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How to Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap in Your Business

CyberSecurity Insiders

Staffing shortages in some industries have worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc in 2020, especially in cybersecurity. What can employers do for their businesses with attacks rising alongside the widening cybersecurity skills gap? What Is the Cybersecurity Skills Gap? How can they close the skills gap?

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Balancing Safety and Security During a Year of Remote Working

Cisco Security

It’s been a year, give or take, since organizations had to provision extraordinary numbers of employees to work remotely as a result of the pandemic. It’s been a year, give or take, since organizations had to provision extraordinary numbers of employees to work remotely as a result of the pandemic. Last February, everything changed.

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5 security lessons from 18 months of working from home

Malwarebytes

A little more than 20 months ago, many people around the world were asked or instructed to work from home to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The novel coronavirus outbreak of 2019 was declared a pandemic on 12 March 2020, and by April half the world’s population had been asked or ordered to stay at home. The story so far.

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SME email security in 2022

CyberSecurity Insiders

What are the key lessons in email security from 2021? While the rollout of vaccinations offered hope against the Covid-19 pandemic, approximately half of office workers continued to work from home in some capacity throughout 2021. What to expect from email security threats in 2022?

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4 Parallels Between a Pandemic and Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

There are some striking parallels between a pandemic and cybersecurity. And they are spelled out in a new white paper from one of the leading sources of cybersecurity strategies in the United States. The pandemic produces cascading effects and high levels of uncertainty. 4 top cybersecurity and pandemic parallels.

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Combatting Phishing with Enhanced Cybersecurity Awareness Programs

SecureWorld News

There was a real case where leaflets appeared on the walls in one of the offices offering free leftover branded merchandise from a warehouse. Assess employee awareness of prevailing cyber threats: Understanding their vulnerability level is key to implementing prompt protective measures.

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EU to Force IoT, Wireless Device Makers to Improve Security

eSecurity Planet

In an amendment to the EU’s 2014 Radio Equipment Directive (RED), the European Commission noted that as wireless devices, from mobile phones to fitness trackers to smart watches, become increasingly embedded into everyday consumer and business life, they also become a greater security risk. They are increasingly complex and adaptable.

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