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Healthcare Organizations Are the Top Target for Ransomware Attackers

Palo Alto Networks

The research firm, Comparitech , tracked more than 92 individual ransomware attacks in the U.S. Many healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) also make research part of their operations, which adds to this vast pool of highly valuable data. the previous year. healthcare sector in 2020 — a 60 percent increase over the previous year.

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What Business Users Should Do To Mitigate DDoS Threats

CTOvision

Use a DNS firewall to reduce two major issues: 1) users visiting sites known to have malicious code that threatens your enterprise and 2) malicious code inside your enterprise that seeks to beacon out to its controller. We recommend Verisign's DNS Firewall. Have a backup communications plan.

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Five Essentials to Speed Up Business Processes

Strategy Driven

This is primarily based on the internet and increase in speeds and widespread connectivity. The internet is the source of all the data in this so-called data age, and if data is the new gold, then there can be no mining or access to this wealth without access and connection to the internet and the world therein.

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Things You Have to Pay Attention to When Choosing a Cloud Storage Provider

The Crazy Programmer

This is doubly true if you use cloud storage as a backup option and you need a system restore ASAP. You need to consider the physical layers of security as well as software tools like encryption and firewalls. For example, they may reserve the right to access your data at any time or use your data for research or advertising purposes.

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Top 10 Cybersecurity Threats in 2020

Kaseya

A Fortune Business report indicates that the Internet of Things (IoT) market is likely to grow to $1.1 There could also be a serious threat to the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) that could become a grave Internet health crisis. trillion by 2026. Have an incident response plan.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.S., U.K. Governments Offer Advice on How To Build Secure AI Systems 

Tenable

A new checklist from IANS Research published this week aims to help. The “ New CISO Priority Checklist: Ensure a Fast, Successful Start ” document outlines priorities for the first 30 days on the job; the first six months; and the first year.

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO

The Internet of Things is not exempt from least privilege Another nightmare is built into the Internet of Things (IoT). Many of these IoT devices have no internal security to speak of, yet we are giving them access to our networks and often to the Internet. Writing secure code which addresses PoLP is often not prioritized.