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Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.

 

So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.

 

It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.

 

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Most Desired Skills, Programming Languages, and Professional Certifications for Cyber Security Jobs

October 30, 2020
Technical ability and mindset, Python coding language, and the CISSP certification are among the most desired skills for cyber security jobs, SpecOps' study found.
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Trust and Transparency Are Essential Elements of Modern Compliance

December 28, 2022
How do technology partners, cloud providers, vendors, distributors, customers and organizations earn trust? There is no simple answer, but compliance standards play a significant role. There can be no trust without transparency, and modern compliance helps organizations make their security practices considerably less opaque.
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Botnet Owner Reveals Telnet Access Credentials for Over Half a Million Devices

January 31, 2020
Owner of a botnet has leaked the access credentials for more than 515,000 servers and claimed they were changing business models to make use of cloud service providers instead.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Cyber Attack at Mount Royal University Disrupts Operations, Cybercrime Gang Demands $1.9 Million Ransom

July 13, 2026
Cybercrime group demands $1.9 million in ransom following a cyber attack at Mount Royal University in Calgary that leaked student and employee data and disrupted operations.
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Election Security Now a High-Priority Issue in United States

August 9, 2019
With lessons learned from 2016 U.S. presidential election, U.S. government officials are taking no chances in upcoming election security by pushing stricter measures to secure online information from cyber attacks.
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A Suspected Ransomware Cyber Attack Shuts Down World’s Fifth Largest Beermaker Molson Coors

March 19, 2021
Molson Coors filed a security incident with the Security and Exchange Commission acknowledging a cyber attack that took its systems offline, suggesting a ransomware attack.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Canada’s House of Commons Hit by Data Breach Exploiting Recent Microsoft Vulnerability

August 18, 2025
Canada’s House of Commons experienced a data breach from a recent Microsoft vulnerability and leaked the personal information of lawmakers and legislative staff members.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Members of Defunct Underground Hacking Forum Exposed by Database Leak

June 12, 2023
Prior to its seizure in April 2022, RaidForums was one of the biggest hacking forums catering to cybercriminals that trade in stolen data. A new competitor is looking to make a name for itself by exposing some 478,000 former RaidForums members.
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Cyber Insurance Now Critical for Public Sector Agencies?

November 29, 2017
The private sector is increasingly turning to cyber insurance to at least mitigate some of the effects of hacking, however governments across the globe seem to have been slow to take advantage. Given the severity of the cyber threats, is it time for public sector agencies to leverage cyber insurance offerings?
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Cyber SecurityNews

Ransomware Attack on Danish Hosting Providers Causes Almost Complete Data Loss for Customers

August 29, 2023
Two web hosting providers in Denmark are teetering on the brink after a devastating ransomware attack that wiped out most customer data. Given the ongoing difficulty of recovery, the companies are recommending that customers move to other hosting providers.
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