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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

I held this position from 2000 through 2014, during which time Windows emerged as a prime target for both precocious script kiddies and emerging criminal hacking rings. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? What drew you to this field?

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These are the 15 Top Cyber Threats Now

SecureWorld News

This is partly driven by cyber insurance and a growing number of organizations seeing this insurance as a business necessity: "Although cyber insurance policies existed since early 2000, ransomware attacks are one of the main reasons for the increased interest in this type of insurance during the last 5 years.

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Why 83 Percent of Large Companies Are Vulnerable to This Basic Domain Hack

Adam Levin

Far from being jealously guarded assets with Fort Knox-level security, a new study of Forbes Global 2000 Companies suggests many domain names are imminently hackable. While it may be for “Amazon”–or at least devilishly hard–it’s easier than you’d think.

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