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We are excited to share this new nomination for the 2025 CYBERSECURITY EXCELLENCE AWARDS for Arjun Mukherjee (more: https://lnkd.in/dPVUS9tT ) - Don't forget to vote for your favorite nominations

We are excited to share this new nomination for the 2025 CYBERSECURITY EXCELLENCE AWARDS for Okta Identity Cloud – The Future of Secure and Adaptive Identity Management (more: https://lnkd.in/eHVq3ywK ) - Don't forget to vote for your favorite nominations

We are excited to share this new nomination for the 2025 CYBERSECURITY EXCELLENCE AWARDS for Palo Alto Networks (more: https://lnkd.in/eTEf4EpF ) - Don't forget to vote for your favorite nominations

We are excited to share this new nomination for the 2025 CYBERSECURITY EXCELLENCE AWARDS for Aparna Achanta (more: https://lnkd.in/g6MhkbDZ ) - Don't forget to vote for your favorite nominations

We are excited to share this new nomination for the 2025 CYBERSECURITY EXCELLENCE AWARDS for Memory Protection for Embedded Software, RunSafe Security Platform, RunSafe Security (more: https://lnkd.in/e2Bz2aZ4 ) - Don't forget to vote for your favorite nominations

Snapchat users fall prey to Phishing Cyber Attack https://lnkd.in/eZACB9gh Snapchat has confirmed that some of its users have fallen prey to a phishing attack which resulted in the exposure of credentials of thousands of its users on a public website. However, the image messaging service offering company has assured that it will rectify the flaw and will release an update to educate its users on how to stay safe from such phishing scams. Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that more than 55,000 Snapchat users had their login details exposed to a clever online scam. And it is said that the scam was brought to light by the tech site ‘The […]

SME email security in 2022 https://lnkd.in/e7zpDJp7 It’s safe to say that 2021 has been a challenging yet rewarding year for those working to ensure cyber security systems provide protection. A continued shift to remote working highlighted the importance of security in an era of digital transformation, and hopefully, business leaders have taken onboard the critical need for effective online protection, particularly where email security is concerned. Perhaps now is a good time to reflect on how firms have tackled the existential challenge of increasing cyber risks in a rapidly changing online landscape. In this article, we’ll focus on what businesses have learned over the past twelve […]

SMB Cybersecurity in 2020 https://lnkd.in/eCE5Gwhj By Jay Ryerse, CISSP, VP of Cybersecurity Initiatives at ConnectWise This year, COVID-19 has impacted the security of virtually every industry and increased cyber crime around remote working environments, education and healthcare. Despite the disruption it has caused, cybersecurity still remains a top priority for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). With the month of October marking National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we are presented with a golden opportunity to discuss the growing importance of cybersecurity within the managed service provider (MSP) community. Our recently released cybersecurity report, which draws upon responses from 700 IT and business decision-makers in SMB organizations […]

Six strategic cyber investments for the next six months – and beyond https://lnkd.in/e_nics93 By: Jason Elmer, CEO, Drawbridge The cyber landscape has changed dramatically over the last year. As companies increasingly adopted permanent remote and hybrid work policies, cybercriminals attempted to remain one step ahead – and in many cases succeeded. In fact, the global volume of ransomware attacks increased by 151% in just the first six months of 2021, with the average cost of a breach recorded at US $3.6 million per incident. The types of attacks threat actors execute has rapidly evolved. In a recent attack on Nvidia, threat actors demanded product updates and open sourcing – a stark contrast from traditional monetary demands by […]

Shamoon Malware behind Saipem Cyber Attack https://lnkd.in/eMHaWW8D Saipem, the Italian oil services firm has discovered in its cyber attack investigation that last week’s disruption of its 300 servers was caused by Shamoon Virus attack- linking it to the 2012’s massive attack on Saudi Aramco. A statement released by the company on Wednesday says that the work to restore the operations was going on in a controlled manner. And the press update confirms that the attack crippled around 356 servers and up to 100 personal computers out of about 4,000 Saipem PCs. Mauro Piasere, the head of the company’s Digital and Innovation said that the company’s data was […]