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GUEST ESSAY: Top cybersecurity developments that can be expected to fully play out in 2019

The Last Watchdog

Still, Ransomware, zero-day exploits, and phishing attacks, were among the biggest threats facing IT security teams this year. In 2017, roughly 63% of organizations experienced an attempted ransomware attack, with 22% reporting these incidents occurred on a weekly basis. Related: WannaCry signals worse things to come.

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Best Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)

eSecurity Planet

Metrics: Monitors more than 150 billion security events per day in more than 130 countries. Metrics: Six global SOCs analyze two billion events per day. Intelligence: Combines ML, big data, and complex event processing analysis. Use Cases: Companies and governments in U.K., See our in-depth look at DXC Technology. Secureworks.

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

It helps organizations ensure the security and compliance of their cloud-based applications, protecting sensitive data, preventing unauthorized access, and defending against threats. This provides centralized visibility, correlation of events, advanced analytics, and automated alerting, and can help identify application security issues.

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What is Vulnerability Scanning & How Does It Work?

eSecurity Planet

The consequences of breaches can be devastating, from data exfiltration to leaks, ransomware extortion, legal suits, fines, loss of reputation, and even shutdown of operations. Some SCM tools can scan devices and networks for vulnerabilities, track remediation actions, and generate reports on security policy compliance.

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How to Create & Implement a Cloud Security Policy

eSecurity Planet

A good policy strategy provides multiple benefits for various organizations, including refining their cloud-related practices to: Adapt effectively to common threats: Outlines clear processes for handling security events. Ensure regulatory compliance: Helps firms meet all applicable legal and industry-specific standards.

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Updating Security Metrics For NIST CSF 2.0: A Guide To Transitioning From 1.0 To 2.0

Centraleyes

framework expands upon existing categories and introduces new subcategories to cover emerging threats such as ransomware, supply chain vulnerabilities, and cloud security. Security Event Monitoring Coverage : Assesses the percentage of critical systems and networks covered by security monitoring tools. Expanded NIST CSF 2.0

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The Cybersecurity Challenge in Mergers and Acquisitions

Digital Shadows

Responses suggested exploiting the information for insider trading, with one forum member comparing the potential profits to those from ransomware. In September 2022, we addressed a transportation customer incident in which a ransomware signature was detected on an endpoint from a newly acquired company.