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‘If you wait for government, you’re going to be waiting a long time’: A look at Biden’s cyber funding

SC Magazine

The difference between big companies and small companies is big companies have the resources, they understand the risk that they’re facing, then they mitigate that risk or they invest in mitigating that risk by hiring either smart people, deploying technology, implementing best practices and process.

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The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

SecureList

The former target both B2B and B2C, while the latter target primarily the B2C sector. Last year, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) told victims that paying ransoms could constitute a breach of international sanctions, putting attacked organizations at risk of legal repercussions.