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What Is Wiperware? 10 FAQs

Pure Storage

10 FAQs by Pure Storage Blog Wiperware, or wiper malware, is a disturbing evolution in cyber warfare that takes no prisoners—not even your data. Attacks attributed to this new, highly destructive form of malware include an Iranian train system attack in 2021 that caused “unprecedented chaos.” What Is Wiperware?

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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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Cybersecurity’s New Superpower: Neurodiversity

FS-ISAC

With the pandemic and rapid digitization of financial services that has accompanied it, cybersecurity professionals have never been in more demand. So having a diverse and inclusive cybersecurity team is not just the right thing to do, it is an imperative. Cyber threat activity is at an all-time high.

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Strategies for Digital Risk Protection

Reciprocity

So it is for houses and buildings – and the same principle is just as true for cybersecurity. Hence cybersecurity risk management is crucial to prevent and mitigate cyber threats. DRP is the active piece of the cybersecurity puzzle, and is an imperative for every organization. What is Digital Risk Protection?

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Supply Chain Resiliency: Beyond Third-Party Risk Programs

FS-ISAC

In your own words, what is supply chain resiliency, and why is it one of the most important areas of cybersecurity in financial services today? It is important for financial services as well as other sectors, because as individual enterprises we cannot control what happens at another organization.

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Zero-Days Are Here to Stay: Here's How You Can Prepare

FS-ISAC

More than six months since Log4j made the headlines, the threat of zero-day exploits, or previously unknown vulnerabilities, looms large over the heads of business leaders and cybersecurity teams. In an already strained and competitive cybersecurity hiring landscape, people should be priority number one. Working the Muscle.

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From Emerging Trends to Cyber Risks: a Latin American Perspective

FS-ISAC

Other aspects that corroborate the criticality of the situation involve the limited investment in cybersecurity technology and the deficit of talent in cybersecurity. This would result in greater investments in cybersecurity and an adequate prioritization of mechanisms for responding to threats. However, we are working on it.