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2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches

Identity IQ

From corporate giants to public hospitals, cybercriminal activity has continued to snowball across several industries. This has left victims scrambling to understand the extent of the damage and how to help protect themselves against the evolving threat of identity theft. But the numbers alone tell only part of the story.

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Cost-Effective Steps the Healthcare Industry Can Take To Mitigate Damaging Ransomware Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cyberattacks are rapidly overwhelming the healthcare sector. Both large and small healthcare providers continue to be a tantalizing target for repeated ransomware attacks due to limited security budgets that lead to an overall weakened cyber defense system. Implement Threat Awareness Training.

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The Top Five Habits of Cyber-Aware Employees

CyberSecurity Insiders

This means companies have to be proactive and instill the right habits, which often means resisting the bad habits that lead to millions of successful cyberattacks every year – from the use of generic and easy-to-crack account credentials to the willingness to click on suspicious links and attachments in emails from untrusted sources.

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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Spam and phishing in 2022

SecureList

Some websites that offered soccer fans free broadcasts of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar employed a similar scheme, but the variety of hoaxes aimed at soccer fans proved to be wider than that used by scammers who attacked film lovers. Visitors were offered to fill out a form to be eligible for $750 per week in aid for twenty-six weeks.

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Email Security in 2023 – An Insiders Guide to Best Practices & Top Vendors

CyberSecurity Insiders

Email is a vital communication tool for organizations across industries but also serves as a primary attack vector for cybercriminals. To put this in perspective, over 376 billion emails are sent every single day. And according to Verizon, over 90% of malware is delivered via email.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Cybercrime will go to the next level: Cyberattackers will implement improved skills, “shift left” attacks, and shifting strategies to adjust to evolving cyberdefense.