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What Is Cyber Extortion? Tips for Securing Your Data

Pure Storage

Data breaches often exploit vulnerabilities in software, weak passwords, or insider threats to gain access to critical systems and exfiltrate data. Sextortion scams surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with attackers sending emails claiming to have hacked webcams or email accounts, demanding Bitcoin to delete the alleged footage.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). About the same time, 2007, Dr Michael Leavitt of the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote: "We don't know when a pandemic will arrive. Major epidemics and pandemics (what is the difference?)

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CrowdStrike: Lessons on the Importance of Contracts, Insurance and Business Continuity

IT Governance BC

According to Parametrix , an insurance company specialising in Cloud outages, cyber insurance policies likely cover up to 10–20% of losses only. Back in 2020, most organisations hadn’t planned for a pandemic, for example. Then there’s insurance. In just a few days, between 18 and 22 July, CrowdStrike ($CRWD) lost 23.1%

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Resiliency Is Top Priority in 2023 White House Cybersecurity Strategy

Pure Storage

According to the strategy, investing in a resiliency architecture means: Reducing vulnerabilities in foundational technology—including critical infrastructure such as storage, which should be capable of tiered backups, immutable snapshots, and fast recovery times. It’s the best way to have every chance at recovering after a security event.

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Lone Workers vs. Remote Workers: Knowing the Difference and Keeping Both Safe

everbridge

The Covid-19 pandemic increased opportunities for remote work four to five times more than before, according to a report from McKinsey & Co. The rapid transformation brought forward by the pandemic has muddied the definition of remote workers versus lone workers, but it’s essential not to confuse the two.

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Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Failures in Risk Management: Why ERM vs GRC

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For instance, banks and insurance carriers with robust ERM programs realize that investment research consultants and credit rating agencies, although they may have a relatively small spend, can have a significant impact on their investment portfolios if conflicts of interest, bias, or fraud go undetected.

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Risk Assessment vs Risk Analysis

Reciprocity

Risk can be affected by numerous external factors, including natural disasters, global pandemics, raw material prices, increased levels of competition, or changes to current government regulations. So would a zero-day attack, in which hackers exploit a previously unknown vulnerability. Risks are not always the fault of the business.