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Endpoint Security: Overcoming Challenges, Implementing Solutions, and Adopting Best Practices

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In today's digital age, endpoint security has become an essential aspect of cybersecurity. With the increasing number of cyber threats, organizations are facing challenges in protecting their endpoints from potential attacks. Endpoint security refers to the protection of devices such as laptops, desktops, and mobile devices that are connected to an organization's network. The implementation of endpoint security solutions and adoption of best practices can help organizations mitigate the risk of cyber attacks and protect their sensitive data. In this article, we will discuss the challenges faced by organizations in implementing effective endpoint security, explore solutions to overcome these challenges, and highlight best practices for endpoint security. Endpoint Security Concerns in the Modern Workplace By Anas Baig, product manager and cyber security expert with Securiti. Doing business in the public sphere leaves entities open to malicious attacks. A study conducted by the ...

The Ultimate Insiders Are Malicious Office 365 Apps

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Phishers posing as Microsoft Office 365 customers are gradually using specialised links that redirect users to their company's own email login page. When a user logs in Office 365, the connection directs them to download a harmful yet harmless-sounding software that grants the intruder permanent, password-free access to all of the user's emails and data, which are then used to spread ransomware and phishing scams to others. These attacks start with an emailed connection that, when clicked, takes the consumer to their real Office 365 login page, if it's at microsoft.com or their company's domain. After signing in, the user can be presented with a prompt that looks like this: The Ultimate Insiders Are Malicious Office 365 Apps Since they are accepted by the user after the user has already signed in, these malicious apps enable attackers to circumvent multi-factor authentication. The applications would still remain in a user'...