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Covid Omicron variant leads to Phishing Cyber Attacks

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First email which seems to be legitimate is being distributed with ‘NHS Customer Service’ in the subject-line and has an email address that looks authentic, but is actually fake and impersonating. And if/when the recipient enters such details, the scammers can use such info to launch identity theft based cyber attacks.

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Signed, Secured, Delivered: Authenticating Digital Agreements in the Time of Web3

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Along with this, cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated; recently, The Neustar International Security Council found that only about half of companies have the necessary budgets to meet their current cybersecurity requirements. Authentication also reduces the overall likelihood of compromising information.

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Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic

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Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic. Cyber criminals are always eager to take advantage of emergencies to further launch their nefarious actions. Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks. An expanding attack surface.

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Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic. Cyber criminals are always eager to take advantage of emergencies to further launch their nefarious actions. Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks. An expanding attack surface.

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The role of cybersecurity in financial institutions -protecting against evolving threats

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Cybersecurity is practice of protecting information technology (IT) infrastructure assets such as computers, networks, mobile devices, servers, hardware, software, and data (personal & financial) against attacks, breaches and unauthorised access. Sometimes theft of PII can lead to identity theft too.

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Cyberattacks on SMBs Reach Record Highs Despite Confidence in Defenses

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A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reveals cyberattacks and data breaches targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to climb, reaching their highest levels in the three years of the study. Implementing multi-factor authentication, stronger passwords, and access controls are vital steps.

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Cybersecurity Incident Response Plans Need Far More Attention

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Late last summer, T-Mobile, a major cellphone service carrier, once again made negative headlines on the cybersecurity front. This run of bad press isn’t as rare as it may sound because many breached companies are commonly breached yet again within a year, raising the question of whether companies are doing enough to bolster cybersecurity.