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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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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

For example: On May 12, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. 26,633 (May 12, 2021). Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have long been a choice weapon to disrupt power grids or shut down access to servers and websites. Not anymore. 14,028, 86 Fed. 3600, 117th Cong. (as

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

In January 2017, seeking to provide practical advice for directors to address their oversight responsibilities, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) released its (revised) Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight (NACD Handbook). Its prescription can be understood as an enterprise-level, targeted guidance approach. Principle 2.

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Series A SenseOn 2017 London, UK 61 $26.4 Enterprise and service providers are currently available, with a free community subscription coming soon. Series A Evervault 2018 Dublin, Ireland 12 $19.4 Series A GitGuardian 2017 Paris, France 63 $56.0 It uses this data to show a complete narrative of an attack in real-time.