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Information Security vs. Cybersecurity: Main Differences

Reciprocity

Cybersecurity and information security are often assumed to be synonymous terms. What is Cybersecurity? “Cybersecurity” refers to an ecosystem of technologies, methodologies, and processes, such as firewalls and antivirus software, best practices, and cybersecurity frameworks. Why is Cybersecurity Important?

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World Backup Day: Four Data Protection Best Practices to Know

Pure Storage

It has been republished with permission from the author. Cybersecurity sentiment has shifted dramatically – in fact, Gartner recently noted that 88 percent of board of directors now acknowledge that cybersecurity is a key business risk rather than simply just an IT problem, a 58 percent jump from five years ago.

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Security Industry Association Applauds Passage of Chips Bill

Security Industry Association

Department of Commerce Manufacturing Extension Partnership program to support small and medium-sized manufacturers with cybersecurity, workforce training and supply chain resiliency and in other areas, from which a number of firms in the security industry have benefited. Testing, Evaluation and Standards. Assistance for 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. Furthermore, controlling which parties (e.g.,

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Do Cyber Risks Lurk in Your Business Ecosystem?

NexusTek

Similarly, if other parties in your ecosystem have lax security, they place your business at risk—even if your own cybersecurity is excellent. 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.

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Ransomware Attacks Leave Businesses Around the World Reeling

LAN Infotech

Businesses have no option but to reevaluate their cybersecurity procedures , policies, and defense. What’s more, ransomware uses a TOR browser that makes it difficult for law enforcement authorities to locate ransom websites on the dark web. Training cybersecurity to employees so that they can identify and avert phishing emails.

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Understanding Different Types and Uses of Video Surveillance Data

Security Industry Association

Consider using impact assessments to evaluate the effect of the new video usage. In all video surveillance uses, there must be transparency about the authority, purpose and justification, along with proportionality and reciprocity, as outlined in the SIA Privacy Code of Conduct. Consider the risk: How is risk managed?