Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

How to protect your organization from a social engineering attack. At the root of many of these attacks is a malicious actor masquerading as a corporate IT manager or other technical role. This tactic is called social engineering and is one of the key methods used in attacks that result in data breaches.

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

The cyber security aspect of working from home is extremely important, as cyber attacks are on the rise. Hackers exploit the transformation in the usual workflow to spread malware and steal users’ data. This new working style requires a clear understanding of data security issues. And not without a reason.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 9, 2021

A new report has found that more than one in four UK cyber-attacks have been related to the pandemic, and as attackers continue to come up with sophisticated and dangerous methods to attack businesses and individuals, cyber security measures must be prioritised. .

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. For organizations, this can result in account compromise, data loss, data breaches, and operational disruption.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

It’s a roller coaster of a time to lead, as CIOs, CISOs and CTOs are having to deal with more users, data, devices, technologies, connectivity, mobility, regulations, risks, and threats than they care to. Cyber risks top worldwide business concerns in 2022. million per organisation.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Coupled with the current pandemic and the cybersecurity threats that have been very prevalent and growing in recent years such as ransomware, there are many different cyber risk types n 2020 that your business needs to prepare for. What are the types of cyber security threats? What Is a Cyber Attack?

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems. This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged.

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Spinone

JANUARY 24, 2018

Cyber attacks should be of great concern for businesses of any size in this day and age. Data breaches are reaching epidemic levels, with 46 data records being stolen every second. In fact one of the main causes of data breaches is an unintentional leak due to a careless employee.

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Centraleyes

JUNE 5, 2025

From online learning platforms to student records, from research databases to financial systems, the amount of sensitive data that higher education institutions store has grown exponentiallyand so have the risks. But theres even more to the risk scene in the higher education sector. A study at a U.S.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Data breaches and cybersecurity threats were at an all-time high this past year. For cyber actors, it’s a lucrative cyber attack option that can be delivered in various ways. Operating with a team of individuals who are cybersecurity savvy is one of the best tools for cyber risk management.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

with TruRisk is an enterprise-grade cyber risk management solution. Risk-Based Vulnerability Management by Balbix helps prioritize and mitigate risky vulnerabilities before cyber attackers can take advantage of them, as automated vulnerability management features take on a lot of the difficult work of addressing vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Breach and Attack Simulation Product Guide Top 20 Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Vendors Penetration Testing Penetration testing is a tried-and-true method of cyber attack simulation. This kind of software helps companies to clearly define policies and how they relate to compliance postures.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This has the double pronged effect of crippling an organization, whilst also resulting in the significant impact that accompanies a data breach. Despite this, the risk does remain significant, and the affected company is prone to reputational, financial, and regulatory risk that follows a data breach.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Kip Boyle, vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC: The Challenge of Cultivating Buy-in from Leadership and Employees "Cybersecurity professionals will continue to face a critical challenge: cultivating genuine buy-in from both senior leaders and employees. "The What the Practitioners Predict Jake Bernstein, Esq.,

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

While the world transitions out of the pandemic, cyber adversaries have continued to take advantage of the chaos – cyber attacks have skyrocketed and are only becoming more frequent, destructive, and sophisticated. It seems every time we turn on the news there’s been another breach, each bigger than the last.

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