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WSJ: "A Hidden Risk in the Municipal Bond Market: Hackers"

December 7, 2023 - The Wall Street Journal has an interesting perspective on K-12 Public schools suffering ransomware attacks. The number doubles between 2021 and 2022 to almost 2,000 a ...

2024 IT Spending Surge: Surprising Insights from Piper Sandler's CIO Survey

Industry analysts Piper Sandler do a yearly 'Industry Note' where they survey CIOs about their next year budget expectations. For 2024 there is a noticeable improvement regarding ...

Maximizing Your Purchasing Power: A Source For Validated  KnowBe4 Reviews

One of the key strategies to maximize your purchasing power is to research products and compare total cost of ownership. Take the time to do research and gather data about the platforms ...

Phishing Defense: Train Often to Avoid the Bait

Surveys, unfortunately, show that the vast majority of organizations do little to no security awareness training. The average organization, if it does security awareness training, does it ...

Nearly Every CIO Identifies at Least One Cyber Threat as a Risk to their Business

When 97% of CIOs all see things the same way, it’s probably a sign to take the risk of cyber threats seriously – a problem new data shows is only going to get worse in the next five years.

Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches Cited as the Number One Business Risk for Organizations

Even when looking at the various kinds of risks to business, cyber attacks still remain the biggest problem. But new data shows there may be a lesson to be learned to minimize losses.

Phishing-Resistant MFA Will Not Stop Phishing Attacks

You would be hard-pressed to find an author and organization (KnowBe4) that has pushed the use of phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) harder.

Don't Be Fooled By This Sneaky Disney+ Phishing Scam

A callback phishing campaign is impersonating Disney+ with phony invoices, according to researchers at Abnormal Security. The phishing emails targeted individuals at 22 organizations.

New York Unit of Worlds Largest Bank Becomes Ransomware Victim

The ransomware attack on ICBC Financial Services caused disruption of trading of U.S. Treasuries and marked a new level of breach that could have massive repercussions.

The Alarming Threat of Ransomware: Insights from the Secureworks State of the Threat Report 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the battle against ransomware has taken a concerning turn. According to the latest findings from Secureworks annual State of the Threat ...