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Ransomware Exponentially Increasing as IoT Provides Physical Targeting Opportunities

CTOvision

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid.

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Top 5 Ways to Improve the Security of Your Business

Kaseya

The Internet of Things (IoT) and unsecured IoT devices are also proving to be a huge risk for SMBs. In 2017, 50,000 cyber-attacks were targeted at IoT devices, an increase of 600 percent from 2016 and the number of IoT-driven malware attacks surpassed 121,000 in 2018. Insider threats require specialized tools.

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What COVID-19 Response Strategies Tell Us About the Business-Cybersecurity Disconnect

Tenable

The popularity of internet-of-things (IoT) devices makes them potential threat vectors. According to the Forrester study, as of mid-April 2020, four in 10 organizations (41%) had already experienced at least one business-impacting* cyberattack as a result of a COVID-19-related phishing or malware scheme.

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Cybersecurity for enterprise: 10 essential PAM considerations for modern hybrid enterprises

CIO

An explosion of workstations, servers, containers, IoT, and mobile devices has opened opportunities for hackers to exploit. Providing extra identity assurance, MFA helps determine friend from foe and block bots and malware from escalating privileges and moving laterally. Of course, you don’t have to imagine.

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NOC vs. SOC: Understanding the Differences

Kaseya

Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) services: BCDR services address data storage, backup and disaster recovery to help organizations keep their operations running even during major disruptions like natural disasters, power outages, data breaches and other catastrophic events.

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Endpoint Security Basics: What It Does, How It Works, Controls, Technologies and More

Kaseya

Endpoints include laptops, desktops, tablets, mobile devices, servers, medical devices and IoT devices. The proliferation of smartphones and a growing number of IoT devices being used at work has increased not only the number of endpoints connecting to a company’s network, but also the type of endpoints.

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What Is Endpoint Security Management and Why Is It Important?

Kaseya

The definition of endpoints, in this case, extends to all devices, such as laptops, mobile phones, tablets, and even servers and IoT devices. Data loss prevention This includes setting up two-factor authentication and using strong passwords in addition to having a solid disaster recovery plan.