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Week in review: Electronic warfare, cybersecurity career plan, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: October 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Halloween came early this year …

October 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Halloween came early this year
Halloween is not until the end of the month, but there has already been a lot of scary activity leading up to this patch Tuesday. PrintNightmare and Apple zero-days are just a …

Patch management complexity increased by remote work is putting organizations at risk
71% of IT and security professionals found patching to be overly complex, cumbersome, and time consuming, an Ivanti survey reveals. In fact, 57% of respondents stated that …

Virtual collaboration technology issues plaguing the hybrid workforce
Vyopta released the second wave of results from a study on the real-life consequences of remote and hybrid work. Conducted by Wakefield Research, the study surveyed 200 U.S. …

Cloud infrastructure spending decreased 2.4% YOY in 2Q21
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, decreased 2.4% year over year in the second …

Healthcare IT market to reach $121.75 billion by 2025
The healthcare IT market is estimated to grow by $121.75 billion between 2021 and 2025, growing at a CAGR of almost 10%, according to Technavio. Healthcare IT market dynamics …

Researchers discover ransomware that encrypts virtual machines hosted on an ESXi hypervisor
Sophos has released details of a new ransomware written in Python that attackers used to compromise and encrypt virtual machines hosted on an ESXi hypervisor. The report …

Finding the right mix: Leveraging policy and incentives to improve healthcare cybersecurity
When businesses are hit by a cyberattack, it can mean a disruption in operations, lost revenue and customer dissatisfaction because their personal information is exposed. But …

Cybersecurity best practices lagging, despite people being aware of the risks
The National Cybersecurity Alliance and CybSafe announced the release of a report which polled 2,000 individuals across the U.S. and UK. The report examined key cybersecurity …

Organizations putting security and compliance at the forefront to strengthen trust perceptions
Organizations are more frequently embedding trust metrics into their request for proposals (RFPs) to ensure that potential vendors can also be trusted ecosystem partners. …

Fraudulent robocalls to cost consumers $40 billion in 2022
Consumers will lose $40 billion to fraudulent robocalls globally in 2022; rising from $31 billion in 2021, a Juniper Research study reveals. Fraudulent robocalls pose threats …

ORM software market to reach $2.6 billion in 2026
The global operational risk management (ORM) software applications market will grow from $1.5 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 9%, to $2.6 billion in 2026, according to a study …
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