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After a data breach is disclosed, stock prices fall an average of 5%
Data security breaches can negatively impact an entire organization – including sales, marketing and IT – and have a significant negative impact on company …
Are you making it easier for identity thieves?
News of data breaches and the risks of identity theft and fraud persist, but consumers’ vigilance and awareness haven’t kept pace. A national survey by Experian …
Stealing Windows credentials using Google Chrome
Attacks that leak authentication credentials using the SMB file sharing protocol on Windows OS are an ever-present issue, exploited in various ways but usually limited to …
Major international crackdown on tech support scams
The FTC, along with federal, state and international law enforcement partners, announced Operation Tech Trap, a nationwide and international crackdown on tech support scams …
A guide on how to prevent ransomware
Ransomware is fast becoming a major threat to computer systems in many organisations. It is an aggressive form of attack which criminals use to infect computers and block the …
Key to smart cybersecurity spending: Remove redundancies and strive for unification
Over the past two decades, the cybersecurity industry has been completely transformed. For organizations, cybersecurity’s evolution from a cottage industry to an economic …
Privacy awareness checklist for GDPR readiness
A little more than a year out from its effective date of May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is undoubtedly on the minds of many of privacy …
Week in review: WannaCry disaster, SharePoint security, the importance of security culture
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Massive ransomware campaign spreading around the world like wildfire Organizations …
Industry reactions to Trump’s executive order on cybersecurity
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity. Mainly, the order requires a number of cybersecurity reviews across the various …
Advantages of quantum processing shown in head-to-head race
A prototype quantum processor repeatedly beat a traditional, classical processor in a race to solve a puzzle, figuring out a secret combination up to 100 times faster by using …
Digital transformation initiatives: What are you doing to get ahead?
Digital transformation initiatives are more successful when they have buy-in from across the business, according to Splunk. Progress with digital business transformation …
Keys to attracting and retaining cybersecurity talent
Federal agencies need to invest strategically and heavily in their benefits strategy if they’re going to successfully compete for cybersecurity talent, according to the …
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