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How Spread Betting Platforms Safeguard Traders Against Cyber Risks

IT Security Guru

If these cyber attacks are successful, even just a little, they could lead to billions of pounds in damages and losses to the companies that own the platforms and the traders. So, lets explore how spread betting platforms are rising to this challenge and ensuring that their platforms are cyber risk-free.

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Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday josh.pearson@t… Tue, 11/26/2024 - 08:01 As Black Friday and Cyber Monday loom, the stakes for retailers extend far beyond enticing deals and record sales. trillion, the risk of a data breach extends beyond immediate financial losses.

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Communications Company Loses Millions Due to DDoS Attack

SecureWorld News

A recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against several critical communications service providers is hurting corporate earnings. DDoS attack losses stem from remediation efforts for customers. The late September DDoS attack focused on multiple voice-over IP (VoIP) service providers.

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The ultimate guide to Cyber risk management

CyberSecurity Insiders

Ambitious information security experts serve as a critical part of cyber risk management. This can be achieved through the use of cyber risk management approaches. This article explores the need for security and provides an overview of cyber risk assessment. Cyber risk management. Risk control.

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Microsoft mitigated a 3.47 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest one to date

Security Affairs

Tbps distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targeting an Azure customer. Microsoft announced that its Azure DDoS protection platform has mitigated a record 3.47 The news of the attack was reported in the “ Azure DDoS Protection —2021 Q3 and Q4 DDoS attack trends.” ” reads the report. Tbps and 2.55

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How to Use Your Asset Management Software to Reduce Cyber Risks

CyberSecurity Insiders

IoT devices could be used like botnets so as to execute DDoS attacks. . . Ambiguity about cyber security threats, legal responsibilities, and unexpected events is exacerbated for IT security professionals who don’t understand where resources are positioned, how well they are handled, or whether they are susceptible. . .

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MY TAKE: Notes on how GenAI is shifting tension lines in cybersecurity on the eve of RSAC 2025

The Last Watchdog

Trekked here with some 40,000-plus cyber security pros and company execs striving heading to RSAC 2025 at Moscone Center. Many of the challenges they face mitigating cyber risks havent fundamentally changed, just intensified, over the past two decades Ive been coming to RSAC. Just arrived in the City by the Bay.