: Who Are They and How Can You Deter Them?
September 16, 2021

When presented with an opportunity, people who never even planned to attack your organization may turn into a severe cybersecurity threat. Forget to block a dismissed employee from accessing your system and they may steal or alter your critical data. Grant a third-party contractor excessive access to your infrastructure and they may cause a serious data breach. That’s why it’s crucial to make sure you don’t give insiders an opportunity to turn malicious.

 

In this article, we explore the nature of opportunistic attacks and possible motivations of the...
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Data Breaches
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How Can Ekran System Protect You against Infected USB Devices?
August 31, 2021

While it’s difficult to imagine our modern business lives without mass storage devices, printers, scanners, and cameras, each USB connection can be a serious risk for an organization’s security. USB devices can be infected with malware that attacks your corporate system once a device is connected. Such attacks can result in the theft or compromise of sensitive data, damage to your infrastructure, or even damaged machines.

 

Have you already included USB devices in your corporate security policy? How do you protect your corporate computers from infected USB...
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Shadow IT: What Are the Risks and How Can You Mitigate Them?
August 06, 2021

Using unapproved tools, software, and devices is risky. You never know what vulnerabilities so-called shadow IT may have. The pandemic that began in 2020 put a new spin on the shadow IT problem. The sudden need to handle all processes remotely was a true challenge, since the majority of corporate networks were not configured to be safely accessed by employees from home.

 

Although it may seem that telecommuters got used to the security rules for remote work, there’s a risk they learned how to get around them. Using unauthorized third-party software while...
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