FBI: Higher Education Credentials Sold on Cybercrime Forums

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The FBI issued an alert on Thursday to inform the higher education sector about the exposure of credentials that can allow threat actors to access user accounts or an organization’s network.

According to the FBI, cybercriminals have been selling usernames and passwords on various public and dark web forums.

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Learn to Use This First: Four Fundamental Tactics to Protect Email Ecosystems

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There is a great line in the movie Braveheart where Uncle Argyle says to young William, “First, learn to use this, then I’ll teach you to use this.” He is of course talking about William’s mind over his sword, but it is a prophetic statement when applied to email security. Too often organizations are entering into an email ecosystem they are not prepared to safely use. It is our responsibility as security professionals to help with this.

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BalkanID Raises $6M for Intelligent IGA Technology

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BalkanID, a startup with ambitious plans to disrupt the Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) space, has banked $5.75 million in seed funding to help organizations find and remediate risky privileges across SaaS and public cloud infrastructure.

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