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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. As part of double extortion attacks, tactics often include the threat of DDoS attacks. What is Double Extortion Ransomware?

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark.

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Series A Cado Security 2020 London, UK 26 $11.5 Series B Wiz 2020 Tel Aviv, Israel 186 $230.0 Most traditional tools used for investigating cyber attacks cannot assess potential impacts on these environments. Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type DoControl 2020 New York, NY 37 $13.4 Cowbell Cyber.

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USAID Email Phishing Campaign Shows Supply Chain Threats Continue

eSecurity Planet

” Lookout data indicates that about 15 percent of financial services employees encountered a mobile phishing attempt each quarter in 2020. ” Further reading: Cyber Insurers Pull Back Amid Increase in Cyber Attacks, Costs. Attacks Continue. Awareness, Training are Key. Nation-State Interests.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. a16z Investments. ForgePoint Capital. ForgePoint Investments. Insight Investments. Kleiner Perkins Investments.