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Why BYOD Is the Favored Ransomware Backdoor

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Greg Fitzerald, co-founder of Sevco Security , disclosed to eSecurity Planet that their recent State of the Cybersecurity Attack Surface research found “11% of all IT assets are missing endpoint protection.” Some of this 11% includes the common and recurring problem of overlooked legacy endpoints such as laptops, desktops, and mobile devices.

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Healthcare Cyberattacks Lead to Increased Mortality, Lower Patient Care: Ponemon Study

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Ponemon chairman and founder Larry Ponemon said in a statement that “Most of the IT and security professionals regard their organizations as vulnerable to these attacks,” and that growing adoption of technologies such as cloud, mobile , big data , and the Internet of Things (IoT) are adding to that risk.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 14, 2023 – Old or New, Vulnerabilities Need Management

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Here’s a roundup of the week’s major vulnerabilities that security teams should mitigate or patch. August 12 , 2023 Ford Auto’s TI Wi-Fi Vulnerability The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand and become a threat to connected businesses.

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

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Expanding attack surfaces require additional skills to secure, maintain, and monitor an ever-expanding environment of assets such as mobile, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT). Poor integration of cybersecurity tools and IT infrastructure requires greater expertise to identify and close gaps in layers of security.

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6 Best IT Asset Management (ITAM) Software 2023

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License tracking Vendor management Configuration management database (CMDB) Mobile app functionality Transparent pricing Ivanti Neurons ManageEngine Endpoint Central Quest KACE SolarWinds Service Desk Pulseway Track-It! If your business uses a lot of IoT devices, consider KACE. RMM Visit website SuperOps.ai

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

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Yet, Internet of Things (IoT) devices tend to be designed with the minimum computing resources required to accomplish the designed task of the device (security camera, printer, TV, etc.). While less computationally constrained than IoT, mobile devices constrain computations to avoid consuming power and draining battery life.

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What Is Edge Security? Overcoming Edge Computing Risks

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Edge security provides protection for resources beyond the edge of the traditional network. The fastest growing need stems from edge computing for the Internet of Things (IoT) such as fitness bands, self-driving cars, and retail point-of-sale (POS) registers.

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