SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Battling cybersecurity threats can often feel like an uphill struggle. Nonprofits often juggle tight budgets and unique operational demands, making it even more difficult to keep sensitive information safe—but here's the thing: you don't need a fortune to build a strong defense against the possible cyber threats out there.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

One possible solution, touted by former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on a recent podcast , would be for the federal government to step in and help pay for these sorts of attacks by providing a cyber insurance backstop. But this is easier said than done.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 14, 2022

As a result, many organizations are shifting away from cyber insurance and adopting layered defenses in an effort to achieve cyber resilience. The key to staying safe is a layered approach to cybersecurity backed up by a cyber resilience strategy. Protect yourself and your business. Here are tips from our experts.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The best defense and the best option for recovery will always be the availability of sufficient, isolated data backups and a practiced restoration process. However, even with the best planning, organizations can find a few users, machines, or systems that were overlooked or whose backup may be corrupted or encrypted.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Recent attacks. Description.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. At this point, typical defenses for ransomware, such as backups and restoration of systems and data, do not apply. What is Double Extortion Ransomware?

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Spinone

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Cybersecurity is often overlooked by small business, but over 60% of cyber attacks are targeted at small to medium-sized businesses. Additionally, many cyber liability insurance providers struggle to put a price on high-value company assets, or are reluctant to cover them in the first place.

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