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Do You Trust Your Smart TV?

Security Affairs

According to the 2020 Insider Threat Report , contractors, service providers, and temporary workers pose the greatest risk to 50% of organizations. The cleaner’s insider access takes care of the physical access challenge, while detachment to the organization makes the individual more susceptible to social engineering.

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Data Privacy and Security: It Takes Two to Tango

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

It is important to understand that nowadays almost all our data – including our personal data, like banking information, medical records, and personal emails – are stored and processed in the cloud. However, with technology innovation comes new risks, security challenges and threats. million on average.

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Top 5 Insider Threats to Look Out For in 2023

Security Affairs

According to statistics on insider threats, these threats may originate from employees, business contractors, or other reliable partners with simple access to your network. However, insider threat reports and recent developments have shown a sharp rise in the frequency of insider attacks.

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Healthcare Organizations Need to Adapt Their Data Protection Policies to the New Threat Environment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In addition, telemedicine has generated a larger pool for potential phishing scams as well as other socially-engineered, and technically based, attacks (e.g., The degree of digitalization and the scientific efforts for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine have further increased the threat surface. Data security.

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Protecting your Customers and Brand in 2022: Are you doing enough?

Jane Frankland

Executive stakeholders are being prepared for average data breach costs, which according to IBM now reside at just over $4.24 And, if the organisation is listed on the NASDAQ, this worsens after a breach becomes public. million per organisation. Post pandemic, more research has come to light.

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Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2021

Security Affairs

The Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to September, Q4, of 2021. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Threat Report Portugal ).

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Maintaining Cybersecurity During Rapid Digital Transformation

Security Boulevard

Ransomware is a threat that changes and evolves constantly, and this summer is seeing an increase in the volume of social engineering lures. The rise of IoT is very much connected with digital transformation, and as the number of devices connected to corporate networks increases, so does the potential threat. Featured: .