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Executives’ top concern in Q3 2021? New ransomware models
The threat of “new ransomware models” was the top concern facing executives in the third quarter of 2021, according to Gartner. Concerns about ransomware topped …
Ransomware: How bad is it going to get?
Ransomware started out with attackers encrypting individual users’ files, demanding a few hundred dollars, and giving the victim a key to unlock their files once they paid up. …
Why cybersecurity leaders should focus on spending, people and technology (in that order)
The cybersecurity industry is facing greater challenges than ever before. The number of publicly-reported data compromises continues to rise, partially due to the massive …
Security changes needed to protect corporate networks from non-business IoT devices
Cyber adversaries know that one small IoT sensor can provide entry into a corporate network to launch ransomware attacks and more. According to a survey of IT decision-makers …
Many organizations lack basic cyber hygiene despite high confidence in their cyber defenses
SpyCloud released an analysis of IT security leaders’ perceived threat of ransomware attacks and the maturity of their cybersecurity defenses. The report found that while 81% …
Five game-changing factors for companies dealing with ransomware attacks
Continual innovation and growing sophistication of cloud services is giving organizations clear and practical routes to deal with ransomware attacks. The latest cloud-based …
Why virtual desktops make sense for a virtual workforce
Across the country businesses and public agencies alike are holding virtual job fairs and summits and talking about the effects of the virtual workforce. Faced with skilled …
Organizations lack basic cybersecurity practices to combat the growing tide of ransomware
Organizations are not equipped to defend against ransomware due to deficiencies in implementing and sustaining basic cybersecurity practices, including managing privileged …
SASE emerges as the edge becomes an enterprise focal point
Network attacks continue to proliferate, especially sophisticated probing of user domain registries, ransomware attacks, and malware injections via trojans. To further …
The importance of crisis management in the age of ransomware
Cybersecurity crises are becoming commonplace. With the massive surge in ransomware attacks in the last few years, businesses can’t afford to ignore the increasing …
Cyber risk trends driving the surge in ransomware incidents
During the COVID-19 crisis, another outbreak took place in the cyber space: a digital pandemic driven by ransomware. In a recent report, Allianz Global Corporate & …
70% of businesses can’t ensure the same level of protection for every endpoint
A Deep Instinct research, which seeks to discover the cybersecurity concerns keeping CISO’s and SecOps professional up at night, found that 86% of UK respondents believe …
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