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GUEST ESSAY: The three horsemen of cyber risks: misinformation, disinformation and fake news

The Last Watchdog

Such a transformation however, comes with its own set of risks. Misleading information has emerged as one of the leading cyber risks in our society, affecting political leaders, nations, and people’s lives, with the COVID-19 pandemic having only made it worse. So, how do organizations prepare against such threats?

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GUEST ESSAY: As cyber risks rise in 2020, as they surely will, don’t overlook physical security

The Last Watchdog

Related: The case for quantifying cyber risks The most important factor that should be taken into account is a security risk assessment. If risks are not properly assessed, providing security becomes tedious. Physical security gates may also help ensure access is only granted to those with sufficient privileges.

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Episode 238: Robots Are The Next Frontier In Healthcare Cyber Risk

The Security Ledger

about his firm’s discovery of a string of critical security flaws in an autonomous medical robot, TUG, that is already deployed in hundreds of clinical settings and the growing issue of medical device insecurity and cyber risks to healthcare. Daniel Brodie is the Chief Technology Officer at Cynerio. Robots Driving Cyber Risk.

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7 Insights About Managing Cyber Risk You Can’t Afford To Miss

Jane Frankland

trillion in global value will be at risk from cyberattacks. When Accenture analysed 9 cutting-edge technologies that are helping to reduce cybercrime, and calculated their net savings: the total potential savings minus the required investment in each type of technology or tool, they found the figure amounted to almost USD 2.3

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Public companies may not grasp responsibility to investors in sharing info on cyber risk

SC Magazine

Publicly traded companies must start disclosing more “actionable” information to shareholders and regulators around their cyber risks and vulnerabilities. The report was produced by SecurityScorecard, the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Cyber Threat Alliance, and private tech companies Diligent and IHS Markit.

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How Has CAP Certification Evolved to Lead in Risk Management?

CyberSecurity Insiders

As the needs in cyber risk management change, so must the credentials that support them. CAP information security practitioners champion system security commensurate with organizations’ missions and risk tolerance while meeting legal and regulatory requirements. What started out as certification primarily for U.S.

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Ransomware, endpoint risks are top concerns for DFIR professionals

CSO Magazine

The rise of ransomware attacks that occurred after the global pandemic in March 2020 remains a problem. According to a new report from IDC and Magnet Forensics, the significant lack of cybersecurity skills gap and a plethora of other cyber risks are growing concerns. However, ransomware is not the only threat.

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