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Encryption – A Feasible Savior against Prevalent Privacy Issues in Business Communication

Security Affairs

The type of data that each email contains vary from sales objectives to product specs and even product patents. Impact of Privacy & Security Issues in Business Communication. I remember that in early 2017, the business world was hit by ransomware, which felt to them like a speedy bullet shot at their blind spot.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

A common type of spyware is a RAM scraper that attacks the storage (RAM) of electronic point-of-sale (POS) devices to scrap customers’ credit card information. WannaCry 2017 is well-known for the stir and panic it caused in May 2017 by affecting thousands of NHS hospitals, delaying critical medical procedures, and rerouting ambulances.