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Top 9 Cybersecurity Challenges SMEs Currently Face

Responsible Cyber

Hence, since ransomware locks down files permanently (unless businesses want to cough up the ransom) backups are a crucial safeguard to recover from the hack. Eventually, a basic level of knowledge and awareness could mean the difference between being hacked or avoiding the risk altogether. Lack of Cybersecurity Knowledge.

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IT threat evolution Q3 2022

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In July, we reported a rootkit that we found in modified Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, the code that loads and initiates the boot process when the computer is turned on. From January 2020 to June 2022, adware hiding in browser extensions affected more than 4.3 Mobile statistics. Targeted attacks.

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