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12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices (+ Real Success Stories)

eSecurity Planet

Determine whether there are enough financial and technology resources to adopt and sustain effective DLP initiatives. 12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices A data loss prevention policy lays the groundwork, but the effectiveness of data security hinges on adopting globally accepted best practices.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

When assessing the overall security of cloud storage and choosing a solution tailored to your business, it helps to determine its features, potential risks, security measures, and other considerations. NVMe over fabrics starts to become an important technology in cloud storage.

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What Is Cloud Configuration Management? Complete Guide

eSecurity Planet

Configuration management guarantees that enterprises maintain security and compliance while streamlining operations via automation and centralized control of their whole infrastructure environment. This guide covers the importance of cloud configuration management, its main components, security benefits, challenges, and best practices.

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Healthcare Cyberattacks Lead to Increased Mortality, Lower Patient Care: Ponemon Study

eSecurity Planet

Ponemon chairman and founder Larry Ponemon said in a statement that “Most of the IT and security professionals regard their organizations as vulnerable to these attacks,” and that growing adoption of technologies such as cloud, mobile , big data , and the Internet of Things (IoT) are adding to that risk.

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A Ransomware Group Claims to Have Breached the Foxconn Factory

Hacker Combat

However, unconfirmed reports indicate that the impact of the latest ransomware attack on Foxconn’s operational technology system is still unknown. After a severe ransomware assault has hit them, they devote the necessary time and money to strengthening their cyber security defenses. How to Recognize a Ransomware Attack.

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What Is Integrated Risk Management? Definition & Implementation

eSecurity Planet

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. At this point, typical defenses for ransomware, such as backups and restoration of systems and data, do not apply.