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The Top Vulnerabilities in Software Security

Assurance IT

Did you know that in 2020, over 18,000 vulnerabilities were created? All of this is vulnerabilities in your enterprises’ software security. All of this is vulnerabilities in your enterprises’ software security. What is a Vulnerability? The Top Vulnerabilities. How to Avoid These Vulnerabilities?

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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 SolarWinds Breach In 2020, SolarWinds Corporation was at the center of what Microsoft President Brad Smith described as “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen.”

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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. Cyberattacks on financial institutions: Data breaches in 2020. link] Contreras, W.

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Cyber Security: 8 Steps to Cyber Resilience

NexusTek

With a 69% increase in internet crime in 2020 and a 40-60% chance that a small business will never reopen after data loss , both cyber security and cyber resilience are critical to a company’s endgame. Vulnerability Assessment Perform a comprehensive analysis of business assets to identify gaps or weaknesses that cyber criminals can exploit.

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Tips for Managing Third-Party Risk in Health Care

Reciprocity

Data breaches against healthcare organizations affected more than 1 million people in 2020. In the healthcare industry, attackers often leverage third-party vulnerabilities to access sensitive information, while defenders try to keep these bad actors out. million ) than any other sector. In 2021 the average cost rose to $9.41

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Stop Ransomware In Fort Lauderdale, Florida

LAN Infotech

Department of Justice estimates that organizations paid around $350 million in ransom to cybercriminals in 2020. 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. For example, the U.S

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4 Ways To Ensure Reliability of Your Digital Services for GivingTuesday by Jesse Maddex

PagerDuty

The growth of GivingTuesday (which takes place on the Tuesday following Black Friday) from $10 million in nonprofit donations in 2012 to more than $2 billion in 2020 shows that many people in the U.S. In 2020, GivingTuesday saw 34 million donors give over $2.4 In 2020 , PagerDuty gave over $1.1 Define your “hypercare” model.

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