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Cyber Risk & Your Supply Chain: Managing the Growing Threat

NexusTek

Gartner predicts that by 2025, 45% of businesses will have experienced a cyberattack on their supply chain 2. The malicious code redirects users to a compromised website that hosts the threat actor’s malware. Instead, a watering hole attack takes advantage of users’ trust in the legitimate websites they usually visit.

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of January 26; Updates from Asigra, Barracuda, Commvault & More

Solutions Review

trillion annually by 2025—a 300 percent increase from 2015 levels. The Sophistication of Cybercriminals Intensifies With Emerging Strategies for Cashing in or Causing Chaos While tried and true tactics like phishing and malware are here to stay, there are always new approaches to watch out for in the cybersecurity space.

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How Keeping Track of Microsoft’s Product Plans Can Keep Your Network Secure

LAN Infotech

Outdated applications can provide a backdoor for ransomware attacks, malware, and viruses. So they’ve outlined not only upcoming product retirements and phase-out plans for 2023 but also 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027. Microsoft strives to make these transitions as easy as possible for corporate and individual customers.

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Information Security vs. Cybersecurity: Main Differences

Reciprocity

All organizations are vulnerable to cyber threats and attacks, such as phishing, malware (malicious software), ransomware, man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. By 2025, the cost of cybercrime is expected to surge to $10.5 Why is Cybersecurity Important?

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Guest Post: Cybersecurity Incidents Lead to New Standards, Requirements

Security Industry Association

trillion by 2025. The malware attacked and infected IoT devices, such as smart home security cameras and routers, by using default username and password combinations, turning the devices into malicious bots that attacked larger networks. and parts of Europe.

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Disaster Recovery as a Service: Protecting Your Business From Ransomware

NexusTek

Your first layer of defense is prevention, which should include measures such as employee awareness training, proactive monitoring for malware, and timely installation of updates and patches. Top 6 cybersecurity predictions and statistics for 2021 to 2025. Defending your business against ransomware attacks is a multifaceted process.

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Windows 11: What’s In It and What It Means for Your Business

LAN Infotech

Windows 10 will no longer be updated or supported starting in 2025. They help protect sensitive data and serve as a defense against malware and ransomware. The company also plans to sell PCs with Windows pre-installed. And as with previous Windows launches, Microsoft will eventually discontinue support of the current version.

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