CYBER INSIGHTS: Thursday, 4 April 2024 – Today’s SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence

April 4, 2024
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Gibraltar: Thursday  4 April 2024  at 07:00 CET

CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence …
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Welcome to Today’s Edition of CYBERInsights – My Daily Roundup of the Latest European SME Cybersecurity News …


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1). COOKIE PROTECTION: GOOGLE ADDS NEW USER PROTECTION TO CHROME – Google is rolling out new user protections with new features for Chrome to prevent users from falling foul of cookie theft. The new technology aims to secure browser sessions to a specific device. The new technology DBSC (Device Bound Session Credentials) …

What is cookie hi-jacking? I have put together a KPI outlining the threat posed to SMEs by Cookie Hijacking and outlining best-practice for deploying necessary countermeasures to reduce the risk.

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2). A MODERN DAY DILEMMA – Wishful thinking doesn’t cut the Cybersecurity mustard in 2024. So the modern day SME dilemma is do you go with old-school thinking and maintain your own SOC in-house with your own Cybersecurity staff and protocols or do you Outsource the entire operation to a contractor that specialises in SMEs?

The SANS 2023 SOC Survey looks at the latest capabilities, architecture and technology of the modern security operations center (SOC), including how your security team stacks up against the competition.

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3). What is Multi Factor Authentication and why should SMEs use it? Multi-factor authentication (MFA; two-factor authentication, or 2FA) is a multi-step account login process that requires users to enter more information than just a password. For example, along with the password, users might be asked to enter a code sent to their email, answer a secret question, or scan a fingerprint. MFA protects personal data—which may include personal identification or financial assets—from being accessed by an unauthorized third party that may have been able to discover, for example, a single password.

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ABOUT IAIN FRASER – Gibraltar based Accredited Journalist, Authority Writer & Commentator on all aspects of SME (Small, Medium Sized Business) Cybersecurity, Latest Threat Intelligence, Scam Alerts and Best Practice Compliance & Mitigation. In addition to Publishing CYBERInsights, I contribute to 20+ News Sites, Blogs & Digital Magazines.

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