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The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

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This is the era of big game hunting: high-profile B2B targets, big ransom demands, sophisticated attacks, highly sensitive data being stolen, and major fallout from a successful attack. The former target both B2B and B2C, while the latter target primarily the B2C sector. billion in transfers over the last three years.

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The story of the year: remote work

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One of the most critical questions of work-from-home security is related to employees’ awareness of the main concepts of cybersecurity. A virtual private network (VPN) allows for much more secure connections, but only 53% of workers are using one to access their corporate networks.

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