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The role of cybersecurity in financial institutions -protecting against evolving threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cybersecurity is practice of protecting information technology (IT) infrastructure assets such as computers, networks, mobile devices, servers, hardware, software, and data (personal & financial) against attacks, breaches and unauthorised access. for malicious actions by hiding as a reliable person in electronic interaction.

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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

SecureList

Taking sides: professional ransomware groups, hacktivists, and DDoS attacks. DDoS attacks and, to a lesser extent, defacement of random websites have always been regarded as low-sophistication and low-impact attacks by the security community. As has always been the case, wartime has a very specific impact on the information landscape.

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Application Security: Complete Definition, Types & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Take advantage of CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing tests to tell Computers and Humans Apart) to prevent automated attacks, protect against abuse, improve user experience, ensure authenticity of user-generated data, and ensure that only legitimate user interactions are processed.

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The Internet of Things: Security Risks Concerns

Spinone

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the network of interconnected electronic devices with “smart” technology. The biggest ever DDoS attack was recently carried out using over 150,000 hacked smart devices worldwide including cameras, printers, and fridges.

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Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

eSecurity Planet

Consumer electronics, business, network appliances, and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are all driving the exponential growth of IoT systems. Unfortunately, threat actors can also take advantage of 5G’s enhanced connectivity, executing network attacks faster than ever before. What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? What is 5G?

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Starting our list of the top database security vendors is the multinational cloud computing company, Alibaba Cloud. Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. One such example is the addition of cloud computing service Microsoft Azure in 2008.

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