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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

CloudPassage’s 2021 AWS Cloud Security Report found that misconfiguration of cloud platforms (71 percent), exfiltration of sensitive data (59 percent), and insecure APIs (54 percent) are the top cloud security threats facing cybersecurity professionals. Top 12 best practices for cloud security. Train your staff.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. CASBs provide added visibility, compliance, data security, and threat protection in securing your data. We also look into the most dangerous strains today and predictions for 2021. Screenshot example. Utilize a CASB. Rapid Response Testing. Rapid Response Testing.

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Investors recognize the potential too, as funding for cybersecurity ventures more than doubled from previous years to almost $22 billion in 2021. Read more: And the Winner of the 2021 RSAC Innovation Contest is…. was recently named a Leader in the Forrester Wave’s Privacy Management Software, Q4, 2021. BluBracket.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5 billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. AllegisCyber Investments. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). EEP Investments. ForgePoint Investments.

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NYDFS settles cybersecurity regulation matter for $3 million

Data Protection Report

On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $3 million settlement with insurance company National Securities Corp. Readers may recall that NYDFS’ cybersecurity regulation went into effect in March of 2017. Readers may recall that NYDFS’ cybersecurity regulation went into effect in March of 2017.

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NHS is still assessing the cost of WannaCry one year later

Security Affairs

The goal is the compliance with the Cyber Essentials Plus standard in June 2021, as recommended in February’s lessons-learned report. According to the report, the attack directly impacted over 19,000 patients whose appointments were canceled due to the attack.

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UK ICO Stresses Importance of Preparing for the GDPR and Addresses the ICO’s Role Post-Brexit

Hunton Privacy

In a YouTube video published on May 25, 2017, Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham stressed the importance of preparing for the GDPR, warning that companies risk enforcement action – and the inevitable reputational and financial damage that follows—if they do not make data protection a cornerstone of their business policies and practices.

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