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Quantum computing brings new security risks: How to protect yourself

CyberSecurity Insiders

The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high in 2021, and the attack vector grows larger by the minute. What are the security risks? The most significant impending security risks associated with switching over to quantum computers are related to cryptographic encryption.

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How to Comply with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) revised Safeguards Rule

CyberSecurity Insiders

The rule was first introduced in 2002 and has been revised multiple times to keep up with evolving technology and security threats. Identify and assess the risks to customer information in each relevant area of the company’s operation and evaluate the effectiveness of the current safeguards for controlling these risks.

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Better Late than Never? U.S. Bolsters Cybersecurity Ahead of Elections

Adam Levin

Following the multitude of hacks , leaked emails , data breaches , and disinformation campaigns that marred the 2016 elections, Congress has allocated $380 million to states requesting cybersecurity assistance. The grants came in the form of a special allocation from the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002.

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MY TAKE: New ‘cyberthreat index’ shows SMBs cognizant of big risks, ill-prepared to deal with them

The Last Watchdog

Small and midsize businesses — so-called SMBs — face an acute risk of sustaining a crippling cyberattack. This appears to be even more true today than it was when I began writing about business cyber risks at USA TODAY more than a decade ago. Many SMBs lack the wherewithal to recover from the long-run consequences of a serious breach.

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3.4 Million user records from LiveAuctioneers hack available for sale

Security Affairs

Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers admitted to have suffered a data breach that likely impacted approximately 3.4 Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers disclosed a a data breach that might have impacted approximately 3.4 ” reads the data breach notification published by the company. million users.

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As market for cyber insurance booms, watchdog calls for better data

SC Magazine

Small and mid-sized businesses tended to lag behind larger enterprises, something auditors think is being driven by a broader underestimation of cyber risks, trouble understanding the nuances of coverage, concerns about cost and a prevailing attitude that their current coverage is sufficient to cover their needs.

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Implementing Password Security

SiteLock

And we know this because of another major security problem, data breaches. Thanks to hundreds of data breaches that have exposed millions of personal files and passwords, we now know exactly what kinds of passwords users are using. Because we know, we have hard evidence, that passwords have been weakened by their owners.