CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Small businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks since hackers view them as easy victims to target. While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. Therefore, it’s crucial that small businesses make cybersecurity a top priority.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The Cost of Overlooked Cyber Attacks for Small Businesses. Did you know it takes an average of 197 days to detect a data breach , then another 69 days to contain it? The Ponemon Institute calculated that the average cost of a cyber attack for companies that can stop a breach within 30 days is $3.09

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 11, 2021

According to the 2020 Data Breaches report by Verizon, 25% of all breaches involved the use of stolen credentials. And for small businesses, that number hit 30%. Brute force attacks have a similar share, accounting for 18% of all breaches, and 34% of those for small businesses.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 19, 2021

With all that transpired over the last few months, and even with the SolarWinds cyberattack making headlines , it might be easy to forget that data breaches and hacks continue to expose the personal information of millions. This leaves victims of the data breaches vulnerable to identity theft. million guests were exposed.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Small businesses and startups are known to face some extra challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. An infection has been found, a breach was discovered, or ransomware has disabled systems or made files unretrievable. Audit your environment on a regular basis, especially if you are a fast growing small business.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

Yahoo is continuously trying to settle a lawsuit on the massive data breach over the period of 2013 to 2016. million settlement with millions of people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen in the largest data breach in history”. SecurityAffairs – Yahoo data breach, settlement).

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 15, 2024

If you’re a small business owner, it’s crucial to understand the significance of cybersecurity and the steps needed to safeguard your data, customers, and company reputation. The Financial Impact of Cyberattacks For small businesses, the financial consequences of a cyberattack can be devastating.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2023

The recent Mailchimp data breach has impacted multiple organizations, some of them are already notifying their customers. The popular email marketing and newsletter platform Mailchimp recently disclosed a news data breach , the incident exposed the data of 133 customers. reads the post published by TechCrunch.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

While major companies sometimes spend millions to recover, the consequences for small businesses can be even more damaging because they lack the time, technical expertise, and resources to bounce back from an attack. Malware attacks not only cost companies money and customers, but also damage their reputations in the long term.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many large companies had uploaded huge volumes of sensitive customer data to Snowflake accounts that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required). CRACKDOWN ON HARM GROUPS?

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reveals cyberattacks and data breaches targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to climb, reaching their highest levels in the three years of the study. This represents a significant jump from the 58% attack rate in 2021 and 43% in 2022.

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Hacker's King

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

However, this digital revolution has also given rise to a darker reality: data breaches. From large corporations to small businesses and even individual users, the implications of data breaches can be devastating, leading to identity theft, financial loss, and a breakdown of trust in online services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

That’s why large, medium-sized, and small businesses need to become more proactive in their approach to cyber security. Cyber security is important if you want to efficiently operate your business, and it’s also critical for protecting your clients’ information. Back Up Your Data. Create a Strong Password Policy.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Big names, including Home Depot and Michaels, suffered massive data breaches that affected millions of customers. The Ashley Madison data breach was one of the most widely covered breaches in the media this year. It’s estimated that 37 million people were victim to the breach, including several high-profile names.

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Javvad Malik

JULY 5, 2024

Oliver’s story is a reminder that behind every data breach, there are real people whose lives are thrown into turmoil. IBM’s 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report showed the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 In these cases, lives were irrevocably altered, and in some instances, even lost.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Researcher discovered that global B2B CRM provider Really Simple Systems exposed online a non-password-protected database with million records. Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained over 3 million records.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For most small businesses, the chances of falling prey to a long-term covert surveillance operation by well-resourced, likely state-backed actors are slim. This shows that stealthily surveilling a network is not a tactic exclusive to highly sophisticated threat actors targeting enterprise businesses.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2022

So, your business has just suffered a data breach and it’s time to dig deep in your pockets to pay all the resulting expenses. Indeed, with liability limits ranging from $1 million to $5 million or more, cyber insurance policies can cover a good chunk of the damage caused by a data breach.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Password manager vendor Dashlane has announced updates to its suite of enterprise offerings. These include a new Dark Web Insights tool that provides a breakdown of compromised passwords, a standalone authenticator app for enabling account multi-factor authentication (MFA), and a low-cost starter plan for small businesses.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines. SALOMON As an affiliate of Spamdot, Salomon used the email address ad1@safe-mail.net , and the password 19871987gr.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Oh, what a year it was for insecurity, and especially for the small business. It wasn’t as though we didn’t already know – that small businesses were firmly in the crosshairs of hackers. And they found it in small business websites. Small businesses are popular targets because they often have lax security.”.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. He did well on the test, but he also has a great understanding of the business side of things having run small businesses himself. In 2019, a Canadian company called Defiant Tech Inc.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Yet in a recent report by Nationwide , only 13% of small business owners said they’d been targeted by a cyberattack, but when they saw specific examples of cybercrime — from phishing to ransomware — that number shot up to 58%. In 2018 alone, we saw thousands of data breaches expose more than 446 million records.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Sadly, they can also make our personal data more vulnerable to cyber threats. In one recent data breach, 2.9 billion people had their social security numbers and other personal information hacked , and all that stolen data ended up for sale on the dark web. Create strong passwords. Do not use your pet’s name!

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2023

. “In a note to customers, WooCommerce said it was notified by Mailchimp a day later that the breach may have exposed the names, store web addresses and email addresses of its customers, though it said no customer passwords or other sensitive data was taken.” ” reads the post published by TechCrunch.

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Appknox

AUGUST 7, 2022

According to a new (March 2022) report , small businesses are more frequent targets of cyberattacks. Reality Check: Neither small nor big companies are immune from cyber-attacks or data breaches. Spending millions in consumer damages and losing reputation in case of a data breach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 8, 2022

According to the latest Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 61% of all breaches were a result of stolen credentials. Small businesses often struggle to develop and implement a plan for securing their identities due to a lack of time and resources.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Putting it in hard numbers, the average business will spend around $133,000 recovering from a ransomware attack. This can be especially devastating for small businesses, which have limited financial resources and internal expertise. Back up your data. According to Ponemon, 60% of data breaches can be linked to negligence.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

With fewer budget dollars and expert resources dedicated to cybersecurity than their larger counterparts, small and mid-sized organizations often make easier targets, particularly in today’s increasingly complex and connected cloud environment. Fiction: Strong passwords are enough. Fiction: SMBs can’t afford a cybersecurity program.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Large corporations, small businesses, and even individuals suffer from numerous attacks from cybercriminals. That is why most companies hire professional information security services to mitigate the risks arising from data breaches. Businesses require the input of human resources. Data Security.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 3, 2025

The SHIELD Act: Strengthening New Yorks Data Security The SHIELD Act , passed in 2019, builds on New Yorks earlier Information Security Breach and Notification Act (2005). It introduces more stringent requirements for protecting private information and expands the definition of a data breach. fingerprints, retina scans).

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Password manager: Norton generates strong passwords and syncs logins across all your protected devices. Privacy monitoring: Norton searches data broker websites for your personal data so you know where you can request to opt out of having your data exposed. Pricing • Individual: $59.99/year

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 11, 2021

Not only will taking the proper precautions keep you out of financial trouble, but you could also advertise in your job pitches how secure your business really is. Start with smart passwords. The next step in setting up your security fortress is installing software that will keep cybercriminals at bay.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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