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

eSecurity Planet

The most common types of attacks were cloud compromise, ransomware, supply chain , and business email compromise (BEC)/ spoofing / phishing. Threat intelligence also ranks high among respondents, used via network traffic (57 percent, firewall / IPS traffic (53 percent), dark web data (46 percent) and user behavior (44 percent).

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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. It’s clear that when technology develops, people find creative ways to cause mass disruption, increasing the need for antivirus protection and firewalls.

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How to Prevent Data Breaches: Data Breach Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

Your company stakeholders — especially the employees — should know the strategies your security team is using to prevent data breaches, and they should know simple ways they can help, like password protection and not clicking on malicious links or files or falling for phishing attacks.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

Witness the ascent of hyper-personalized phishing attacks, leveraging advanced AI to craft deceptive attempts, posing severe threats to data, finances, and reputation,” declares Andrew Hural, the Director of Managed Detection and Response for UnderDefense. “The continues Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu. “By

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Also Read: Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors. Between security and identity management tools for data, clients have twenty-four potential solutions to choose from. Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Cyber Security Roundup for June 2021

Security Boulevard

More Big Data Breaches. Keeping Phishing Simulations on Track. Cyber Security: Data ‘Re’-Assurance. Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business. At least 4.5 million individuals had their personal information compromised after Air India was subjected to a cyber attack. Stay safe and secure.