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You bought business insurance, you bought cyber insurance. Your business suffered a financial loss due to a computer incident, network intrusion, or data breach. You have made a claim with your insurer, but they are refusing to pay your claim. What to do? In a similar scenario, Target Corp has decided to sue it’s insurer for $74 million for refusing to pay the cost of replacing Target credit cards after the ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Jack Wallen offers up his best advice for avoiding malware on Android, and a list of apps that may be used safely.
A really cool graphic courtesy of LinkedIn and Ben Theis of Skol Marketing. This one takes a while to unfold, so ...
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Since my weblog is running on WordPress, and since about 25% of all websites run on WordPress, I often will post an article on WordPress security. This guest post is not 100% web site security related, but configuration errors and similar mistakes can create vulnerabilities that often lead to an intrusion or breach. Good website maintenance is an import part of the security ...
Just how in the heck does a cybersecurity professional stay on top of the rapidly evolving threat landscape, the ever changing attacks and exploits, and new security solutions? I can assure you it involves a lot of reading.
Last month the Twin Cities chapter of (ISC)2 held a meeting on the topic of trusted sources for threat intelligence. It seemed like a great topic idea, so I decided to share my list ...
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Which anti-malware product is the best? Test results from companies like AV-Test and AV-Comparatives are great places to find that answer, and we outline that below. OPSWAT recently released their 2019 Windows Anti-Malware Market Share Report, which takes a look at the most popular anti-malware products, or at least the most frequently installed. OPSWAT did not include Windows Defender ...
Remember the original “Lost in Space” TV show. Well, Will Robinson (Billy Mumy) and his sister Penny (Angela Cartwright) grew up. Robbie the Robot is still looking good.
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.The telltale signs are all there… but if you’re in a hurry, this Netflix scam passes the “visual appeal” test.
National Tax Security Awareness Week is December 2–6
Original release date: November 19, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an article announcing that National ...
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Here’s a contribution from Orla Forrest at Irish cloud services provider Paradyn.
In this guide, we examine some emerging innovations that are helping organisations to bolster their security in 2019.
In 2019, organisations are facing an ever-growing range of cyber-threats. In fact, according to a 2018 study from Bromium, the cybercrime economy was estimated to be worth $1.5 trillion. As ...
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Thanks again to Siege Media for this post.
Smart homes, or homes outfitted with technology innovations such as smart speakers, smart TVs, smart lights, and more, are growing in popularity. In fact, over 66.4 million Americans own a smart speaker, such as the Google Home or the Amazon echo, in their home.
Smart home devices collect data on your ...
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