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SME security: BSI defines CyberRiskCheck according to DIN
SME security: BSI defines CyberRiskCheck according to DIN

The BSI has specified security advice for small and medium-sized companies according to DIN SPEC 27076. The so-called CyberRisikoCheck gives non-specialist customers and SMEs the certainty that their cyber security really does meet standards. More and more managers in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are realizing that they can no longer work without their IT systems and therefore need to protect them appropriately. Often, however, they neither know how good or bad their information security is, nor which paths it makes sense to take to increase the level of protection. CyberRiskCheck – 27…

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Ransomware: self-check for SMEs and the self-employed
Ransomware: self-check for SMEs and the self-employed

Large companies can use penetration tests to check how secure their IT security structure is. Now every SME or self-employed person can run a system test with ransomware on Ransom-Check: free of charge, without registration. Every day, companies, authorities, municipal utilities and even hospitals have to shut down their operations because the IT is no longer usable. So-called ransomware has struck. From now on, a simple and free self-test for the greatest dangers is possible for everyone. Self-test with ransomware Cyber ​​criminals want to extort ransom money (ransomware). To do this, they must penetrate the IT environment. They are often unknowingly helped by employees.

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Danger check: self-hacking tool for companies
Danger check: self-hacking tool for companies

A new, free self-hacking tool allows companies to safely hack their own network and check their DNS security. EfficientIP introduces the tool for detecting the risk of data exfiltration in companies. The free self-hacking tool, a DNS-based data exfiltration application, is free for companies to use. Designed as an easy-to-use online tool, the application enables organizations to easily and securely conduct their own 'ethical hack' of their DNS systems and associated security measures. In this way, vulnerabilities can be uncovered that lead to a greater security gap in the network and thus also to a data leak...

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Blacklist check: Sensor takes over monitoring 
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Whether an IP, domain or e-mail address is on a blacklist is usually only noticed when e-mails no longer arrive or a website can no longer be accessed. The new Server-Eye and Network Box sensor informs system houses and customers immediately if an IP or domain ends up on a blacklist. "The e-mail could not be delivered." The reason: the IP is on a blacklist. More and more companies are struggling with their email addresses, IPs or domains being blacklisted. Until this is noticed and a blacklist scan is triggered, it takes...

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Shields up: free risk assessment with Network Detection and Response
Shields up: free risk assessment with network detection and response

The invasion of Ukraine puts the cybersecurity community on high alert; ExtraHop uses AI-powered network intelligence to assess security controls and detect attack activity. ExtraHop encourages organizations to adopt the 'Shields Up Guidance' and offers a free risk assessment. ExtraHop, the leading provider of cloud-native network detection and response, announces that it will offer a free Shields Up evaluation to interested and eligible companies. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the world on high alert for retaliatory cyberattacks. Government agencies around the world have guidelines for the…

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