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3 Essential things every business owner should know about IT security in 2023

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Phishing attacks often involve email or text messages that appear to be from a legitimate source, such as a government agency, a bank, or an online retailer. Malware Malware refers to any malicious software designed to damage or disable a computer system, including viruses , Trojans , and spyware.

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Clicking Fake Links, The Horror Behind It!

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Personal data includes information such as your name, address, date of birth, and banking info. Or, quite possibly, your bank account drained. One of the most common forms of fake email links is the increase in home deliveries resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Loss of Personal Data. You must protect your data at all costs.

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Cybersecurity’s New Superpower: Neurodiversity

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With the pandemic and rapid digitization of financial services that has accompanied it, cybersecurity professionals have never been in more demand. One way we are helping to solve this problem at Bank of America is to focus a piece of our recruitment and retention efforts on neurodiversity. Seeing Different Signals in the Noise.

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Cyberrisk Management Tips for Businesses Amid the Russia-Ukraine War

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Attacks attributed to Russia have been launched against a range of targets in Ukraine, including new destructive malware campaigns , targeted information-gathering against a range of civilian and government targets, and attacks on critical infrastructure. Evaluate and if possible, test your business continuity plans.

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45 World Backup Day Quotes from 32 Experts for 2023

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Rob Price, Director, Field Security Office at Snow Software “Banking collapse, volatile economies, pandemics and cybercrime don’t change the fundamentals – data is the lifeblood of every organization and needs to be protected as such. Companies need to adhere to the law, govern data accordingly and have a recovery plan in place.

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Data Privacy Awareness Month 2024: Roundup of Expert Quotes

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And when a phishing attack succeeds, the cybercriminals capture private data, personal information, company data, or they may even install malware directly onto the device to facilitate ongoing attacks. Federal laws are a patchwork, focused on specific verticals such as banking or healthcare.

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Data Privacy Day 2024: The Definitive Roundup of Expert Quotes

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And when a phishing attack succeeds, the cybercriminals capture private data, personal information, company data, or they may even install malware directly onto the device to facilitate ongoing attacks. Federal laws are a patchwork, focused on specific verticals such as banking or healthcare.