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Think Ransomware Can’t Put You Out of Business?

Adam Levin

We’re not even halfway through 2020, and already it’s been a record-breaking year for ransomware attacks. Small companies get hit all the time, but when they go out of business as a result it’s not news. In fact, what may matter more is how easy you are to hack. 1-99-employee companies are a target.

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Could You Be a Ransomware Target? Here’s What Attackers Look For

eSecurity Planet

A recent Positive Technologies report found that 69% of all malware attacks now involve ransomware, and with the sums involved, it’s easy to see why malicious actors would eschew less lucrative cyber attack methods. Attacks over the past two years have affected many businesses across all sizes, locations, and industries.

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7 Trends I Spotted When Reviewing 2020 and the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Jane Frankland

And, as each new government rule has been put in place to keep us safe, physically isolated from one another and in lockdown, it’s moved more of us online – shopping, working and learning – so we can economically function, socially interact, and maintain a sense of normality. Here’s my answer. #1.

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Time to stop the money-making business of kicking hospitals when they’re down

SC Magazine

Late last year, CISA, HHS and the FBI issued a joint warning on impending cyberattacks on hospitals during the pandemic. We’re in an ongoing global health crisis and medical workers are already overworked — they don’t need to worry about cybercriminals on top of all the other medical issues they’re confronting. It’s unconscionable.

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SIEM, XDR, and the Evolution of Cybersecurity Infrastructure

CyberSecurity Insiders

Security Event and Information Management platforms (SIEMs) collect data from security logs and in doing so are supposed to identify blind spots, reduce noise and alert fatigue, and simplify detection and response to complex cyberattacks. In addition, attacks are becoming more complex. The Security Landscape.

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What is the Future for Women in Cybersecurity in 2021?

Jane Frankland

I recently did a fireside chat with Geoff White , investigative journalist, author, and broadcaster and among the UK’s leading technology specialists, working for BBC News, Channel 4 News, The Sunday Times, and many more at The Future of Cyber Security Virtual Conference. million in 2019 to 3.12 million in 2020.

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Is Extended Detection and Response (XDR) the Ultimate Foundation of Cybersecurity Infrastructure?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Security information and event management (SIEMs) collect data from security logs and in doing so are supposed to identify blind spots, reduce noise and alert fatigue, and simplify detection and response to complex cyberattacks. RiskBased reported that data breaches exposed 36 billion records during the first half of 2020.