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Cybersecurity tips for retail companies

Online Computers

Implement multifactor authentication for transactions. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a form of secondary authentication that your business can use to verify that the customer is who they say they are. Audit your system. This is often done via SMS or app-based digital payment confirmations.

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Four Attack Vectors for Web Applications Being Targeted by Ransomware

Solutions Review

The shift to remote work has pushed even more applications out of the data center and onto the internet. Do you have an audit trail for who is accessing what when? Do you have multifactor authentication enabled for network access? Do you have visibility into all the users and devices on the network?

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Helpful tips for New Jersey remote workers to stay HIPAA-compliant

Online Computers

Your internet connection at home is a potential gateway for hackers to illegally access your data. They can tap into your internet provider in order to snoop in or steal your data. A VPN keeps hackers and snoops from spying on your online activities, allowing you to browse the internet safely. Make sure your network is secure.

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Creating a Multi-Region Application with AWS Services – Part 1, Compute and Security

AWS Disaster Recovery

Creating a security foundation starts with proper authentication, authorization, and accounting to implement the principle of least privilege. Applications that need to securely store, rotate, and audit secrets, such as database passwords, should use AWS Secrets Manager. Ensuring security, identity, and compliance.

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Data Privacy Week 2024: The Definitive Roundup of Expert Quotes

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Narrowing the amount of information readily available on the internet and minimizing the possible attack routes will make it tougher for cybercriminals to take control of your data.” Embrace Access Control: Implement strong authentication and authorization protocols to ensure only authorized applications and users can access data.

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Five Considerations for Choosing Self-Managed Automation vs. SaaS Automation by Greg Chase

PagerDuty

PagerDuty® Runbook Automation, as a SaaS offering, can be utilized to automate any IT infrastructure that can be accessed via the internet. Job-level logging means compliance audits are no sweat. However, it is currently hosted in North America, with future plans to host in Europe.

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45 World Backup Day Quotes from 32 Experts for 2023

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Also, they can reduce their attack surfaces by establishing policies, technologies and auditing that reduces their data footprint through methodologies like deduplication. They allow for data backup from any server or device, anywhere with an internet connection. However, not every cloud backup solution is created equal.

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