eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Raising awareness about ransomware is a baseline security measure. As training sessions have little influence over staff for every potential attack, it makes added security more imperative.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 1, 2020

In November 2013, an aggrieved Morrisons employee, Andrew Skelton, downloaded payroll data he was entrusted with at work onto a personal USB stick. The court declined to specifically consider the General Data Protection Regulation, (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”). 1 WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

insurance giant Beazley Worldwide reported that the average ransomware demand in 2018 was more than $116,000, a figure admittedly skewed by some very large demands. And fully 91% of poll takers said their clients had been hit by ransomware in the past 12 months, with 40% reporting more than six separate attacks during the past year.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Recent guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on disclosure and enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) make clear that cybersecurity is no longer a niche topic, but a concern significant enough to warrant the oversight of corporate boards of directors. Designing an Enterprise-Level Approach. Principle 5.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. With evolving attack methodologies due to machine learning, quantum computing, and sophisticated nation-state hackers, security startups are receiving record funding.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

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 How to Land a Round of Funding Securing Data and Infrastructure is Hot. How Do VC Firms Work? Top Cybersecurity Venture Capital Firms.

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