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Ransomware Threatens Lives: Report Reveals Impacts on Healthcare Sector

SecureWorld News

A recent report from Emsisoft sheds light on the impact of these attacks, highlighting that ransomware incidents are not just a financial burden but pose a tangible risk to human lives. The time to act is now, as the longer ransomware remains unchecked, the more lives are at risk.

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Me on the Equifax Breach

Schneier on Security

I am a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, AccessNow, and the Tor Project; and an advisory board member of Electronic Privacy Information Center and VerifiedVoting.org. The Equifax breach was a serious security breach that puts millions of Americans at risk. I have eleven main points: 1.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Security

Security Through Education

” “Cybercrime apparently cost the world over $1 trillion in 2020.” The pandemic is providing the perfect cover for cybercrime, as can be seen in the alarming statistic from First Orion that criminals were able to get 270% more personal information in 2020 than in 2019 via vishing or phone scams. COVID-19 Scams.

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What does WiFi stand for?

Malwarebytes

The Alliance tasked marketing company Interbrand with creating a palatable term that they could trademark because “Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) wireless communication standard 802.11 Your computer can communicate with your router through a WiFi signal (or a cable) even if your router isn’t online.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Dateline Cybercrime .