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Soaring ransomware payments, consistent infections, deceptive URLs and more in this year’s 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report

Webroot

If you’re a small business owner, you don’t need to be told that you’ve suffered immensely throughout the pandemic. Ransomware continues to plague small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). High-risk URLs are phishing for your data in the most benign of locations.

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5 Steps to Building a Foolproof Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan

SiteLock

No matter what industry you’re in, there’s a good chance that you conduct a lot of your business online. Most modern small businesses have one or more digital properties, including a website and various social media pages. For this reason, cybersecurity should be a top priority, especially for small businesses.

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What Is Lateral Movement? Detection & Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

Phishing When a threat actor sends an email with a malicious link and the target user clicks on that link, the compromised link can install malware onto the user’s machine or give the threat actor access to the user’s credentials, depending on the attack. Read our guide to securing your network next.

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Best Cybersecurity Software & Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Standalone cybersecurity tools are not enough to maintain the security posture of an entire organization. Between malware , phishing attacks , zero-day threats , advanced persistent threats , reconnaissance, and brute force attacks, hackers are looking for any and every avenue into a network. Types Of Threats. How Much Can You Manage?

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How security professionals will rise to the challenge of cyber defense in 2022

CyberSecurity Insiders

We have seen firsthand that it takes more than an individual task force to combat ransomware and other related threats such as phishing, insider threats and more. Have hope that through the hard work and brilliant minds behind these security defenses that 2022 will not be a repeat of such high level attacks.