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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

The program grew over the years into what it is today, a collaborative consortium of professionals from the banking, investing, insurance, healthcare, retail and telecom industries as well as academics and GRC (government, risk-management and compliance) specialists. Advancing best practices.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

In 2016, the Mirai botnet attack left most of the eastern U.S. While this case study is just a snapshot, vigilance in the app store is required. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. with no internet.

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