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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

Reducing Insider Threat Risk in Uncertain Economic Times

April 28, 2023

Companies that are downsizing, or still planning to, must have an insider threat program in place or run the risk of falling victim to a massive cyberattack that could cripple the business for months to come, ultimately making the cost reductions a worthless exercise.

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Cyber Security Insights

Can MSSPs Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap?

October 4, 2023

There’s no doubt that MSSPs have a core role to play in mitigating the cybersecurity skills shortage and that automated technologies will be central to that. But they need to move beyond automating the routine and look at how they can automate more complex asks.

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Cyber Security Insights

Understanding & Defending Against the Top 5 Cognitive Bias Cybercriminals Most Exploit

August 3, 2021

Phishing emails are highly effective today because workers have been groomed to have an immediate response to them. Here is a breakdown of each of these widely-used cognitive responses.

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Cyber Security Insights

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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Cyber Security Insights

Navigating Your Path to a Career in Cyber Security: Practical Steps and Insights

August 30, 2023

Landing a job in cyber security may require persistence and continuous learning, so it's important to keep refining your skills, networking, and seeking new opportunities.

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Cyber Security Insights

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 Security Insights

Crypto-Regulation: Regulatory Solutions Will Help Virtual Currencies Change the U.S. Financial Market

February 16, 2019

Many believe that virtual currencies could be a driving force in economic growth. Two new bi-partisan bills will seek to regulate virtual currencies while establishing significant protections for U.S. consumers.

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Cyber Security Insights

Why Millennials Are Likely to Get Tricked This Halloween

October 22, 2018

Millennials, a tech-savvy bunch often on the go, tend to kick caution to the curb when it comes to protecting personal information as growing up with technology often creates a false sense of security.

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Data Protection Insights

Privacy Enhancing Technology Can Solve the UK’s Data Reform Bill Protection Concerns

November 1, 2022

Instead of introducing an entirely new regime, the UK Government should explore the use of privacy enhancing technology to enable organisations to share and analyse personal data in a privacy-preserving manner, to create opportunities and unlock the power of data using innovative and trustworthy applications.

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Cyber Security Insights

A Compliance Blueprint for the FCA’s Remote Work Expectations

December 9, 2021

FCA issued remote work guidance in October outlining its expectations for compliance with its regulatory framework and effectively signaling the end of any reprieve for dispersed workforces.

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Reducing Insider Threat Risk in Uncertain Economic Times

Can MSSPs Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap?

Understanding & Defending Against the Top 5 Cognitive Bias Cybercriminals Most Exploit

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

Navigating Your Path to a Career in Cyber Security: Practical Steps and Insights

Cyber Insurance Now Critical for Public Sector Agencies?

Crypto-Regulation: Regulatory Solutions Will Help Virtual Currencies Change the U.S. Financial Market

Why Millennials Are Likely to Get Tricked This Halloween

A Compliance Blueprint for the FCA’s Remote Work Expectations

Lead EU Cybersecurity Agency to Receive Early Access to Mythos AI

Who Will Break Who: Microsoft or Mythos?

Commercial Location Data Used to Track Deployed U.S. Military Across Theaters of Operation

Carnival Cruise Data Breach Exposes Nearly 6 Million People in Cyber Attack Linked to ShinyHunters