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How can small businesses ensure Cybersecurity?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Small businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks since hackers view them as easy victims to target. While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. They also have a limited budget to spend on effective cyber security measures.

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Beware of Romance Scams on Valentines Day as it could reach $7 billion

CyberSecurity Insiders

Moreover, the losses associated with the online romance scams occurring across the nation could be approximately $7 billion by 2025. But can you imagine that the loss incurred through such scams is amounting to $5.9

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. Local storage prioritizes direct access, potential cost savings, and reduced reliance on the internet, yet lacks the scalability and security of the cloud.

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Recognising Scam Patterns and Preventing Data Loss: A Unified Approach

IT Security Guru

The predictions are on their side, as more intense and frequent cyber attacks will drive up costs by 15% per year. trillion in annual costs in 2025), operations disruptions, regulatory fines, and reputational damage. Business Email Compromise (BEC) BEC attacks have experienced a significant upsurge in recent years.

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What’s new in IoT in ’22?

CyberSecurity Insiders

The Internet of Things (IoT) was once considered solely applicable to the B2B world, with the promise of many consumer uses and the potential to transform industries. billion connections expected by 2025 down from last year’s forecast of 30.95 With increased connections comes a higher risk of cyber-attacks.

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Cybersecurity in 2022, Predictions for digital ecosystem facing more challenges and sophisticated threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware.

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What’s new in IoT in ’22?

CyberSecurity Insiders

The Internet of Things (IoT) was once considered solely applicable to the B2B world, with the promise of many consumer uses and the potential to transform industries. billion connections expected by 2025 down from last year’s forecast of 30.95 With increased connections comes a higher risk of cyber-attacks.

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