CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2021

In a recent survey conducted by Cybersecurity Firm Tenable, over 106 million healthcare records were exposed to hackers during the time of past 14 months. Apart from the file encrypting malware, the other incidents that resulted in breaches were related to email phishing/compromise, insider threat and unsecured databases.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Cybersecurity threats are a growing menace, wreaking havoc on businesses and individuals alike. In this digital battlefield, cyber insurance has emerged as a crucial shield, offering financial protection against data breaches, ransomware attacks, and other cyber incidents. Remember, prevention is always cheaper than the cure.

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Cytelligence

AUGUST 8, 2023

Understanding the cost of cybersecurity breaches is crucial for small business owners to highlight the importance of a cybersecurity audit and the role of ransomware services in safeguarding their operations and reputation. The cost of cybersecurity breaches for small businesses goes beyond immediate financial losses.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

However, both progressive business environments and modern lifestyles require a permanent presence on the web from organizations and individuals, and users have to increase their cyber security awareness, and this is where the Cybersecurity Landscape data will be helpful. Cyber Risk Management is a business responsibility.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Categorizing risks as high, medium, or low has been the go-to method for organizations seeking to prioritize their cybersecurity efforts. Ten Risks in a Bed Remember the nursery rhyme? Enter the need for a more precise and actionable approach — Cyber Risk Quantification. What is Cyber Risk Quantification?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2022

And in the year 2021, Dordongne GHT, a healthcare service provider from France, chose DarkTrace Antigena to protect its entire corporate network of medical devices and computers from cyber risks. RYUK steals data from its victim’s database and locks down access to it with encryption until a ransom is paid.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 4, 2022

How Cybersecurity Insurance Can Work To Help An Organization. For many years, organizations had limited options for addressing data protection risks. A company could never eliminate risk, but they could try to reduce or mitigate it. The function of cybersecurity insurance. What does cybersecurity insurance cover?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2023

Although such automated tools help to cut down cyber risks, they also create complex visibility hiccups because of a shortage for the trained workforce. NOTE- In the year 2017, a ransomware attack on Maersk shipping company disrupted the firm’s IT systems with encryption from NotPetya Ransomware, causing $300m damage to the company.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“This will eradicate malicious payloads from being downloaded through office files that will also help in mitigating risks such as compromised identity theft, data loss, malware propagation and remote access,” said Kellie Eickmeyer, the Principal Product Manager, Microsoft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Security Advisor scans the customer’s Cohesity environment, including an array of security configurations, and considers a host of factors such as access control, audit logs, and encryption framework that are critical to protecting the security posture of the data cluster.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2024

Ransomware attacks have become a significant threat to organizations of all kinds worldwide, with attackers encrypting data and demanding payment for its release. In this regard, many have touted cyber insurance as the knight in shining armor, the end all-be all in terms of mitigating criminals' assaults on your network.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 3, 2024

NIS2 is a high-level directive, strengthening cybersecurity. To enhance Europe’s resilience against existing and emerging cyber threats, the NIS2 Directive introduces new requirements and obligations for organizations in four key areas: risk management, corporate accountability, reporting obligations, and business continuity.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In a groundbreaking move, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy that aims to safeguard the state's critical infrastructure, specifically its healthcare sector.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2023

As we rely increasingly on digital technologies for our work, communication, entertainment, and education, we also expose ourselves to more and more cyber risks. But how much do we know about the cyber threats we face daily? Ransomware is malware that encrypts the victim's data and demands a ransom for its decryption.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2018

However, they make weapon systems more vulnerable to cyber attacks. Although GAO and others have warned of cyber risks for decades, until recently, DOD did not prioritize weapon systems cybersecurity. Finally, DOD is still determining how best to address weapon systems cybersecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed. Ongoing basic research in advanced cryptography concepts is pivotal to putting the brakes on widening cyber risks and ultimately arriving at a level of privacy and security that makes sense. More about these paradigm shifters below.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In a world of IT complexity, escalating cyber risk and rigorous compliance requirements, data-centric security is winning favor with a growing number of enterprise CISOs. A data-centric security approach will apply strong encryption or tokenization to that data. That’s not easy in today’s dynamic and distributed IT environments.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In recent months, the cybersecurity landscape has witnessed a surge in targeted attacks and the exploitation of vulnerabilities in various software applications. The repercussions of this vulnerability have affected numerous organizations worldwide, highlighting the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

Researchers from cybersecurity firm Kroll have analyzed on a new ransomware family called CACTUS that has been spotted exploiting known flaws in VPN appliances to achieve initial access to targeted networks. The new ransomware strain outstands for the use of encryption to protect the ransomware binary. We are in the final!

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Experts believe Yahoo was using outdated, easy-to-crack encryption, which led to the attack. The attack is a good reminder of how critical strong encryption is in protecting your website users. Focusing on your own cybersecurity practices isn’t enough. Here are some of them: Strong encryption. Third-party risk management.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

The most effective way to ensure data security is through encryption and proper key management. Key Management as a Service (KMaaS) allows companies to manage encryption keys more effectively through a cloud-based solution instead of running the service on physical, on-premises hardware.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

Securing Success: The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Specialist in a Growing Business Human society is increasingly dependent on computer systems and the data housed and utilized within IT (information technology) infrastructure. There is simply too much to know, too much to do, and too many developments with which to keep up.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 26, 2023

An expanding and more complex business risk environment More than ever, small businesses need support to overcome the ripple effects of geopolitical tensions, climate crisis, and financial recession. Safeguards selected for SMBS should be implementable with limited cybersecurity expertise and aimed to thwart general, non-targeted attacks.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

We'll carefully walk you through a tested, systematic process for identifying, assessing, and managing cyber risks. You'll learn about the importance of thorough risk assessments, real-time threat intelligence, and effective incident response plans. Regular audits and assessments are integral to accomplishing this.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

The cybercriminals encrypted critical data and systems across the council's networks, severely hampering its ability to operate and provide services to residents. Council staff were unable to remotely control or fix the lighting systems as the malware had locked them out. However, the lighting issue was just the tip of the iceberg.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 18, 2024

Audit evidence lies at the heart of cybersecurity audits and assessments, providing tangible proof of an organization’s adherence to cybersecurity measures. Understanding the Role of Audits Cybersecurity audits serve as a systematic examination of an organization’s information systems, policies, and practices.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2023

CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) has published the first results of its pre-ransomware notifications that were introduced at the start of 2023. In order to develop the pre-ransomware notifications, CISA established the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) to "unify cyber defenders from organizations worldwide".

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Safer Internet Day is a reminder for organizations to train and regularly refresh employee awareness around cybersecurity. With regular headlines of the latest cyber-attack occurring, organizations must focus on cybersecurity and using the internet safely. Remote working risks. The rise of cyber-attacks and phishing.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Small and midsize businesses — so-called SMBs — face an acute risk of sustaining a crippling cyberattack. This appears to be even more true today than it was when I began writing about business cyber risks at USA TODAY more than a decade ago. Last February, Dallas-based email encryption vendor Zix Corp.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Atlanta , Baltimore , Port of San Diego , and the island of Saint Maarten were subjected to wide scale cyber-attacks affecting vital government services and costing these municipalities millions of dollars. The surge in attacks makes clear that many cities are unprepared for cybersecurity threats. of the overall municipal budget.”.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Much of today’s cybersecurity focuses on maintaining a perimeter defense — not letting malicious actors into the security boundary. Because this datacentric approach to cybersecurity is so effective, Congress established the CDM program to provide a strong, consistent cyber defense to protect more than 70 civilian agency networks.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

Backups can be damaged, untested, prohibitively difficult to deploy, encrypted by attackers, or restore to the same breached state they backed up. ” Restoring encrypted files might seem like the most important thing to do when faced with a ransomware attack. Indeed, recovering from ransomware can be tough.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2021

As a savvy tech leader, you are likely hyperfocused on performing security risk audits to keep your networks strong and protected. Automated security risk assessments can be a good way to take your cybersecurity defenses to the next level and make your organization more efficient at the same time. Encryption strength.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 9, 2020

In this Spotlight edition of the podcast, sponsored* by RSA Security, we go deep on public sector cyber risk with two interviews from the most recent RSA Conference: Kelvin Coleman, the Executive Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Sean McHenry, the CISO of the Utah State Board of Education.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 18, 2024

Quantifying Third-Party Risk: Quantifying third-party risk involves a systematic assessment process to measure the potential impact of a third party’s actions on your business. This includes evaluating data security and privacy measures, cybersecurity practices, business continuity, and compliance monitoring.

Risk 52

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 19, 2024

Securing Success: The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Specialist in a Growing Business Human society is increasingly dependent on computer systems and the data housed and utilized within IT (information technology) infrastructure. There is simply too much to know, too much to do, and too many developments with which to keep up.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

That said, APIs are certain to get a lot more attention by security teams — and board members concerned about cyber risk mitigation — in 2022. The Microsoft hack last spring vividly illustrates how APIs have quietly become the critical link in hackers’ cyber-attack chain. “And Reversing the pendulum.

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