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Ransomware, BEC and Phishing Still Top Concerns, per 2021 Threat Report

Webroot

Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. Here are some of the findings from the report.

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Webroot managed detection and response (MDR) purpose-built for MSPs

Webroot

The cyber threat landscape keeps evolving at lightning-speed. According to the latest 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report , small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are particularly vulnerable to becoming a victim of a ransomware attack. Cybercriminals also are becoming more selective of the organizations they target.

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Protecting Big Data, while Preserving Analytical Agility

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As The 2018 Thales Global Data Threat Report notes, “The top Big Data security issue is that sensitive data can be anywhere – and therefore everywhere – a concern expressed by 34% of global and U.S. The age of Big Data is upon us. respondents.”.

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March Madness and Distracted Employees – Bracket Busted

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Our 2019 Data Threat Report-Global Edition , revealed that 97% of survey respondents reported their organization was already underway with some level of digital transformation. If only March Madness was a standalone issue. An additional 71% percent confirmed they are using sensitive data within these environments.

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AI/ML and Digital Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Sixty-four percent of the more than 1,200 senior security executives from around the world, whom we surveyed for the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR), believe artificial intelligence (AI) “increases data security by recognizing and alerting on attacks,” while 43% believe AI “results in increased threats due to use as a hacking tool.”.

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Remote Work is Here to Stay, and Other Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021

Webroot

As such, automation and the adoption of AI technologies will be critical to plugging the gap. Read on for more details from leading engineers, security analysts and product specialists from around our organization for complete cybersecurity predictions for 2021. Grayson Milbourne, security intelligence director, Carbonite + Webroot.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why managed security services — MSS and MSSP — are catching on

The Last Watchdog

The unification revolution of cybersecurity solutions has started – and managed security service providers are leading the way. Managed security services (MSS) refer to a service model that enable the monitoring and managing of security technologies, systems, or even software-as-a-service (SaaS) products. Kjaersgaard.

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