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Insights and opinions on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity contributed by thought leaders from around the world.

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Cyber Security Insights

Putting Skin in the Cyber Insurance Game

January 13, 2022

Cyber insurance premiums have jumped 73% in the U.S alone. Greater specificity over what is (and what is not) covered has become a feature of many updated policies, as has the expectation that companies need to have greater cybersecurity hygiene in place in order to qualify for insurance.

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Putting Validation-in-Depth at the Center of Your Organization’s Security Posture

November 26, 2021

Organizations need a new security approach designed for the modern world that automatically validates security for continuous resilience instead of assuming Defense in Depth is accurate. Every Defense-in-Depth design requires Validation-in-Depth at its core.

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Quora Exposed 100 Million Passwords but Did Almost Everything Right

December 17, 2018

Quora suffered a massive data leak, exposing their password database with 100 million passwords. But the passwords were securely stored and are next-to-useless to criminals.

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Race Relations, Phishing, and the War Against Disinformation

September 24, 2020

The most sophisticated technology in the world is not enough to combat phishing scams. which aren’t designed to break through firewalls or circumvent email gateways or endpoint security.

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Ransomware – Keeping Ahead of the Latest Threat Techniques

January 22, 2024

Criminal gangs behind ransomware attacks will continue to adapt their techniques to maximize their returns. They are increasingly using novel tactics to circumvent traditional security solutions and one of the most significant shifts is that attacks involving data exfiltration are now the norm.

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Ransomware and Returning to the Basics of Cybersecurity

August 18, 2021

Far from sensationalizing ransomware attacks, our response should be to return to the basics of cybersecurity. This requires a converged IT-OT security strategy to limit damage and protect valuable assets.

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Ransomware at Its Worst: The Rise of Double Extortion and How To Stop Them at the Front Door

May 4, 2021

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) is an emerging technology that has been constantly evolving and has come of age as a solution to stop ransomware attacks, including double extortion.

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Ransomware Attack of 2018 Isn’t Coming – It Has Arrived

April 2, 2018

The ransomware threat landscape continues to evolve and the spreading mechanism has changed, shifting from simple phishing attacks, spam and drive-by-downloads to more sophisticated techniques. These advanced techniques in ransomware has proven successful in massive global attacks for 2017. What's coming in 2018?

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Ransomware Attacks Ramping up in 2018, Showing No Signs of Stopping

November 23, 2018

New report from Datto shows that ransomware attacks continue to be the leading form of cyber attack experienced by small- and medium-sized businesses, with 4 of 5 MSPs having clients hit over the last 2 years.

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Ransomware Costs in 2019

January 15, 2020

2019 has seen ransomware costs higher than they ever have been and are expected to increase in 2020. It needs to become an unprofitable business to stop the attacks from hackers.

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Insights

Putting Skin in the Cyber Insurance Game

Putting Validation-in-Depth at the Center of Your Organization’s Security Posture

Quora Exposed 100 Million Passwords but Did Almost Everything Right

Race Relations, Phishing, and the War Against Disinformation

Ransomware – Keeping Ahead of the Latest Threat Techniques

Ransomware and Returning to the Basics of Cybersecurity

Ransomware at Its Worst: The Rise of Double Extortion and How To Stop Them at the Front Door

Ransomware Attack of 2018 Isn’t Coming – It Has Arrived

Ransomware Attacks Ramping up in 2018, Showing No Signs of Stopping

Ransomware Costs in 2019

New US National Security Order Calls for Pre-Release Access and Assessment of AI Models

Hackers Hijacked Instagram Accounts by Tricking Meta AI Support Chatbot into Linking Their Email Address

Lead EU Cybersecurity Agency to Receive Early Access to Mythos AI

Who Will Break Who: Microsoft or Mythos?