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Cyber Attacks: Is the ‘Big One’ Coming Soon?

Security Boulevard

Is it time to ring cyber alarm bells — even louder? Many CSO, CTOs, military leaders, and even some global company CEOs, are now saying yes. Quick Recap 2020 was the year that the COVID-19 crisis also brought a cyber pandemic. The post Cyber Attacks: Is the ‘Big One’ Coming Soon?

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BrandPost: The Top Ten Industries Under Cyber Attack

CSO Magazine

As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive shift in internet usage, cybercriminals quickly pounced, launching more than 10 million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS ) attacks aimed at crippling targets with a heavy reliance on online services.

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BrandPost: Water Tight: Utility Secures its Infrastructure and Workforce

CSO Magazine

Although no industry is immune, the public sector is among the top targets for cyber attacks. These institutions reported 6,843 security incidents in 2019—the second-highest among industries, according to the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report. It’s the No.

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Pulse Secure: New Deadline for Government to Patch

SecureWorld News

"We have discovered four issues, the bulk of which involve three vulnerabilities that were patched in 2019 and 2020: Security Advisory SA44101 (CVE-2019-11510), Security Advisory SA44588 (CVE-2020-8243) and Security Advisory SA44601 (CVE-2020-8260).

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Interview with Dr. Arun Vishwanath on the Latest Cybersecurity Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

The worst is yet to come and 2021 might, unfortunately, see even bigger attacks realized. What is the “people problem” of cyber security? . The “people problem” is a phrase I heard in many different occasions when I met with IT managers (CISO, CSO, CIOs), many in leading research labs, national security establishments, and such.

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Equifax Makes Security Controls Framework Available to All for Free

SecureWorld News

RELATED: How the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Maps to Cyber Attacks ] In his LinkedIn post, Farshchi further explains the reason for the company making its framework public: "With this, anyone can now easily develop and utilize a controls framework—based on your own organization's unique needs.

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BrandPost: CISOs Are Focused on These 3 Trends, Are You?

CSO Magazine

There’s also the increase in the sheer volume of cyber attacks to contend with; between July 2020 and June 2021, there was a 1,070% increase in ransomware attacks alone. [1] 1] For Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), this has created a variety of new challenges to contend with.

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