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Cybercriminals shifting focus: IT sector most targeted in 2021

Darktrace reported that the IT and communications sector was globally the most targeted industry by cybercriminals in 2021. Darktrace’s data is developed by ‘early …

L7 Defense
Why the updated OWASP Top 10 list can’t be addressed by WAF?

Did you know that OWASP published its updated Top 10 web vulnerabilities list? And that it includes updates that could impact the design and functionality of your WAF …

2022
6 top cybersecurity trends from 2021 and their impact on 2022

2021 has been a wild year in the cybersecurity space. From supply chain attacks like the SolarWinds hack to the NSO Group’s spyware scandal to the Colonial Pipeline ransomware …

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Cybersecurity budgets surge, as skills gap wreaks havoc on 2022 plans

As enterprises plan and set budgets for the new year ahead, the vast majority are expecting to channel more dollars toward enhancing their cybersecurity efforts. Organizations …

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How familiar are consumers with data protection best practices?

With data breaches on the rise along with consumer demand for privacy and control over their own data, governments have in turn adopted new data protection regulations — and …

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Rethinking cybersecurity becomes imperative as devices and apps move away from physical offices

69.1% of professionals with security responsibility believe a rethink is needed to deal with the threat of cybersecurity now that devices and applications have moved outside …

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Half of all helpdesk tickets relate to UC&C issues

93% of enterprise-level organizations have increased their use of unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) platforms since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a …

AI
How can AI be made more secure and trustworthy?

While we’re still debating whether and how long it will take to reach singularity and superintelligence, artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in …

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Zero trust isn’t just for IT, it can also protect targeted critical infrastructure

Gartner predicts that by 2025 cyber attackers will have weaponized OT environments to successfully harm or kill humans. Not only is a solution to secure OT assets imperative, …

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How likely are employees to fall prey to a phishing attack?

22% of employees are likely to expose their organization to the risk of cyber attack via a successful phishing attempt, a Phished report reveals. Analysis of the broad and …

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Shifting security further left: DevSecOps becoming SecDevOps

Veracode has revealed usage data that demonstrates cybersecurity is becoming more automated and componentized in line with modern software architectures and development …

White House
The cybersecurity executive order is not all it’s cracked up to be

Seventy-two percent of federal cybersecurity leaders say the White House’s May 2021 Cybersecurity Executive Order (EO) addresses only a fraction of today’s cybersecurity …

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