2020 Cybersecurity Product / Service Awards – Winners and Finalists The 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honor individuals, products and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation and leadership in information security. Based on the strength of their nomination and the popular vote by members of the Information Security Community (both ratings and comments), we are announcing the following winners and […]
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Teaching America’s youth the importance of cyber security No one is arguing that cyber security is an ongoing problem. Ransomware attacks are rising. As a result of ransomware payments, the ransoms are becoming more expensive. A proactive approach to the ransomware problem lies in the education of America’s youth. Educating youth on a topic, bringing
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K12 Cyber Security: It is time for school trustees and administrators to embrace their leadership responsibility to safeguard their school communities from emerging digital threats As published on DallasNews.com By Doug Levin https://k12cybersecure.com/ 12:00 AM on Feb 6, 2020 K12 Education Cyber Security. Texas schools face an immediate threat that few parents and educators have considered:
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That free AV software isn’t out of the kindness of their hearts Data mining is the cost of many free antivirus offers but not at PC Matic. Yesterday we announced PC Matic’s Data Integrity Pledge. Recently, news that some “free” antivirus (AV) products surfaced. Interestingly, these free products have been caught with their hands in
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The threat to small and mid sized businesses According to a 2017 report from the National Cyber Security Alliance, 60% of small and mid sized companies are out of business within 6 months of a cyber security attack. This is startling. Cyber security isn’t just about protecting data, it’s also about keeping your organization afloat.
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Android protection on the go We’ve been talking about ransomware and the current cyber security climate a lot. While we know it’s necessary to have protection on your computers and servers, did you know it’s a good idea to keep a security program on your phone as well? It’s always surprising that people don’t know
A look at how cyber criminals break in There was a report released some time in late 2018 that ransomware attacks were on the decline. That was 2018. According to a study done by McAfee late into 2019, ransomware more than doubled this year. The jump is alarming. But how are these criminals able to
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Is your company safe? When we think of data breaches, the image that often comes to mind is a foreign entity acting with malicious intent. Stories continue to dominate the news of cities and businesses falling victim to the ever growing threat of ransomware. Where are those cyber threats located? Research suggests they could be
Ransomware Plagues the City of New Orleans in Early Morning Hours of Friday the 13th The city of New Orleans remains under a State of Emergency after ransomware corrupted their networks at approximately 5 a.m. Friday morning. City officials have confirmed, limited networks have been impacted as a result of this cyber attack. Of those
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It’s like a virtual Petri dish out there A few years ago, I attended a tech conference. There was a station where the demonstrators claimed to be able to hack into your phone in under a minute. “I have an iPhone, ” I thought, “do your worst.” And they did. In 30 seconds. I was
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