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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? What factors should organizations consider when selecting a cyber insurance policy?

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2024: My Predictions

Jane Frankland

To counter advancing cyber threats, organisations will implement more sophisticated security measures like multi-factor authentication, micro-segmentation, and continuous monitoring. Cyber Insurance In 2024, the cyber insurance landscape is expected to undergo significant changes.

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The 2022 ThreatLabz State of Ransomware Report

Security Boulevard

Some industries saw particularly high growth of double-extortion attacks, including healthcare (643%), food service (460%), mining (229%), education (225%), media (200%), and manufacturing (190%). Use a zero trust architecture to secure internal applications, making them invisible to attackers. Have a response plan.

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2023 Cybersecurity Predictions from Marcus Fowler, Darktrace

CyberSecurity Insiders

Today and in the future, MFA should be viewed as one component of a wider zero trust architecture, one where behavior-based analytics are central to understanding employee behavior and authenticating the actions taken using certain credentials. 5 – Recession requires CISOs to get frank with the board about proactive security.

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Inflation Is Making Cybersecurity Even More Challenging for Leaders

SecureWorld News

Educate employees about cybersecurity Employees are often the first line of defense against cyberattacks. Organizations should educate their employees about cybersecurity best practices and how to identify and avoid phishing attacks. Does this tool integrate with our existing architecture (e.g., SIEM, SOAR)?

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What is Ransomware? Everything You Should Know

eSecurity Planet

Education, government, energy and manufacturing are others. Cyber criminals have learned that it is not only businesses that make soft targets for the attacks. Similarly, the education sector has also become a soft target for ransomware. There are, however, some industries at higher risk than others.

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As ransomware inches from economic burden to national security threat, policies may follow

SC Magazine

It’s a little blunt to be a solution,” said Mike McNerney, chief operating officer of Resilience, which provides cyber insurance, and a former policy adviser to the Department of Defense. And allies often want to help – an important factor given the global architecture of many ransomware campaigns. International cooperation.