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ROUNDTABLE: What happened in privacy and cybersecurity in 2021 — and what’s coming in 2022

The Last Watchdog

In 2021, we endured the fallout of a seemingly endless parade of privacy controversies and milestone cyber attacks. Last Watchdog sought commentary from technology thought leaders about lessons learned in 2021– and any guidance they might have to offer heading into 2022. Related: The dire need to security-proof APIs.

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Best Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Employees in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Employee cybersecurity training has come a long way in the last few years. These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Top Cybersecurity Training Tools for Employees. Elevate Security. Proofpoint.

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

With the largest concentration of cybersecurity expertise –– the “oil” — in the world, Maryland is fast changing from the Old Line State into “Cybersecurity Valley.” There’s oil in the state of Maryland – “cyber oil.” The state counts approximately 109,000 cyber engineers.

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Experts released PoC exploit code for critical VMware CVE-2022-22972 flaw

Security Affairs

This critical vulnerability should be patched or mitigated immediately per the instructions in VMSA-2021-0014. for the affected VMware applications we can find organizations in the healthcare and education industries, and state government potentially vulnerable. cations of this vulnerability are serious.” states VMware.

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Final Draft of EU AI Act Leaked

Hunton Privacy

The leaked text substantially diverges from the original proposal by the European Commission, which dates back to 2021. Education and Vocational Training. On January 22, 2024, a draft of the final text of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) was leaked to the public. to prepare news articles).

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Building cyber security careers

IT Governance

The need for experienced and qualified cyber security professionals is a highlight of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week , led by NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education). Information security is a broader category that protects all information assets, whether in hard copy or digital form.

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Could You Be a Ransomware Target? Here’s What Attackers Look For

eSecurity Planet

Cybersecurity researchers largely agree that ransomware growth has been astronomical; the only question is by how much. You still need to do the basics right, like employee cybersecurity training and patching ; those two areas alone could greatly reduce risk. In the end, those with the most to lose make the most enticing targets.