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Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools of 2021

eSecurity Planet

BitSight is a Leader in the Forrester Wave report for Cybersecurity Risk Rating Platforms in 2021. With roots in NATO’s cybersecurity efforts and ethical hacking methods, Black Kite launched in 2016 to build a cyber risk rating platform capable of identifying, monitoring, and scaling risk management for third parties. ProcessUnity VRM.

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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Because Business and Professions Code § 17206 was enacted by the voters through Proposition 64 in 2004, and cannot be amended through legislation pursuant to the California Constitution (Article II, § 10), the current penalty provision may be void. Data Segregation And Cybersecurity Are Key. IP address, browsing history, etc.)

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Because Business and Professions Code § 17206 was enacted by the voters through Proposition 64 in 2004, and cannot be amended through legislation pursuant to the California Constitution (Article II, § 10), the current penalty provision may be void. Data Segregation And Cybersecurity Are Key. IP address, browsing history, etc.)

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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Exterro launched in 2004 and specialized in workflow-driven software and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions. Making our top products list for SIEM, threat intelligence , and UEBA this year, LogRhythm is a cybersecurity intelligence company with a range of solutions for organizations.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Achieving funding is no simple task, and cybersecurity entrepreneurs have a difficult path competing in a complex and competitive landscape. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5

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MY TAKE: What it takes to beat cybercrime in the age of DX and IoT: personal responsibility

The Last Watchdog

Back in 2004, when I co-wrote this USA TODAY cover story about spam -spreading botnets, I recall advising my editor to expect cybersecurity to be a headline-grabbing topic for a year or two more, tops. Related: A primer on machine-identity exposures. I was wrong. Imagine all of the fresh attack vectors. Cutting-edge malware.

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