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Education Sector has Seen a 44% Rise in Cyber Attacks Since 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

The education sector is increasingly vulnerable to simple and sophisticated cyber threats, and higher learning is especially vulnerable. Here are a few prime examples of cyber-attacks in the education sector. In July, poor password hygiene led to another ransomware attack. 64% of higher education. 64% of higher education.

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CIRWA Project tracks ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

Researchers from Temple University have been tracking ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure all over the world. The project was launched in September 2019 and as of August 2020, the experts collected 680 records of ransomware attacks that took place since November 2013. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Data Loss Prevention for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

IT Security Guru

CyberEdge Group’s ninth annual Cyberthreat Defense Report (CDR) highlighted that ransomware attacks’ main target was mid-sized businesses. Businesses can prioritise protection efforts by classifying data based on its importance and regulatory requirements.

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Indictment, Lawsuits Revive Trump-Alfa Bank Story

Krebs on Security

In October 2016, media outlets reported that data collected by some of the world’s most renowned cybersecurity experts had identified frequent and unexplained communications between an email server used by the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank , one of Russia’s largest financial institutions. FISHING EXPEDITION.

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What is not included in a Cyber Insurance Policy

CyberSecurity Insiders

For instance, if a hospital is covered under cyber insurance and unfortunately a patient dies because the IT infrastructure was crippled by a ransomware attack, then the loss of that person will not be reimbursed as compensation by the cyber liability policy offering company.

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FBI: Cybercrime Shot Up in 2020 Amidst Pandemic

CyberSecurity Insiders

billion in losses, according to data collected by the FBI’s The Internet Complaint Center (IC3). Ransomware and Tech Support. Ransomware continued to be a favorite method of attack for cybercriminals in 2020. This represents a 69% increase from the previous year and a total of U.S. million.

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AON ACQUIRES CYTELLIGENCE, A LEADING INTERNATIONAL CYBER SECURITY FIRM WITH DEEP EXPERTISE IN CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE AND DIGITAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS

Cytelligence

“As the number of network intrusions, data breaches, ransomware attacks, and similar threats continues to increase in both frequency and severity, expertise in cyber incident response becomes critical to organizations and insurance companies.,” said J Hogg, CEO of Aon Cyber Solutions. said Daniel Tobok, CEO of Cytelligence.