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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why we’re in the Golden Age of cyber espionage. Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. But this hasn’t done the trick.

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Ransomware attacks can and will shut you down

Cisco Security

Below you can review their findings from a study done between 2018 – 2022: Map: Comparitech Get the data Created with Datawrapper. Protect yourself from Cyber criminals . Just having a firewall alone will not stop all of the attacks, it’s just a matter of time before you experience a breach. Key findings . In 2021: .

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Abnormal Security 2018 San Francisco, CA 261 $74.0 Series A Confluera 2018 Palo Alto, CA 33 $29.0 Series A Perimeter 81 2018 Tel Aviv, Israel 159 $65.0 2018 Santa Clara, CA 305 $50.0 Series A Confluera 2018 Palo Alto, CA 33 $29.0 2018 Santa Clara, CA 305 $50.0

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

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What we’ve learned from the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, and what to do about it

SC Magazine

The energy sector experienced a 74% increase in ICS vulnerabilities disclosed during the second half of 2020 compared to second half 2018. firewall rules, ACLs) in place to reduce the inherent risk. Does the company have cyber insurance in place to pay a ransom? How should security teams respond?

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Through the years, we’ve seen several strains of ransomware make headlines: CryptoLocker in 2013, Locky in 2016, WannaCry and Hermes in 2017, GandCrab in 2018, and now, Ryuk joins the pack of notable names in criminal malware. The Ryuk ransomware family spawned in 2018 from a sophisticated Russia-based cybercrime group.

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Ransomware Prevention Guide for Enterprise

Spinone

This is quite a feat as it was only first discovered in mid-august 2018. In fact, one report shows that business email compromises are 23% of cyber insurance claims. Use firewalls to block known malicious connections and IP addresses. Use firewalls to block known malicious connections and IP addresses.