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2017 was a record year for cyber security breaches - Security Magazine

2017 Was a Record Year for Cybersecurity Breaches

March 6, 2018
2017 illustrated a significantly lower barrier-of-entry to the world of cybercrime with the emergence of malware-as-a-service, with user profile names and credit card numbers readily available on the Dark Web and distribution of 20,000 messages for just $40.
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How to Foster the Next Generation of Cyber Warriors

Kenneth L. Williams
March 1, 2018

Today, cyber breaches cost the U.S. more than $100 billion a year. While organizations are actively procuring new cybersecurity technology, they’re not investing enough in people, skills and talent. And according to ISACA, a non-profit information security advocacy group, a global shortage of two million cybersecurity professionals is expected by 2019.


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The Shift in Security Operations in a Multi-Cloud World

Jarret Raim
March 1, 2018
As cybersecurity continues to become more complex and harder to manage, the role of security operations for organizations is also shifting across the board. Long gone are the days where firewalls or intrusion detection systems (IDS) could keep adversaries outside the perimeter. Instead, we are seeing increases in both size and frequency of attacks leading to more pronounced impacts to the business.
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Cyber security Skills Gap with Veterans - Security Magazine

Addressing the Cyber Security Skills Gap with Veterans

With Millions of Cybersecurity Jobs Left Unfilled, Veterans Could Be the Perfect Candidates to Address the Cyber Skills Gap
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Cody Mulla
March 1, 2018
A cybersecurity career can offer transitioning veterans a chance to meaningful employment, and that field is experiencing a remarkable shortfall that presents organizations with a challenge to find trustworthy qualified applicants.
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Cyber Liability Insurance: What You Need to Know

Christian Morin
February 28, 2018
Insurance has long existed as a mechanism for the transferal of risk to a third party, particularly for those risks that fall outside of an organization’s direct control. However, as the threats we face evolve so must the insurance products that we purchase. Recently, the most significant dangers that have come to light and threatened to destroy a company overnight have emerged within the cybersecurity sphere. This has fueled the growing interest and appetite for cyber liability insurance.
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Ransomware-as-a-Service: Hackers’ Big Business

Mounir Hahad
February 28, 2018
As ransomware continues to gain notoriety, cybercriminals are looking for more ways to get the most out of the malware that they develop. Similarly, other bad actors who may lack the necessary skills to develop malware themselves are looking for a way to get in on the action. This has led to an increase in ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), a practice in which cybercriminals put their ransomware up for sale, where it is purchased and leveraged by other criminals who are technically unable to develop their own variants.
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