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FEATURE ARTICLES

Developing a successful cyber resilience framework
Cyber resilience brings the areas of information security, business continuity, and organizational resilience together says Alberto G. Alexander, Ph. D. In this article he presents the elements of a successful cyber resilience strategy and highlights the components of a cyber resilience framework.
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Four cyber attack trends that mustn’t slip under your radar
The cyber threat landscape is very fluid, with cybercriminals constantly adjusting tactics to stay ahead of organizations. Commoditisation is also making cybercrime easier through the use of toolkits. Here, Dave Prezzano highlights four attack trends to be aware of...
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How to avoid a data wipeout: three steps to protect your organization from wiper malware
Wiper malware is an alarming threat to corporate data - it aims to delete your data permanently and make it completely unrecoverable. Florian Malecki looks at what organizations need to have in place to protect themselves.
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Data breaches: who foots the bill?
Recent research reveals that both companies and MSPs are disturbingly unclear about their legal and financial obligations when a data breach occurs. As a result, contracts are ambiguous and the risks of legal wrangling severe. Simon Pamplin looks at the issue.
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Cyber security predictions for 2023: the year of deepfake technology and exemption clauses
Scott Register, VP Security Solutions at Keysight Technologies, highlights some areas where cyber threats and security may develop through 2023.
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NEWS ARTICLES

Report highlights and quantifies the impacts of email-borne security attacks
Barracuda Networks has published its 2023 Email Security Trends report that shows how email-based security attacks affect organizations around the world.
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Attacks on cloud-based networks ‘skyrocket’ in 2022
Check Point Research (CPR) has published its 2023 Security Report reflecting on ‘a tumultuous 2022, which saw cyber attacks reach an all-time high in response to the Russo-Ukrainian war’.
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New research shows that BEC attacks have grown by 175 percent over two years
Abnormal Security has released its H1 2023 Email Threat Report, which examines recent developments in the email threat environment and focuses on the growing risk employees pose to an organization’s cyber security.
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Ransomware attacks dip in 2022 finds Annual Threat Monitor Report
The 2022 Annual Threat Monitor Report from NCC Group highlights a 5 percent decrease in ransomware attacks between January – December 2022.
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New study shows that companies are struggling with mobile device management
Businesses are reevaluating how they manage devices, applications, and data across a sprawling mobile landscape, according to a new Vanson Bourne report commissioned by Tangoe.
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CISA makes ESXiArgs ransomware recovery script available
CISA has released a recovery script for organizations that have been impacted by the ESXiArgs ransomware. The ESXiArgs ransomware encrypts configuration files on vulnerable ESXi servers, potentially rendering virtual machines unusable, says CISA.
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Cloud Security Outlook 2023 confirms the ‘continued surge in cloud adoption’ but highlights associated security and resilience issues
ManageEngine has announced results from its new study, Cloud Security Outlook 2023.
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Study identifies numerous pain points as organizations seek to manage application connectivity security and risk
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has released a new report ‘Deconstructing Application Connectivity Challenges in a Complex Cloud Environment’.
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NIST publishes AI Risk Management Framework for organizations
The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new guidance document, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0).
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Only half of organizations have an adequate cyber security budget
Only half (49 percent) of organizations have sufficient budget to fully meet their current cyber security needs, and 11 percent can, at best, protect only their most critical assets, according to a recent survey by the Neustar International Security Council (NISC).
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The majority of UK organizations are unprepared for cyberwarfare
Only one-third of UK organizations have a validated plan in place to handle cyberwarfare; and 57 percent have stalled or stopped digital transformation projects due to the threat of cyberwarfare.
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Zero trust is a critical strategy but very few enterprises have successfully implemented it
Zero trust is top of mind for most organizations as a critical strategy to reduce risk, but few organizations have actually completed zero trust implementations, says Gartner, Inc.
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NIST publishes Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Concept Paper
NIST has been developing an update to its widely used Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), to keep it in-line with the evolving cyber security landscape.
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