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The Evolving Role of Cyber Insurance in Mitigating Ransomware Attacks

SecureWorld News

There's no going around the fact that getting insurance is crucial—but going through a security audit and vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VaPt) beforehand allows you to identify and fix weak spots, thereby reducing the bill you'll end up paying to insurers.

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CISSPs from Around The Globe: An Interview with Theresa Grafenstine

CyberSecurity Insiders

Yet, although I didn't need another one, I looked at it just as we were getting ready to do a big penetration test of the US House of Representatives’ network. The boot camp was like other seminar trainings; a lot of the value you get is from networking with others. This was a great experience. That was a great experience.