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Schools hit hard by ransomware attacks this fall with no end in sight

K-12 schools have been hit hard with cybersecurity breaches this fall with no end in sight

December 4, 2020

The past couple of weeks, K-12 schools were hit hard with ransomware attacks. This week follows a tumultuous fall, full of cyber breaches and ransomware attacks that have hit schools across the U.S. and it has garnered government attention.

Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming encourage cyber careers

Girl Scouts in Montana and Wyoming introduces kids to cybersecurity careers

December 4, 2020

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The Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming (GSMW) organization is providing opportunities for kids to expand their passion for computers, tech and science and earn badges and even scholarships related to cybersecurity.

It's Time to Change Your Perception of the Cybersecurity Professional

Attack surface management is critical but few organizations do it well

Organizations mostly monitor what they already know about, leaving unknown assets unprotected and open to attackers

December 4, 2020

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CyCognito announced new research in partnership with Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) that revealed most security professionals recognize that attack surface protection is important, but their operational practices and tools used aren’t up to the challenge.

CISA releases alert on heightened awareness for Iranian cyber activity

December 4, 2020

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Iranian cyber threat actors have been continuously improving their offensive cyber capabilities. They continue to engage in more conventional offensive cyber activities ranging from website defacement, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, and theft of personally identifiable information (PII), to more advanced activities—including social media-driven influence operations, destructive malware, and, potentially, cyber-enabled kinetic attacks, warns the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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Protecting healthcare organizations from cyberattacks

Eyal Hayardeny

December 4, 2020

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Healthcare is a vitally important industry, especially today. Sadly, healthcare organizations are frequently the targets of cyberattacks. This is especially important today because many of these attacks impede the ability of the organizations to offer care to their patients. The most severe attacks can even cause life-threatening situations.

In 2020, coronavirus concerns are a cloud security catalyst

Andy Smith

December 4, 2020

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One lesson that is underscored by the disruption of COVID and the resulting transformation of business operations is the importance of IT modernization. Here, we know that business leaders understand its significance, but we also see evidence that failing to embed security into the strategies and plans for IT modernization may be a difference-maker.

End the vicious ransomware cycle

Diana Salazar

December 4, 2020

A cold reality in today’s enterprise is that ransomware is looming and threatening organizations constantly – like a lion behind the tall grass waiting patiently for its prey. It has unequivocally become the biggest threat to an enterprise alongside malware and phishing, even more so than a natural disaster or hardware failure, or a zero-day attack.

Diagnosing new trends in the cyber threatscape facing business

Chris Ross

December 4, 2020

Companies, employees and consumers are under more pressure than ever to remain increasingly vigilant to social engineering attacks, phishing scams, malware and fraud.

Looking to the future to solve today's cyber talent gap

Teresa Shea

December 4, 2020

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As the international cyber landscape continues to evolve, we will never hire enough talent - that is why it is so important for us to all create talent for cybersecurity. Because of this dire and growing need, enterprise security leaders must invest in future cyber talent, while also taking the appropriate steps to train their existing workforce and new hires in both offensive and defensive cyber skills.

The top 10 data breaches of 2020

Maria Henriquez

December 3, 2020

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Recent data from Risk Based Security revealed that the number of records exposed has increased to a staggering 36 billion in 2020. There were 2,935 publicly reported breaches in the first three quarters of 2020, with the three months of Q3 adding an additional 8.3 billion records to what was already the “worst year on record.” Here, we bring you our list of the top 10 data breaches of 2020.

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EVENTS

Industry

9/25/12

World Trade Center

121 SW Salmon St

Portland, OR

United States

Contact: Stacy Bresler

EnergySec 8th Annual Summit

As many know, the cybersecurity risks to the energy sector are very real and the obstacles to mitigation are challenging to overcome. Read More

Industry

10/22/12

Old Dominion University VMASC

Suffolk, VA

United States

Contact: Joe Weiss

Industrial Control Systems Cyber-Security Conference

ICS Cyber-Security is the conference where industrial control systems users, ICS vendors, system security providers and government representatives meet to discuss the latest cyber-incidents, analyze their causes and cooperate on solutions. Read More

Webinar

6/30/20 to 6/30/21

Contact: Vania

How to Streamline and Simplify Workplace Access for Employees and Visitors

ON DEMAND: For seamless, simplified workplace access, we must flip our focus from the physical perimeter of the workplace and onto controlling the access of the identity. Some people work from home, some travel constantly to different facilities within their own company, and others are in multiple facilities across multiple companies.

Webinar

8/5/20 to 8/5/21

Contact: Vania

Cyber and Physical Security: Safeguarding Employee and Customer Data

ON DEMAND: The security ecosystem protects digital assets, physical assets, and people - the newly distributed workforce creates new and increased physical and cybersecurity risks. Situational and security awareness is a role every employee must play, and you’ll help get them there with awareness, cybersecurity hygiene and security practices that help keep company, employee and customer information safe.

Webinar

8/19/20 to 8/19/21

Contact: Vania

Looking Beyond Access Control: Safeguarding People and Assets During COVID-19

ON DEMAND: Right now, in the pandemic environment, business leaders are balancing internal priorities – managing cost and impacts to productivity – with market and external priorities like government requirements, customer needs, and perceived standards of safety and health.

ON DEMAND: DevSecOps creates an environment of shared responsibility for security, where AppSec and development teams become more collaborative. With the right training and tools, developers can become more hands-on with security and, with that upskilling, stand out among their peers... however, they need the security specialists on-side, factoring them into securing code from the start and championing this mindset across the company.

ON DEMAND: The insider threat—consisting of scores of different types of crimes and incidents—is a scourge even during the best of times. But the chaos, instability and desperation that characterize crises also catalyze both intentional and unwitting insider attacks. Learn how your workers, contractors, volunteers and partners are exploiting the dislocation caused by today's climate of Coronavirus, unemployment, disinformation and social unrest.

Security Magazine

2020 December

This month, Security magazine brings you the 2020 Guarding Report - a look at the ebbs and flows security officers and guarding companies have weathered in 2020, including protests, riots, the election, a pandemic and much more. Industry experts discuss access management and security challenges during COVID-19, GSOC complacency, the cybersecurity gap, end-of-year security career reflections and more!

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