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Cyber Security Byte: Saturday, October 26th, 2024
🕵🏽♂️Microsoft: Hacker Hunters
As Halloween creeps closer, some unsettling cybersecurity tales are emerging. 💀
Penn State just settled a hefty $1.25 million 💸 after cybersecurity compliance concerns were raised by a whistleblower, hinting at the high stakes when critical standards slip.
Also, as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the “Secure Our World” 🔒🌎 campaign is encouraging organizations to take cybersecurity beyond basic training and into fun, interactive activities that last year-round.
From mastering strong passwords to spotting phishing scams, this Halloween season proves cybersecurity awareness can be both spooky and smart. 🎃
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Ex-CIO Awarded $250K After Filing Cybersecurity Complaint Against Penn State
Penn State University has agreed to pay a $1.25 million settlement after its former Director of IT and CIO, Matthew Decker, raised cybersecurity compliance issues.
Decker, who served at the university’s Applied Research Laboratory from November 2015 to March 2023 and briefly as Interim CIO and Vice Provost for the university in 2016, filed a whistleblower lawsuit under the False Claims Act.
By Emory Odom ● Contributing Writer ● Read More…
CYBER BYTES
Microsoft has unveiled a sophisticated new strategy to fight phishing attacks by using deceptive tactics to lure cybercriminals into fake environments.
In a significant development from the SolarWinds cyberattack fallout, the SEC has fined four major cybersecurity companies for their inadequate and misleading public disclosures.
Fortinet has publicly disclosed a critical vulnerability in its product management tool FortiManager, following reports of exploitation in the wild.
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If Cybersecurity Awareness Month Isn’t Fun, You’re Doing It Wrong
In 2004, the President of the United States and Congress officially established October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The purpose is to increase the public dialogue around good cybersecurity and cyber hygiene, both in businesses and at home.
When security awareness is a continuous learning program, it lets Cybersecurity Awareness Month take on a new role – culminating a year’s worth of learning into a fun, diverse set of programs.
By Erik Boemanns, Contributing CISO ● Read More…
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