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UK Suffers Third Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks in the World

IT Governance

UK organisations suffer the third highest rate of ransomware attacks globally, with small businesses most at risk, a report by NordLocker has found. The other most vulnerable sectors were business services (23), construction (22), manufacturing (19) and transport (18). What else should organisations do?

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Building for operational resilience in the age of AI and hybrid cloud

IBM Big Data Hub

With more dependency on technology and third and fourth parties, expectations are increasing for organizations to continue delivering critical business services through a major disruption in a safe and secure manner. This includes cyber incidents, technology failures, natural disasters and more. Similarly, in the U.S.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 30 October – 5 November 2023

IT Governance

When MOVEit was hacked by the Russian Cl0p ransomware gang in May, email addresses and links to government employee surveys were compromised. Records breached: 815,000,000 Milford Management Corp. LockBit has threatened to publish the data if Boeing doesn’t contact it – presumably, to pay a ransom. Boeing is “assessing the claim”.

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Weakness at the Network Edge: Mandiant Examines 2022’s Zero-Day Exploits

eSecurity Planet

A quarter were financially motivated, and three of those were linked to ransomware operations. Exploitation of enterprise IT zero-day vulnerabilities are continuing into 2023, led by a Fortra GoAnywhere zero-day that has been behind more than a hundred attacks by the Clop ransomware group.

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10 things you must do to become cyber secure

IT Governance

Your employees are the ones following your policies and procedures, so they are directly responsible for keeping threats such as ransomware and phishing at bay. System monitoring enables organisations to detect criminals’ attempts to attack systems and business services. Conduct staff awareness training.

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Proposed Amendments to NY Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations Impose New Obligations on Large Entities, Boards of Directors and CISOs

Hunton Privacy

In addition to the new heightened requirements for Class A Companies, the Proposed Amendments would impose new requirements for all covered financial institutions, including the following: A covered entity’s cybersecurity policies must (1) be approved at least annually by a “senior governing body” (i.e.,

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Top IT Asset Management Tools for Security

eSecurity Planet

Additionally, they often provide an accurate account of technology asset lifecycle costs and risks as well as built-in cybersecurity features to combat ransomware and malware. ITAM has a role, too, in guiding management in its efforts to enhance productivity by implementing hardware upgrades or business software. Freshservice.

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