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Top 9 Cybersecurity Challenges SMEs Currently Face

Responsible Cyber

Eventually, a basic level of knowledge and awareness could mean the difference between being hacked or avoiding the risk altogether. DDoS Attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have overwhelmed some of the largest websites in the world, including Reddit, Twitter, and Netflix. SQL Injection.

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Why Healthcare IoT Requires Strong Machine Identity Management

Security Boulevard

Compromised devices can be leveraged as part of a botnet or can contribute to a DDoS attack which can further hinder an organization. Securing and protecting your healthcare organization against the risks of IoT devices requires a mix of fundamental cybersecurity practices and targeted efforts. How to secure healthcare IoT.

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Cyber Threats to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Digital Shadows

Most of the observed attacks were crowdsourced distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, website defacements, and data destruction operations. As you can see in the example below, in 2014 some threat actors preferred internet relay chats (IRCs) to organize DDoS attacks.