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Getting Ahead of Cybercriminals: 5 Essential Cybersecurity Practices

NexusTek

Although you might assume this would make SMBs less attractive targets for cybercrime, consider the following 2 : SMBs often have less sophisticated security practices, making them easier targets for cybercriminals. The first step in cultivating a security strategy is to understand your sources of risk. Vulnerability Scanning.

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The evolution of cyber crime

SRM

We know that the main advantage hackers have is their ability to respond with agility to the changing face of data security. A recent example of this was the spyware injected into a vulnerability within WhatsApp. And moving into the second half of 2019, it has become very evident that the most dangerous thing is to do nothing.

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Preparation for Protest

Plan B Consulting

They know how to avoid police surveillance and how to keep operational security in the dark, revealing their targets at the very last moment. If you think your company might be targeted, you should have plans to deal with this at three levels. Include supervisors and managers in your operational plans. Review your security.

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Preparation for Protest

Plan B Consulting

They know how to avoid police surveillance and how to keep operational security in the dark, revealing their targets at the very last moment. If you think your company might be targeted, you should have plans to deal with this at three levels. Include supervisors and managers in your operational plans. Review your security.

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Stay Out of Ransomware Jail with Rapid Recovery

Pure Storage

That’s a 311% increase from 2019. One major contributor is the massive shift to remote work last year and employees subsequently not connecting securely to company networks. Ransomware, like most cyber threats, targets and exploits vulnerabilities and other security gaps in legacy, complex IT. demand their ransom.

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What is Cyber Resilience and Why It Matters

Castellan

Instead, it draws on seven key areas when defining cyber resilience: national security, critical infrastructure, critical infrastructure security and resilience, Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity, network engineering, resilience engineering, and Homeland Security. What Are the Main Components of Cyber Resilience?

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Integrating Risk Disciplines: Business Continuity and Cyber Response

Castellan

RiskBased Security’s 2020 Year End Report Data Breach QuickView points to almost 700 publicly reported breaches that included ransomware as an attack vector. That’s a 100% increase compared to 2019. When planning, remember these core actions: Anticipate Protect Detect Defend Recover Adapt.