Striking the Right Balance in Your Cybersecurity Budget Optimizing digital defense investments can be crucial for small to mid-sized companies. Here are ten best practices to help you and your company find the right balance in your cybersecurity efforts: Risk Assessment First: Start by conducting a thorough risk assessment to identify the most critical vulnerabilities […]
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AI: The New Ally & Adversary in the Cyber War Are You Fully Leveraging Its Power? Just like in “The Terminator,” AI has risen as a powerhouse in cybersecurity—both a guardian and a looming threat. Is Judgment Day closer than we think? Technology is changing fast. Traditional defenses (like firewalls, MDR/XDR, and antivirus software) are […]
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Why Small Businesses Need to Prioritize Threat Modeling in 2024 As cyber threats continue to rise, many small businesses still operate under the misconception that they’re too small to be on hackers’ radars. Unfortunately, the reality is quite different. Today, attackers are increasingly targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), seeing them as easy targets with […]
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Essential for 2024: Why Small Businesses Must Embrace Threat Modeling to Build Cyber Resilience The Rising Risk: Small Businesses Are Prime Targets for Cyber Attacks As cyber threats continue to evolve in 2024, small businesses are facing an increasing risk of being targeted by cybercriminals. Many small companies still operate under the assumption that their […]
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China Challenges U.S. Dominance in Cybersecurity Tensions Escalate as CCP’s Goals & Capabilities Expand In a significant development in the cybersecurity landscape, China is quickly narrowing the gap with the United States, challenging the long-standing U.S. supremacy in this sector. The Pentagon’s 2023 report, “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China,” released […]
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Hacker Gang Files SEC Report Against Their Own Victim Cite Company’s Failure to Report Ransomware Attack it Perpetrated Turns out, crossing paths with a BlackCat really does bring misfortune! In a recent, bizarre turn of events, the notorious BlackCat ransomware gang has played a twisted game with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Just […]
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SEC Declares Open Season On CISOs Cyber Lapses Could Now Put Their Heads on the Legal Chopping Block This Thanksgiving, while tables across America are set for a traditional feast, CISOs find themselves on a less savory menu – dodging the carving knives of the SEC’s latest crackdown. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]
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Biden Issues Sweeping New AI & Cybersecurity Regulations Tech Enters Its ‘Obamacare’ Phase with the Advent of ‘Obamacode’ Obama’s back and Judgment Day’s here. In a significant policy shift reminiscent of the healthcare reform under Obamacare, the Biden Administration has announced a comprehensive new set of regulations addressing the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence […]
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Boeing Roughed-Up After Ransomware Deadline Expires The Beating Occurred Friday Amid an Aggressive New ‘Digital Extortion’ Crimewave In the uncannily evocative language of street parlance—Boeing just got jumped. Boeing, a leading aerospace and defense company, has been targeted by the notorious Lockbit syndicate in a significant ransomware attack. A vast amount of its confidential data […]
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