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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Enterprise ransomware accounts for 81% of total infections, and by market segment, 62% are small to medium-sized businesses ( Symantec ). But what distinguishes Ryuk’s deadliness is its military-grade levels of encryption, ability to delete shadow copies on the endpoint , and encrypt network drives and resources. Utilize a CASB.

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. Exactis, a Florida-based marketing and data aggregation company, reportedly exposed a database containing 340 million very detailed data records via a publicly accessible server.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Directors should consider which of these solutions best serves the needs of their organization, taking into account factors such as the market availability of such cybersecurity expertise, the breadth of the organization’s attack surface, and the sophistication of the organization’s data processes. Mandatory Access Control.

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A Flurry of Recent Cybersecurity Activity from the Trump Administration

Data Matters

For example, in 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) partnered with Microsoft to disrupt more than 1,400 Citadel botnets. Market incentives should be more effectively aligned ,” as developers and vendors “are motivated to minimize cost and time to market, rather than to build in security or offer efficient security updates.”.