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Guest Post: Cybersecurity Incidents Lead to New Standards, Requirements

Security Industry Association

The two most significant recent incidents in the cybersecurity timeline were the Mirai botnet of 2016 and the SolarWinds breach of 2020. The hack targeted the network management company’s Orion software, injecting it with malware that was then sent to approximately 18,000 public and private organizations through a customer software update.

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Protecting Your Corporate Website as an Enterprise Risk Management Strategy

Reciprocity

Whether an organization is large or small, the client-facing website offers hackers easily exploitable vulnerabilities for ransomware or malware infections. A few months ago, a knitting blogger warned her audience about malware infestations from free pattern downloads. Broken Authentication and Session Management.