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GUEST ESSAY: Why the next round of cyber attacks could put many SMBs out of business

The Last Watchdog

In the last year, the news media has been full of stories about vicious cyber breaches on municipal governments. From Atlanta to Baltimore to school districts in Louisiana, cyber criminals have launched a wave of ransomware attacks on governments across the country.

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FTX Collapse Highlights the Cybersecurity Risks of Crypto

eSecurity Planet

From compromised systems integrity and faulty regulatory oversight abroad, to the concentration of control in the hands of a very small group of inexperienced, unsophisticated and potentially compromised individuals, this situation is unprecedented.”. Since then, there would be many more breaches. Security Forensics Investigation.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 249

Security Affairs

City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack. A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. A new piece of Snake Ransomware targets ICS processes. Wawa card breach: 30 million card records for sale in the dark web. Iran-linked APT34 group is targeting US federal workers.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains.

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Weekly podcast: Password managers, unpatched vulnerabilities, formjacking and Wendy’s

IT Governance

This week, we discuss a security flaw affecting 1Password, Dashlane, KeePass and LastPass; the prevalence of historic vulnerabilities in corporate IT systems; the increase in formjacking attacks; and Wendy’s $50 million data breach settlement. Hello, and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Thursday, 21 February 2019.

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Reasons Why We Need I.T. Management Professionals in Cybersecurity

Cyber Info Veritas

Phishing, Trojans, ransomware, penetration attacks, Over WIFI attacks, and worms; these are some of the most common strategies used by hackers to gain access to your information or to get you to give them access to your private information.

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Could You Be a Ransomware Target? Here’s What Attackers Look For

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing and most destructive cyber threats today. Cybersecurity researchers largely agree that ransomware growth has been astronomical; the only question is by how much. Given how high profile ransomware attacks have become, you may be wondering if you, too, could become a target.