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Defending Democracy From Cyber Attacks in 2024

Security Boulevard

Cyberattacks during the 2016 U.S. The post Defending Democracy From Cyber Attacks in 2024 appeared first on Security Boulevard. presidential election exposed vulnerabilities in voter databases across 21 states, marking a stark warning about the fragility of our electoral systems.

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Mitigation Strategies for Cyber Attacks at Your Small Business

SiteLock

If you’re wondering how to protect your small business against a cyber attack, you’re not alone. Almost 60% of cyber attack victims are small businesses, and within two years of the first attack, the likelihood that a small business will experience another is approximately 28%. A Step-by-Step Guide to Mitigation.

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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

The infamous Locky ransomware was first spotted in the wild in February 2016. CryptXXX, another major family discovered in April 2016 and later rebranded as UltraCrypter, relied on exploit kits that used software vulnerabilities to infiltrate systems. The first viable Mac ransomware called KeRanger was spotted in the spring of 2016.

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Critical Infrastructure, ICS/SCADA Systems Under Attack by Advanced Threat Groups

eSecurity Planet

Critical infrastructure , industrial control (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are under increasing threat of cyber attacks, according to a number of recent warnings from government agencies and private security researchers. Industroyer1 was specifically made to attack electric grids.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards

eSecurity Planet

Best Cybersecurity Solutions : Overall Vendor Top Startup EDR Firewall SIEM Intrusion Detection Breach and Attack Simulation Encryption Small Business Security Email Security IAM NAC Vulnerability Management Security Awareness Training. Best Security Awareness Training: KnowBe4. Winner : KnowBe4.

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Cyber Security Roundup for May 2021

Security Boulevard

Flexibility and Security, You Can Have it All! Adapting Security Awareness to the Post-Pandemic World. Important Strategies for Aligning Security With Business Objectives. Building a Security Conscious Workforce. Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021. Redcar Cyber-Attack: UK Government to Cover £3.68