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Why Security Fatigue Is a Huge Cybersecurity Risk

Security Boulevard

Companies can save an average of $2.66 Whether this is out of necessity or negligence, it may cost businesses their reputation and revenue in the long run. Failing to keep up with cybersecurity can have compounding effects. However, overcomplicating security can be just as damaging. What is security fatigue?

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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

SecureList

For instance, according to the New York Times, in 2003, the United States made plans for a huge cyberattack to freeze billions of dollars in Saddam Hussein’s bank accounts and cripple his government before the invasion of Iraq. However, the plan was not approved because the government feared collateral damage.

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Cyberthreats to financial organizations in 2022

SecureList

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. We can see that the number of threat actors that rely on client-side attacks (JavaScript) is diminishing by the day. MageCart attacks moving to the server side.

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Beef up your ransomware defense with Cisco Secure Choice

Cisco Security

Certainly not a new form of cybercrime, but one that has dominated mainstream headlines in recent months. High-profile cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and sectors in the global economy, such as government agencies, a major U.S. You can do this by taking an intelligence-driven, platform approach to security.

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Top 18 Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Overall cybercrime costs are expected to reach $10.5 The goal of this program is to help enterprises offer secure application access for their remote workforce. The two-tier program includes business development opportunities, training, joint marketing, partner collateral, marketing co-op funds, sales leads and field account planning.

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How security professionals will rise to the challenge of cyber defense in 2022

CyberSecurity Insiders

Thankfully, cybersecurity professionals everywhere are working on inventing new tech and improving upon legacy technology solutions to maintain pace with these criminals who threaten our data security. By September of 2021, the number of publicly reported data breaches had already surpassed the total of the previous year by 17%.

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ChatGPT: Cybersecurity friend or foe?

Malwarebytes

ChatGPT—the much-hyped, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that provides human-like responses from an enormous knowledge base—has been embraced practically everywhere, from private sector businesses to K–12 classrooms. As of November 2022, people can no longer ignore the artificial elephant in the room.