Emotet is an advanced Trojan malware that first appeared in 2014.The malware mostly spreads by spam and phishing emails via infected attachments and embedded malicious URLs. Everyone is susceptible to Emotet, from individuals to major enterprises and organizations around the world. According to an alert from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the advanced […]
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With cybersecurity risks on the rise, it’s understandable that companies are spending more on cybersecurity solutions. The problem is, more isn’t necessarily better.
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Companies are spending record-breaking amounts on cybersecurity. That’s because risks are growing; a TechRepublic report noted that data breaches are up more than 50% so far this year. A Kaspersky Labs study found that a whopping 90% of data breaches are caused by human error. User behavior (often in response to social engineering attacks) is […]
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Employee devices can be a nightmare for financial institutions like banks, credit unions, and wealth management firms. The organizations don’t control customer systems, and these customers are under relentless and increasingly sophisticated attacks by hackers. If the device is compromised and the customer suffers a loss, they blame the institution. This is a significant concern, […]
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-Neal Conlon Request Access to Conference Material This past Friday AppGuard hosted its 6th event in this year’s CISO Summit series. In an unprecedented event, the largest group yet, a sphere of influencers of the world’s Cyber leadership. Cyber leaders from the intelligence community, investment banks, critical infrastructure, and cutting edge technology companies. I wanted […]
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Data breaches are on the rise, and even if your internal cybersecurity products and processes are robust, all it takes is one vendor or a third party with inadequate security to trigger a loss of sensitive information. That’s why a proactive approach to risk containment is the smart strategy.
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In the digital world, it can be easy to lose sight of the emotional dimension of the operations we perform. This will only increase as AI becomes more dominant. Too many experts are expecting AI to address the risks that other cybersecurity tools have failed to fully vanquish. But as long as the human element remains, emotional intelligence will be an important part of an effective cybersecurity strategy.
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As trade tensions between the US and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) escalate, PRC-sponsored hacking and spying on US businesses is also on the rise. How worried should you be about state-sponsored hackers targeting your organization?
Read More ›How easy is it to hack an ATM? Probably easier than you think, according to cybersecurity expert Fred Mastrippolito and Peter Quach, project manager at Polito Inc., a cybersecurity company that recently tested new ATM machines for a banking client. The Polito team discussed that experience during a recent AppGuard webinar and revealed some surprising […]
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Anyone who hoped 2019 would bring a break in the pattern of rising data breach risks will be disappointed to learn that the first quarter of this year set new records in the worst way. A recent TechRepublic article notes “a record-breaking number of data breaches that exposed billions of documents to theft” — the […]
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