The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

Some 27 percent of IT professionals who partook in a survey conducted by next-gen firewall supplier Imperva at RSA 2018 reported receiving more than 1 million security alerts daily. Now toss in the fact that digital transformation is redoubling software development and data handling complexities.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In March 2018, the city of Atlanta fell victim to a ransomware attack that shut down its computer network. Ananth, CEO of EventTracker , a Netsurion company, about this at Black Hat USA 2018. State and local governments are not immune to the digital transformation so their dependence on IT is as high as it’s ever been,” says Ananth.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Ransomware detections on machines jumped 369% (yes, three-hundred-sixty-nine percent) vs. 2018. Researchers confirm what the headlines keep screaming: the threat of ransomware is rising. Another significant finding is that nearly half of organizations that get hit are now paying hacker ransoms.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Related: HBO hack spurs cyber insurance market. Digital media and entertainment giants like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, ESPN, Sony, and Disney are obsessive about protecting their turf. Over the past couple of decades, some amazing advances in locking down software code have quietly unfolded in, of all places, Hollywood.

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