CyberAware - Jan 2021 Edition

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How to Securely Flourish in Remote Work with Zero Trust: A Step-by-Step Guide

The idea of commuting to an office space for work increasingly feels like an outdated approach, especially as we are months into stay-at-home orders amid COVID-19. See this step by step guide on how to flourish working remotely.

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How to Defend Against Malware, Phishing, and Scams During COVID-19 Crisis

As if the exponential rise in phishing scams and malware attacks in the last five years wasn't enough, the COVID-19 crisis has worsened it further.

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Businesses Need to Take Teams Security Seriously

Microsoft Teams has been one of the winners of the pandemic, with usage in December 2020 estimated at 115 million daily users, growing from 32 million in early March. But this success has also made Teams a tempting target for hackers.

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Securing the Connected Home

As COVID-19 spread over the world and nations and businesses adapted to minimize citizens’ and employees’ personal interactions to help contain the infection, a greater than ever number of people stayed at and worked from home.

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33 Hardware and Firmware Vulnerabilities: A Guide to the Threats

In January 2018, the entire computer industry was put on alert by two new processor vulnerabilities dubbed Meltdown and Spectre that defeated the fundamental OS security boundaries separating kernel and user space memory.

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Android Malware Claims to Give Hackers Full Control of Your Smartphone

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Trends in Next Gen Threat & Vulnerability Management

January 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Leading organizations are transforming Threat and Vulnerability Management to reduce vulnerability risk in response to growing business complexity and evolving threat landscape. We will discuss concepts such as breach and attack simulation for prioritizing vulnerabilities, benefits of consolidating vulnerabilities identified through various methods (such as attack and penetration tests, infrastructure vulnerability scanning, source code scanning etc.), concepts related to security by design, self-healing machines and other leading practices around organizational integration.

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Fraud & Financial Crimes in the New Age

January 21 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm PST

This course will give attendees an understanding of complex fraud and financial crimes in the new age. Financial crimes affect not just individuals but also organizations of all sizes, government entities and all sectors of critical infrastructure. Learn about the various types of fraud and financial crimes, how identify the indicators early and potentially prevent these types of crimes from disrupting your organization.

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Huawei Case Study and the 5G Threat

January 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

“5G” will do more than give your smart-phone better reception; it will transcend into and potentially control the physical, and social aspects of our daily lives. This presentation will examine the Chinese threat with Huawei as its ambassador.

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IMA Webinar Broadcast: The SolarWinds Cyber Attack – Supply Chain Threats & Private Sector Impacts

January 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

Join InfraGard San Diego to receive a timely update directly from law enforcement and private sector experts regarding the SolarWinds Orion cyber attack, which has affected approximately 18,000 public and private sector customers.

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IMA Webinar Broadcast: Procurement Fraud and Collusion- From Red Flags to Prosecution

February 4 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am PST

This course is designed for any company, private or public, that purchases from outside vendors and is concerned about fraud in the purchasing process. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with the Office of Inspector General for many other government agencies, investigates procurement fraud and corruption in partnership with the Department of Justice – Antitrust Division.

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Articles of Note:

How to Securely Flourish in Remote Work with Zero Trust: A Step-by-Step Guide﻿

How to Defend Against Malware, Phishing, and Scams During COVID-19 Crisis

Businesses Need to Take Teams Security Seriously

Top Videoconferencing Attacks and Best Practices

Securing the Connected Home

33 Hardware and Firmware Vulnerabilities: A Guide to the Threats

Android Malware Claims to Give Hackers Full Control of Your Smartphone

Trends in Next Gen Threat & Vulnerability Management January 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Fraud & Financial Crimes in the New Age January 21 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm PST

Huawei Case Study and the 5G Threat January 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

IMA Webinar Broadcast: The SolarWinds Cyber Attack – Supply Chain Threats & Private Sector Impacts January 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

IMA Webinar Broadcast: Procurement Fraud and Collusion- From Red Flags to Prosecution February 4 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am PST

Report Suspicious Activity

How to Securely Flourish in Remote Work with Zero Trust: A Step-by-Step Guide

Trends in Next Gen Threat & Vulnerability Management

January 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Fraud & Financial Crimes in the New Age

January 21 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm PST

Huawei Case Study and the 5G Threat

January 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

IMA Webinar Broadcast: The SolarWinds Cyber Attack – Supply Chain Threats & Private Sector Impacts

January 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

IMA Webinar Broadcast: Procurement Fraud and Collusion- From Red Flags to Prosecution

February 4 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am PST