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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

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The 2023 vendor surveys arriving this quarter paint a picture of a cybersecurity landscape under attack, with priority issues affecting deployment, alert response, and exposed vulnerabilities. This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems.

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Cybersecurity Management Lessons from Healthcare Woes

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Table of Contents Toggle Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches 5 Key Cybersecurity Management Lessons to Learn Bottom Line: Learn Healthcare’s Lessons Before Suffering Pain Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches Large breaches affected over 88 million individuals in the USA in 2023, a 60% increase from 2022.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

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As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends.

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Best Cybersecurity Software & Tools for 2022

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Standalone cybersecurity tools are not enough to maintain the security posture of an entire organization. A number of solutions may be needed to protect against all of these threats if organizations don’t opt for full security suites. Top Cybersecurity Software. Jump to: XDR NGFWs CASBs SIEM. Best XDR Tools.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

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As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Here are our picks for the top 20 cybersecurity vendors plus 10 honorable mentions – with the caveat that three of those 30 companies could soon become one.

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Recent Tesla Hacks Highlight Importance of Protecting Connected Devices

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Teslas have plenty of vulnerabilities, as cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered. Rapid7’s Zero Day Initiative hosts an event called Pwn2Own, and at the 2023 event, computer security firm Synactiv hacked a Tesla computer within two minutes.

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Cisco to Acquire Splunk for $28 Billion

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In a blockbuster deal that could shake up the cybersecurity market, Cisco announced this morning that it will acquire Splunk for $28 billion. Cisco too has also lost ground to more nimble cybersecurity competitors but still boasts a strong customer base thanks to its networking dominance.