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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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How to Prevent Data Breaches: Data Breach Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices. Prioritize Data Protection The downfall of many security strategies is that they become too general and too thinly spread. But it requires different levels of security.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

Now information technologies and the information revolution are again transforming society. Part 2 will discuss the critical factors for a successful DT journey, because organizations need to do a “mind-shift” from traditional records and information management (RIM) practices to content services (CS). Introduction.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 266

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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A Decade of Have I Been Pwned

Troy Hunt

And that's precisely what this 185th blog post tagging HIBP is - the noteworthy things of the years past, including a few things I've never discussed publicly before. ” Anyone can type in an email address into the site to check if their personal data has been compromised in a security breach.

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Is the Resurgence of Phishing Attacks A Cause For Concern?

Adapture

Let this sink in: For every 10 cyber security incidents that are reported, 8 of them are phishing attacks. What’s more, phishing attacks target what’s often the weakest link in an organization’s security infrastructure; namely, its end users. login credentials, personal data, etc). The real danger in a phishing attack.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware, for example, usually doesn’t self-replicate. Even as we focus on current cybersecurity threats and protections , it can be just as important to take a look at the history of these malicious pieces of software and how their beginnings inform the way they’re used and circulated today.