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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

In this instance, Kid Security failed to configure authentication for its Kafka Broker cluster, exposing at least 456,000 private social media messages, audio recordings, IP addresses, device locations, usage statistics and more for over a year. EyeCare Services Partners exposes more 3.5 The biggest database in the blob contained 3.1

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing

KnowBe4

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 | June 6th, 2023 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful compromises. KnowBe4 Mobile Learner App - Users can now train anytime, anywhere!

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Board-management discussions about cyber risk should include identification of which risks to avoid, which to accept, and which to mitigate or transfer through insurance, as well as specific plans associated with each approach. Its prescription can be understood as an enterprise-level, targeted guidance approach. Principle 2. Principle 3.

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MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

The Last Watchdog

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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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5 Whether it’s a startup or established organization seeking funding, the right venture capital (VC) firm can make the difference in financial and operational success. Accel’s largest presence is in the Bay Area with sizable teams in London and Bangalore.