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Compromise by Proxy? Why You Should Be Losing Sleep Tonight

Adam Levin

While I am not in a position to say exactly why this was the case, last year’s average per record cost, according to IBM’s “2018 Cost of Data Breach Study” was $157, with the average total cost to a company coming in at $4.24 ” The data breach originated from a subcontractor network.

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More Spending on Cybersecurity Means More Attacks?

SecureWorld News

Many companies have noted that, as they have increased their cybersecurity budgets, the number of cyber threats has also increased. Today, let's tackle this myth and explore why spending smarter—not necessarily more—could be the ideal way to protect your organization against cyber threats in the future.

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How to Prevent Malware: 15 Best Practices for Malware Prevention

eSecurity Planet

Control Inbound and Outbound Traffic: Configuring firewall rules to manage both incoming and outgoing traffic is an important defense against cyber threats, preventing unauthorized access and malicious software from stealing data. This will help improve your data privacy too.

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Top Cloud Security Issues: Threats, Risks, Challenges & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Cloud security issues refer to the threats, risks, and challenges in the cloud environment. Threats are active attacks that target system weaknesses. Risks include potential damage from cyber threats and vulnerabilities. It’s a common source of data breaches, which are frequently caused by configuration problems.

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