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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. As we are well and truly in the digital-first age, the need for robust cybersecurity measures is glaringly evident.

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MY TAKE: What it takes to beat cybercrime in the age of DX and IoT: personal responsibility

The Last Watchdog

Back in 2004, when I co-wrote this USA TODAY cover story about spam -spreading botnets, I recall advising my editor to expect cybersecurity to be a headline-grabbing topic for a year or two more, tops. Related: A primer on machine-identity exposures. I was wrong. Imagine all of the fresh attack vectors. Cutting-edge malware.

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Last Watchdog’s IoT and ‘zero trust’ coverage win MVP awards from Information Management Today

The Last Watchdog

My primer on the going forward privacy and security implications of IoT — What Everyone Should Know About the Promise and Pitfalls of the Internet of Things — won second place in the contest’s IoT Security category. I’ve never done stories to win awards.

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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

WPA3 is the newest protocol and offers better security features such as stronger encryption, protection against dictionary attacks, and easier setting of IoT devices, but has yet to become widely used. Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) — introduced in 2004 — remains the most popular wireless security protocol.

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NEW TECH: CyCognito employs offensive bot network to put companies a step a head of attackers

The Last Watchdog

Related :Promise vs. pitfalls of IoT For small- and mid-sized businesses, firewalls, antivirus suites and access management systems represent the entry stakes for participating in today’s digital economy. I first wrote about criminal botnets at USA TODAY in 2004.

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Cybersecurity Training and Tech Aren’t Enough; ‘Culture Change’ Needed

eSecurity Planet

From Internet of Things (IoT) devices to the cloud and hybrid work endpoints , cybersecurity spending has also grown and shifted since COVID-19 changed the way the world works. “In In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 Companies continue to invest in protecting their increasingly digitalized business assets.

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Cybersecurity CEO: Security Awareness is An Ongoing Commitment

Herjavec Group

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in October 2004. Educating employees and implementing a training solution can reduce the risk of a security breach by up to 70%. Not long ago CSAM was a niche concept that only the security team knew about. Below I’m sharing a roundup of more figures and predictions to celebrate being #CyberAware.