When it comes to reducing security breach costs, companies with security artificial intelligence (AI) and automation can save millions, per a new report. According to the most recent IBM Cost…
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Cybersecurity and the Metaverse: Patrolling the New Digital World
The metaverse is a hot topic, and it’s easy to see why. It promises a 3D model of the internet, where virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality offer endless escapism.…
Cost of a Data Breach: Banking and Finance
The importance of cybersecurity has touched almost every industry. Beyond that, robust cybersecurity is table stakes for several sectors, particularly health care and the banking and finance industry. Not only…
How to Prepare for and Respond to a Data Privacy Breach
Before I started covering cybersecurity, I thought the term ‘breach’ had a single meaning — that an attacker stole data from a computer system. I also thought all the different…
What’s New in the 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report
The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high of $4.35 million this year, according to newly published 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report, an increase of…
6 Ways SASE Helps Protect Your Data
You start to log in to work from the home office you’ve occupied for the last two years only to sit and wait patiently as your virtual private network (VPN)…
5 Essential Steps for Every Ransomware Response Plan
This post was written with contributions from Andrew Gorecki, Camille Singleton and Charles DeBeck. May and June bring warm weather, backyard barbecues and, in recent years, an uptick in ransomware…
Why Phishing Is Still the Top Attack Method
Attackers are known to pore over a company’s website and social channels. Perhaps they spot a mention of an upcoming charity event. Who runs the charity? What does their email…
Digital Shadows Weaken Your Attack Surface
Every tweet, text, bank transaction, Google search and DoorDash order is part of your digital shadow. We all have one, and the contents of your shadow aren’t always private. For…
Looking for Cyber Insurance? Know Your Eligibility
Before leaving on an extended (and expensive) vacation, I bought travel insurance. I wanted to protect myself in case I or my traveling partner tested positive for COVID-19. I had…