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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

A cyberattack is any action taken by a cyber criminal in an attempt to illegally gain control of a computer, device, network, or system with malicious intent. In 2015, global cyber crime had a cost of about $3 trillion, and the cost is expected to rise to $10.5 The average cost of a breach is $3.6 Cyberattack Statistics.

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Cyberthreats to financial organizations in 2022

SecureList

First of all, we are going to analyze the forecasts we made at the end of 2020 and see how accurate they were. We might see certain economies crashing and local currencies plummeting, which would make Bitcoin theft a lot more attractive. Then we will go through the key events of 2021 relating to attacks on financial organizations.

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Ransomware Prevention, Detection, and Simulation

NetSpi Executives

Ransomware trends Ransomware prevention Ransomware detection Ransomware simulation Ransomware security terms How NetSPI can help What is ransomware? In this section, you learn what is ransomware, how it fuels criminal activity, how ransomware works, and how to stop ransomware. How does ransomware work?

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2022 Security Challenges and 2023 Security Predictions

CyberSecurity Insiders

During 2022 over 65% of organizations expected security budgets to expand. From supply chain breaches to ransomware organizations continue to struggle with how to avoid becoming an eventual statistic of being attacked. As we look forward to 2023 a number of emerging trends are top security areas that executives should focus.

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Financial Cyberthreats in 2020

SecureList

2020 was challenging for everyone: companies, regulators, individuals. Due to the limitations imposed by the epidemiological situation, particular categories of users and businesses were increasingly targeted by cybercriminals. While we were adjusting to remote work and the rest of the new conditions, so were scammers.

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How security professionals will rise to the challenge of cyber defense in 2022

CyberSecurity Insiders

Thankfully, cybersecurity professionals everywhere are working on inventing new tech and improving upon legacy technology solutions to maintain pace with these criminals who threaten our data security. Learn more about what security leaders have to say about the upcoming year below: Neil Jones, cybersecurity evangelist, Egnyte.

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Author Q&A: The ongoing role of fortified structures in military clashes — and cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

Related: How Putin has weaponized ransomware In his new Polity Press book, The Guarded Age, Fortification in the Twenty-First Century , David J. I asked him about how and why certain fundamental components of ancient, fortified structures have endured. How can this be, given modern warfare tactics and smart weaponry?