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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Here, then, is a comprehensive look at ransomware, what it is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you become one of its unfortunate victims. How ransomware works. Below we outline 18 industry tips for actions you can take to reduce your risk of a ransomware attack: Action. Jump to: What is ransomware? Preventing ransomware.

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NIST Releases Final Cybersecurity Framework

Hunton Privacy

On February 12, 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued the final Cybersecurity Framework , as required under Section 7 of the Obama Administration’s February 2013 executive order, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the “Executive Order”).

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

More and more, directors are viewing cyber-risk under the broader umbrella of corporate strategy and searching for ways to help mitigate that risk. Despite the plethora of cyber-risk guidance that has surfaced in recent years, however, there is no “silver bullet” for cyber incident response and prevention.

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MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

The Last Watchdog

insurance giant Beazley Worldwide reported that the average ransomware demand in 2018 was more than $116,000, a figure admittedly skewed by some very large demands. And fully 91% of poll takers said their clients had been hit by ransomware in the past 12 months, with 40% reporting more than six separate attacks during the past year.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

I'm not a fashion guy (pick almost any talk I've done and you'll see it's jeans and t-shirts all the way), but I totally understand how presenting well can bring a lot of joy to people. We took risks, but they were calculated and made at a time where we had 2 incomes and no dependants.

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

The biggest changes since our debates on the Data Protection Act 1998, or even the early stages of the GDPR, which I was involved in as a Minister at the MoJ from 2010 to 2013, is that the threat to civil liberties and personal freedoms now comes not only from agencies of the state but from corporate power as well.

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Extended Validation Certificates are Dead

Troy Hunt

As such, the title "How To Get The Green Address Bar On Your Website" is now even more incorrect than it was when it was written! They also failed to renew an Azure one in 2013 and just to be clear about it certainly not being a Microsoft thing, HSBC forgot one in 2008 , Instagram forgot one in 2015 and LinkedIn forgot one last year.

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