The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Our administration knows how important it is to protect our municipal governments, small businesses, and community organizations from cybersecurity threats,” said Secretary Yvonne Hao of the Executive Office of Economic Development. Boston, Mass., 27, 2023 – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a $2.3

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 17, 2023

As the world moves increasingly online, risk management professionals and business owners must continue to invest in the prevention of cyber threats. This is where business continuity planning can be vital lifeline, with a sound plan saving time and money whilst a threat is addressed.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re wondering how to protect your small business against a cyber attack, you’re not alone. Almost 60% of cyber attack victims are small businesses, and within two years of the first attack, the likelihood that a small business will experience another is approximately 28%.

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Cytelligence

AUGUST 8, 2023

Small businesses are increasingly becoming prime cyberattack targets in today’s interconnected world. While large corporations often make headlines when they fall victim to cybercrime, the impact on small businesses can be equally devastating, if not more so.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the wake of an attack, many small businesses don’t know what to do first or how to avoid making the situation worse. Creating a well-thought-out plan in advance, however, can make incident response in cybersecurity both easier and more effective. Who Needs a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan?

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A cyber incident response checklist is a plan designed to answer that question. The plan kicks in immediately after an attack and outlines exactly how your company will use its resources to minimize the damage and overcome the incident. Every business can benefit from having a cybersecurity incident response checklist or plan.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While the phone number for physical emergencies is already time-tested, the absence of a similar hotline for cybercrimes is a significant gap in our digital security. Statistics show a steady increase in cyber attacks targeting citizens and businesses, causing financial, security and privacy damage.

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Pentester Academy

MARCH 10, 2023

In this day and age, cyber attacks are a risk for everyone and anyone. We’ve all seen headlines in the news about cyber attacks. Small businesses are most likely to suffer following cyber attacks. Being unprepared for a cyber attack poses an extreme risk for businesses of any size.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 11, 2023

TechUK announced the publication of its UK tech plan on the 6 th of June 2023. Alongside a thousand members of SMEs, global businesses etc., the plan lays out ideas for the next incoming government on “digital regulation, economic reform and public service reform” to leverage technology for a “better Britain”.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2024

For the longest time, small and medium businesses (SMBs) have been abandoned by the cybersecurity industry. But, SMBs need security leaders to guide them through the maze of cyber risk and craft practical strategies that align with their unique ever-evolving business objectives. There are risks in the vCISO market.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

Planning your roadmap, executing your projects, and keeping an eye on the barrage of ransomware headlines, it’s understandable if you and your team are feeling some anxiety. Cyber anxiety can indeed be paralyzing, but new software solutions have the potential to become game-changers for IT departments.

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Adam Levin

JUNE 30, 2020

No industry, category, size, or group is safe from this cyber scourge. Small companies get hit all the time, but when they go out of business as a result it’s not news. A compounded threat for businesses. Barely a week goes by without reports of a new strain or variant of malware wreaking havoc among companies.

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Pen Test Partners

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Others choose to conduct their banking business differently – and more locally – via credit unions. trillion in total assets – no small number! Localized focus – Credit Unions are altruistic in their desire to impact their community, support of local small businesses, and connection to charitable causes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

The CISA ‘s Joint Cyber Defense Collective (JCDC) initiative is going to build operation plans for protecting and responding to cyber threats. What comes to mind when you think of cyber criminals? Those days are behind us, however, as cybercrime is establishing itself as a business in and of itself.

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Cytelligence

AUGUST 8, 2023

Cyber threats pose a significant risk to businesses of all sizes. No organization is immune to the ever-evolving landscape of cyberattacks, from small startups to multinational corporations. These firms offer various services, including risk assessments and incident response planning.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Small businesses have far less sophisticated and encrypted communications, making it possible to easily compromise their systems. . Adopting and applying cybersecurity principles can help you secure your company and decrease the danger of a data breach. Enact robust data security processes and firewalls.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Securing SMB Success: The Indispensable Role of Protective DNS Cyber attacks pose as much risk to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they do to large organizations — if not more. Recent findings show a staggering 82% of ransomware attacks are aimed at small businesses.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A 6-step plan for adopting a cyber resilience strategy meant to keep businesses safe. So IDC also compiled tips for communicating with businesses. Whether you’re an MSP, an IT pro or just a friend, you can use these tips to help convince the underprepared that they need a cyber resilience strategy. The results?

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Small and medium-size business (SMB) leaders have a lot on their minds. Meanwhile, the global rise in sophisticated ransomware threats and geo-political tensions are escalating cyber threats. Insight from OpenText Security Solutions’ 2022 Global Ransomware SMB Survey sheds light on security priorities, concerns and posture.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A recent survey conducted by CNBC and Momentive found that 56% of small business owners are not concerned about being the victim of a cyberattack in the next year and that only 28% of them have a response plan in place in case of a cyberattack. Many times, the issue is sheer size and staffing.

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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. You can give a listen to the entire interview at this accompanying podcast.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It announced that hackers had confiscated information under its wings from more than 50 million people, some not even current customers, including their names, Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers. In the big picture in security, improvement of IRPs is hardly all companies must do to mitigate cyber breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

could take effect as early as May 2023 mandating detailed audits of the cybersecurity practices of any company that hopes to do business with the Department of Defense. based supplier of back-office management services, to discuss the prominent role managed security services providers (MSSPs) are sure to play as CMMC 2.0

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2022

May 2 marks the start of National Small Business Week , a week that recognizes “the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners”, and promises to “celebrate the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs.” Thinking you are not a target.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 8, 2024

LoanDepot has confirmed that the cyber incident involved unauthorized third-party access to certain systems, resulting in the encryption of data. As a response, the company took steps to contain the breach, shut down affected systems, and initiated measures to secure its business operations.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has appointed Kiersten Todt as its new chief of staff. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced to have appointed Kiersten Todt as its new chief of staff, she will replace Acting Chief of Staff Kate Nichols. Todt as the Agency’s new Chief of Staff.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Much has been published about how the demand — and subsequent cost — for cyber liability insurance has skyrocketed in line with increasing incidents of cyberattacks. Some recent research has suggested that some businesses, particularly small to medium-sized ones, are terminating their policies altogether due to budget constraints.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Small businesses are often at the greatest risk. Without an allocated budget for protection and recovery, 60% of small to midsize businesses end up closing their doors within six months of a cyberattack. Small business owners shouldn’t assume that it won’t happen to them. This can take months to recover.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), misinformation about cybersecurity can be confusing – and sometimes risky. Fiction: Cyber criminals don’t care about SMBs. Modern cyber criminals actually DO care about SMBs – and often use smaller third-party vendors to gain access to larger targets.

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Webroot

JULY 25, 2022

The RSA Conference 2022 – one of the world’s premier IT security conferences – was held June 6th-9th in San Francisco. But attendees and presenters alike made up for it with their eagerness to explore emerging IT security trends that have developed over the past year – a venue like RSA Conference 2022 delivered on tenfold.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 23, 2022

As companies are failing to take security measures to protect their user information, the federal government is planning to hike fines that are being imposed on businesses experiencing data leaks. Currently, the max. Penalty for critical and repetitive data leaks is at ASD $2.12

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In a recent interview with Barry Moltz on Blog Talk Radio, Neill Feather, President of SiteLock, responds to the growing concern, particularly for small businesses, of website risks and how adding website security can protect online businesses and their reputation. Start building your website security plan today.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

writes a cybersecurity prescription for the NHS and for social care, data protection hardware is becoming a big security gap, security specialist MITRE partners up to tackle supply chain security threats, while the E.U. turns its cyber attention to transport. By Joe Fay The U.K.

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Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Securing your business data is crucial for the protection of your sensitive information and maintaining the trust of your customers. Consider implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for an additional layer of security. Regularly install security patches and updates to protect against known vulnerabilities.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

Within such a disseminated environment, cybersecurity hygiene concerns businesses and organisations, especially nowadays, where highly skilled cybercriminals become more active, and their attacks are predicted to intensify further and increase the cost at a 15% annual rate.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. For that reason, most experts now recognize that a complete cybersecurity strategy not only includes technological solutions aimed at preventing, detecting, and mitigating attacks, it should also include cyber insurance to help manage the associated financial risks. That’s a 29.1%

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Webroot

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The forces we sought are disruptors – without warning, they disturb our businesses and our connections to family and friends. These days, every major ransomware campaign runs a “double extortion” method, a scary prospect for small businesses. In fact, most victims are small businesses that end up paying around $50,000.

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