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Do Cyber Risks Lurk in Your Business Ecosystem?

NexusTek

Managing Cyber Risk in Your Business Ecosystem To effectively manage cyber risk in our digital world, you need to evaluate not only your own cybersecurity posture but third parties’ as well. Unfortunately, 51% of businesses report that they do not evaluate third-party cyber risk 2. 2021, May 4). 2021, May 7).

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Guest Post: Cybersecurity Incidents Lead to New Standards, Requirements

Security Industry Association

to the SolarWinds breach was a May 2021 executive order by the Biden administration (EO 14028) that charged multiple agencies – including NIST – with enhancing cybersecurity through a variety of initiatives related to the security and integrity of the software supply chain. The response in the U.S.

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Money at Risk: Finance & Data Security in the Digital Age

NexusTek

Chief among these is the unarguable fact that financial services organizations are consistently a top target for cyber threat actors, a reality that exists in tension with the #1 criterion customers use to evaluate financial institutions: security 1. 2021, June 22). The financial system is alarmingly vulnerable to cyber attack.

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Stop Ransomware In Fort Lauderdale, Florida

LAN Infotech

Once the malware is installed and your files are encrypted, the cybercriminals often threaten to sell or leak exfiltrated data or authentication information if the ransom is not paid. The ransomware may also exploit network vulnerabilities and spread to other systems, possibly affecting your entire organization’s network.

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DHS Announces New Grants to Bolster Cybersecurity Under Infrastructure Law

Security Industry Association

Cyber risk management is complex for a number of reasons: the ability of malicious actors to operate from anywhere in the world, the linkages between cyber and physical systems, and the difficulty of reducing vulnerabilities in cyber infrastructure are just a few. infrastructure in decades, addressed America’s urgent need for modernization.

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Cyber Security: 8 Steps to Cyber Resilience

NexusTek

July 7, 2021. Vulnerability Assessment Perform a comprehensive analysis of business assets to identify gaps or weaknesses that cyber criminals can exploit. Use tools and techniques, including infrastructure penetration testing, to scan for vulnerabilities and assess their potential impact. READ TIME: 4 MIN. Cybersecurity.

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Tips for Managing Third-Party Risk in Health Care

Reciprocity

In 2021 the average cost rose to $9.41 In the healthcare industry, attackers often leverage third-party vulnerabilities to access sensitive information, while defenders try to keep these bad actors out. As a result, security vulnerabilities remain in old, unpatched software, which increases the risk of cyber threats.