Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Copenhagen, December 8th, 2022 – Heimdal® Threat Prevention has been placed on GetApp’s newly released Category Leaders Report for Cybersecurity, a free online service that helps organizations find the right software. Category Leaders are designed to help small businesses evaluate which software products may be right for them.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Cybersecurity is a top concern for individuals and businesses in the increasingly digital world. Billion-dollar corporations, small mom-and-pop shops and average consumers could fall victim to a cyberattack. Cybersecurity experts are discussing a new trend in the cybercrime community called phishing-as-a-service.

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IT Security Central

MARCH 10, 2022

2021 was a devastating year for cybersecurity. As business accelerated digital adoption and people played out their lives online, threat actors were ready to capitalize on the transitional moment, savagely targeting everything from critical health infrastructure to small and medium-sized businesses.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Copenhagen, November 18, 2022 — Heimdal® announced today that Heimdal® Threat Prevention has been recently recognized as a Top Cybersecurity Software in Software Advice’s latest FrontRunners report. The post Heimdal® Recognized as Top Cybersecurity Software by Software Advice in 2022 appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Related: The case for proactive security An assume-breach mindset is a cybersecurity strategy that flips the traditional security model. Pros When it comes to cybersecurity, being prepared for the worst-case scenario is often the best strategy. One approach gaining traction is the “assume-breach mindset.” Risk mitigation.

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NSTIC

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This week’s blog post highlighting Cybersecurity Awareness Month is from NIST’s Marian Merritt, Deputy Director and Lead for Industry Engagement for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE). In this post, Marian discusses ways to minimize cybersecurity risks for small businesses.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the world becomes more digital and connected, it is no surprise that data privacy and security is a growing concern for small to medium sized businesses — SMBs. It’s often difficult for small businesses to invest significantly in data privacy compliance or security measures because they don’t have large budgets.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2022

Cyber Research Labs reported a rise in ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, small states are more exposed to these attacks. Cyble researchers warn that cybercriminal organizations have changed tactics, switching from businesses to small states threatening to subvert government apparatus. To nominate, please visit:?.

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SiteLock

JUNE 22, 2021

Cyberattacks are on the rise, and as a result, cybersecurity is quickly becoming one of the most critical necessities for small businesses and a key revenue driver for hosting providers. The post Cybersecurity is a Necessity and Revenue Driver appeared first on The SiteLock Blog.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Within the last couple of months, smart device vulnerabilities have been piling up, prompting businesses to protect their Internet of Things (IoT) environments. Teslas have plenty of vulnerabilities, as cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered. Imagine a corporate office where only two employees drive Teslas.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We all know the feeling: ensuring that your business is secure and running efficiently can feel overwhelming. In this blog, I’ll be exploring how working with cloud-based security solution providers can unlock success while allowing ITDMs at organisations large and small the ability to protect their operations from unforeseen risks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2018

This October marks the 15 th year of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. While we in the industry know that cybersecurity is a 365 day a year commitment, I’m happy to use October as the platform to remind small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) what they could and should be doing to keep their company, employees and customer data safe.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

Cisco announced that it will not release updates to fix the CVE-2022-20825 flaw in end-of-life Small Business RV routers. Cisco will not release updates to address the CVE-2022-20825 RCE flaw in end-of-life Small Business RV routers and encourage upgrading to newer models. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The NIST Pyramid Approach for Small Business The NIST Pyramid Approach for Small Business Small businesses lack the wherewithal for fine dining when it comes to IT and cybersecurity spending. The post The NIST Pyramid Approach for Small Business first appeared on SecureFLO.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Enterprises and small businesses alike are facing challenges that impact their ability to maintain adequate cybersecurity. Budget constraints and limited staff are just a couple of reasons why businesses have become more susceptible to cyberattacks.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2019

Related: SMBs struggle to mitigate cyber attacks As city governments struggle to recover access to their data, hackers are already turning their sites on their next targets: small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The most important aspect of devising a solution is to have a good understanding of how the business operates.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 6, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. They are often very difficult to detect and can result in credit card theft, fraud, and endpoint data breaches, having a huge impact on small to medium sized businesses. Read full post.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2018

This October marks the 15 th annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) – an initiative to raise awareness around the importance of cybersecurity. Since its inception, NCSAM has grown exponentially, reaching consumers, small and medium-sized business, corporations, educational institutions and young people across the nation.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Cyber security is a concern for companies of all sizes, but can be particularly significant for smaller businesses who are less likely to have the dedicated technical staff in place to ensure the right controls are in place to protect them. Small business cyber insurance: Is it really needed?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Creating an annual budget is challenging because business owners must consider all expenses in the coming year. Apart from ensuring that everyone is paid, and taxes are taken care of, cybersecurity should be one of the most important factors to consider. Read full post.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

The same types of security risks impact businesses, whatever their size. Day in and day out, small-to-medium businesses are targeted by cyberattacks. For the most part, SMBs believe that they’re small targets and are unlikely to be attacked, but that’s really not true.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 16, 2024

In last week’s blog I started to explore the pros and cons of using an MDR provider and whether it’s better choosing a boutique provider over that of a traditional big brand. I began by discussing the first core feature – technology – I believe you should consider, along with the benefits and potential drawbacks. Core Feature #2.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

But it comes with cybersecurity risks, too. Cloud Security Basics for Small Business Read More ». The post Cloud Security Basics for Small Business appeared first on TechSpective. The post Cloud Security Basics for Small Business appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Enterprises and small businesses alike are facing challenges that impact their ability to maintain adequate cybersecurity. Budget constraints and limited staff are just a couple of reasons why businesses have become more susceptible to cyberattacks.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

Once vetted and accepted, threat hunters will go into these message boards and communities and search for anything connected to your business, for example: •Corporate login credentials. Chatter about the best methods to attack your business. There is no safety in size: hackers also target smaller businesses.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Whenever a company, whether a small, family business or a big corp, formulates a risk mitigation plan, DLP flares up. Data Loss Prevention – often confused with data leak – is that extra (mandatory) item on your business continuity plan you’ll definitely want to look into for any number of reasons, the least of which […].

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Webroot

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The forces we sought are disruptors – without warning, they disturb our businesses and our connections to family and friends. These days, every major ransomware campaign runs a “double extortion” method, a scary prospect for small businesses. In fact, most victims are small businesses that end up paying around $50,000.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Securing SMB Success: The Indispensable Role of Protective DNS Cyber attacks pose as much risk to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they do to large organizations — if not more. Implementing a Domain Name Service (DNS) security solution is the most efficient way to protect your business against a wide variety of attacks.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 23, 2024

In last week’s blog (part 2), I continued to explore the pros and cons of using an MDR provider and whether it’s better choosing a boutique provider over that of a traditional big brand. Different cultural perspectives and experiences foster fresh ideas and alternative solutions when tackling complex cybersecurity challenges.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Ransomware attacks dominate news coverage of the cybersecurity industry. Going through the history of ransomware, Grayson notes that it started as small time swindles “with the goal of getting you to pay 50 bucks.”. The high average payment is buoyed by a few million-dollar ransoms, but most victims are small and medium businesses.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2022

If the technology were to become unavailable, the resulting business impact could be mitigated with cyber insurance. Even if businesses invest in cybersecurity protections, as they increasingly do, security controls are not impenetrable. Small businesses are disproportionately impacted.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The Research team at SiteLock is making cybersecurity news with the recent discovery a new malware strain dubbed “ionCube malware.” The Research team at SiteLock is making cybersecurity news with the recent discovery a new malware strain dubbed “ionCube malware.” Gearing up for another annual spring cleaning? Not on Spotify?

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Webroot

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This post covers highlights of our analysis, including the rise of ransomware as a service (RaaS), the six nastiest malware groups, and the role of artificial intelligence in both cybersecurity and cyberthreats. Akira, presumed to be a descendant of Conti, primarily targets small- to medium-sized businesses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 29, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Cybersecurity is no longer an outlandish concept to many business enterprise executives. Executives must initiate thorough evaluations of their existing cybersecurity strategies to figure out which types of new technologies and risk management strategies they need the most.

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Webroot

APRIL 3, 2024

The answer lies in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats. For small businesses, you’ll want to safeguard your own data and that of your customers. But what exactly is identity management, and why do we need a whole day for it? But why dedicate an entire day to this?

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Well-placed malware can cause crippling losses – especially for small and mid-sized businesses. Paying doesn’t guarantee your business won’t be hacked again. So wWhy would a business pay out money instead of cleaning up the mess and securing its systems? •To Teach them to keep a full backup of all data.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s no secret that cyberattacks can happen to any business, and we should all be suspicious of messages from unfamiliar senders appearing in our email inboxes. The reason is the rise in business email compromise (BEC) schemes. Although it’s possible for funds to be recovered, the cost of business disruption can be significant.

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