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Women in Technology: Time to #Breakthebias

Editors Desk March 8, 2022March 8, 2022expert, network, OT

The second part of our article for today’s international women’s day – more quotes from the industry on #BreakThe Bias

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How to get rich with ransomware

Patrick Boch February 28, 2022February 24, 2022Bitcoin, cybercrime, cybersecurity, expert, OT, phishing, ransom, Ransomware

Ransomware is the most profitable form of cybercrime. Not only does it pay well, it is fairly easy to set up. With an investment of as little as $100 criminals can net a profit of more than 2000 percent.

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Why phishing is cybersecurity’s biggest threat this year

Jonathan Wood February 22, 2022February 22, 2022attacks, cyber attack, cybersecurity, expert, focus, Malware, Microsoft Teams, network, OT, phishing, ransom, Ransomware, risk, social engineering

Compared to large organizations, smaller suppliers with fewer security-aware employees are more likely to unwittingly click on a malicious website. This could have repercussions across the supply chain, triggering ransomware attacks on larger organisations. As a result, phishing has become one of the biggest threats to cybersecurity this year.

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How Cybersecurity Issues Affect Stock Prices

Justine Robinson February 18, 2022February 22, 2022Artificial intelligence, attacks, cyber attack, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, development, expert, Facebook, IoT, journal, network, OT, risk, security awareness

Stock prices are affected by changes in supply and demand, but also fluctuate with company health, economic reports, and trader sentiment. It’s no surprise that cyber attacks have an effect on stock prices, too.

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The Mirai Botnet Returns, But Don’t Panic

Lou Covey February 10, 2022February 9, 2022anti-virus, attacks, Botnet, CISO, cybersecurity, expert, focus, Internet of things, IoT, Malware, network, OT, password, security awareness, XDR, zero trust

A new variant of one of the most infamous malware has been spotted in the wild. No need to panic – if you follow some basic cybersecurity hygiene.

Cheat Sheet General Know-How

Cheat Sheet: 3 Best Tips for Safer Internet Day

Patrick Boch February 8, 2022February 17, 2022cybersecurity, expert, Interview, OT, password, Password manager, phishing, review, video

Today is Safer Internet Day and we thought we’d try a bit of click-baiting. That explains the headline and, coincidentally, also what this article is all about.

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Special: Data Privacy Day

Editors Desk January 28, 2022January 28, 2022attacks, Colonial Pipeline, compliance, cyber attack, cybersecurity, data privacy, expert, focus, GDPR, identity, OT, privacy, ransom, Ransomware, risk, video

With the Data Privacy Day and the data privacy week, the end of January has a particular focus on protecting data. In our special on data privacy, read expert commentary, but also useful knowledge about how your personal data is being used – data collection is not always evil.

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Data Protection Day 2022: Prioritising data protection in a changing world

Editors Desk January 28, 2022January 28, 2022apt, attacks, backup, bitglass, CISO, cloud, compliance, Continuous data protection, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, data privacy, development, encryption, expert, GDPR, OT, privacy, ransom, Ransomware, remote work, risk, SAST, zero trust

Organisations collect and store more data than ever before. However, this data is at greater risk than ever. For Data Protection Day 2022 we asked industry experts about their views on the state of data privacy.

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Cybersecurity Challenges Facing Critical Infrastructure

Justine Robinson January 28, 2022January 24, 2022attacks, cybersecurity, expert, network, OT, zero trust

Companies that work in critical infrastructure (CI) sectors particularly have a lot to lose when it comes to cybersecurity attacks. Here are some cyber security challenges that face CI.

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Healthcare OT Facilities Remain Exposed as Industry Experiences Ransomware Attacks

Ilan Barda January 26, 2022January 24, 2022attacks, backup, CISO, cyber attack, cybersecurity, expert, focus, network, OT, ransom, Ransomware, risk, risk assessment

Last year saw an alarming rise in cyber attacks against healthcare facilities. Experts fear that patients will be unable to receive critical care at a targeted facility without a holistic whole-facility cybersecurity approach.