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Firmware attacks, a grey area in cybersecurity of organizations

Security Affairs

Microsoft recently published a report that states, titled “March 2021 Security Signals report,” that revealed that more than 80% of enterprises were victims of at least one firmware attack in the past two years. The study pointed out that only 29% of the targeted organizations have allocated budgets to protect firmware.

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The Many Challenges of a Multi-Cloud Business Environment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The benefits of cloud come with significant new security challenges for organizations. The Thales Cloud Security Study 2021 of more than 2,600 respondents from around the world tries to respond to key questions: How widespread is multi-cloud? What are the operational challenges of managing security across multiple clouds?

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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Unlocking value: Top digital transformation trends

IBM Big Data Hub

A recent study found that McKinsey research shows that organizations that “launched some flavor of digital transformation,” have only experienced a third of the expected revenue benefits on average. cloud service providers use cloud technologies to maintain uptime and security, so organizations can focus on their core businesses.

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Healthcare Organizations Need to Adapt Their Data Protection Policies to the New Threat Environment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Given this, healthcare organizations need to advance their security efforts to adapt to this shifting environment. In fact, a recent survey revealed that COVID-19 accelerated companies’ digital transformation strategy by a global average of six years. ransomware). COVID-19 accelerates healthcare digitalization. of total budget.

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4 Industries That Have to Fight the Hardest Against Cyberattacks

Security Affairs

Society’s dependence on internet-based technologies means security professionals must defend against cyberattacks as well as more traditional threats, such as robbers or disgruntled employees. More than 83 percent of organizations responding to a recent survey reported making new or improved organizational security enhancements.

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Turning Aspiration into Action to Protect Financial Institutions

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

While this event is still considered one of the most grandiose thefts, financial institutions today collectively face digital attacks that easily rival it. Theft and other data security incidents cost financial institutions millions of dollars and result in more consumer records being lost or stolen, year after year.