Ransomware started a plague for users and businesses in 2012. What started out as a simple download from an email or a site turned out to be malicious software that would not let you access your own files unless you […]
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Europe is an attractive market for US companies due to its size and consistent regulations across borders. However, don’t be fooled into thinking that it’s simple when compared with the US. From 25 May 2018, all companies will need to
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A new report from Gartner claims that information security spending will increase about 7 percent this year, and climb to $93 billion in 2018. As impressive as that number sounds, it actually seems quite tame when you consider the pace
Currently, when it comes to Blockchain, IBM is the big player on the block and, for the most part, they’ve largely stood alone. Intel and Microsoft announced that they are entering this segment and that may be OK with IBM
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It seems we can’t go more than a couple of days without seeing ransomware in the headlines. New attacks launched, new variants discovered, new victims reporting their losses. Despite the prevalent coverage of ransomware, there are a number of significant
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As companies engage with customers and collect data, it’s important to respect and protect individual privacy. The members of the European Union (EU) are especially focused on ensuring data privacy, which is why they’ve developed the General Data Protection Regulation,
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There’s no doubt about it – DDoS attacks are getting worse. That concise bit of bad news leaves a lot of blanks to be filled in, however: in what way are they getting worse? How is that happening? What types
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Think back for a second to the late 1990s (if you were alive and in the workplace), when every so often the nightly news included some vaguely apocalyptic sounding reference to a computer virus sweeping the globe. It was inevitably
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According to a new report, “Protecting the Modern Mobile Workforce” from critical event management leader Everbridge, 77 percent of employers said their employees would prioritize safety over privacy concerns when it comes to identifying their location during a critical event.
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There is something to be said for having the right knowledge to avoid a cyber threat. In spite of using relatively little security tools, security professionals are generally less likely to become compromised. On the other hand, many average or
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