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Elearning Staff Awareness Course Overview: Ransomware

IT Governance

In his more than 30 years in the industry, he’s helped both private- and public-sector organisations reduce the risks to their on-site and Cloud-based IT environments. He also has an MSc in cyber security risk management. Over Q4 2023, our research found that 25% of all incidents involved ransomware.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

The next layer in your defense should be a user that's properly educated using security awareness training to easily identify financial fraud and other phishing-based threats, stopping them before they do actual damage. The steady nature of ransomware attacks is a reminder that no company is immune. We can't (yet) stop ransomware.

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What Should Be The Core Competencies For Cybersecurity For C-Suite

Cyber Info Veritas

Cybersecurity: A Business Strategic Risk For many organizations, cybersecurity is a long way from being a core competency. Now, more and more businesses are elevating their cybersecurity from a mere IT issue to a strategic business risk. This spills over to the financial side as revenues dwindle and losses are incurred.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

At its core, malware exploits existing network, device, or user vulnerabilities , posing as little a risk as annoying advertisements to the much more damaging demand for millions of dollars in ransom. Ransomware. Unlike ransomware, it might be a criminal operation that does not involve the collection of a ransom. RAM scraper.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

Small to Medium Business are, today, the target of APTs and ransomware. MUSIC} VAMOSI: In EP 49, I talked with Huntress, a managed service provider that discovered the ransomware affecting customers of Keysea. And because they were plugged into those clients, they were able to limit the spread of the ransomware.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

This step reduces the risks of illegal access, data loss, and regulatory noncompliance, as well as protects the integrity and security of sensitive information within SaaS applications. Do you understand the potential risks connected with each provider’s integration points?

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ROUNDTABLE: Experts react to President Biden’s exec order in the aftermath of Colonial Pipeline hack

The Last Watchdog

As wake up calls go, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack was piercing. This very high-profile caper is part of an extended surge of ransomware attacks, which quintupled globally between the first quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2020, and is expected to rise 20 percent to 40 percent this year, according to insurance giant Aon.