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Getting Ahead of Cybercriminals: 5 Essential Cybersecurity Practices

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If you’re finding the prospect of staying ahead of cybercriminals overwhelming, you’re in good company: 88% of SMB leaders view their businesses as vulnerable to cybercrime 3. Patches and updates are routinely required to address known vulnerabilities that cybercriminals can target. Vulnerability Scanning. Why Is This Important?

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Ransomware Attackers Find Fresh Targets in Cultural Institutions

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This supply chain attack was in the style of the SolarWinds attack in 2020, in that the damage spread to Gallery Systems’ customers. Create and test your incident response plan. Along with creating an incident response plan , consider the infrastructure necessary to support it. Segment your networks.

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7 Reasons Why Cybersecurity Fails

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million in 2020. Exposure of employee and customer information 36 billion records were exposed from data breaches in the first half of 2020. Hijacking of important business data The average ransomware payment rose 33% in 2020 to over $100,000. In 2020, p hishing attacks rose 11%. million to $8.94 million. .

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Double trouble: When climate change and cyber crime collide

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Today, many BCDR programs rely on response plans for a handful of most likely potential incidents. During disasters, distracted, weakened, and vulnerable businesses and individuals are easy targets for cyber criminals. They are built and tested on the assumption that, if disruptions occur, they will happen one at a time.

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Cyber Security: 8 Steps to Cyber Resilience

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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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Crises On The Rise: 5 Focus Areas For Greater Resilience

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For instance, the Atlantic hurricane season of 2020 witnessed a record-breaking number of named storms, with a total of 30, surpassing the previous record set in 2005. Several factors contribute to this trend, including climate change, population growth, and increasing vulnerability of infrastructure and communities among others.

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How to Navigate the Cybersecurity Minefield of Remote Work

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According to an INTERPOL report , between January and April 2020, there was a significant increase in malicious cyber activities attributed to the pandemic shift to WFH. A risk-based approach to cybersecurity involves several key steps: Risk Identification: Document all potential threats and vulnerabilities.