Underground forum posts reveal types of company most at risk of ransomware

Instead of going to the trouble of breaching a target network, ransomware operators usually purchase access from third parties (called initial access brokers) on the dark web. New research has shown these groups don’t simply buy up whatever is available, but are only willing to pay for access to specific companies. Researchers from cybersecurity intelligence company KELA recently visited the …

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Offshoring? No way! How to prevent your company from running into pitfalls

1. Offshoring today: main approaches when choosing this model (a brief introduction) What comes to your mind when speaking about offshoring? Have you ever made a decision about cooperation with an offshoring partner? What pitfalls does this process have? How can you get around them? All of this will be discussed in this column. When it comes to offshoring, there …

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A third of data breaches involve a company insider

Data breaches caused by internal employees have become a common occurrence, a new report from insider risk management firm Code42 suggests. In its latest report, Code42 says that a third (33 percent) of reported data breaches involve an insider. Most of the time, these insiders do not have malicious intent, but expose data accidentally. Sometimes employees send sensitive data to …

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Many employees still think their company is behind on digital

Most workers believe their organization is lagging behind when it comes to the digital capabilities to support knowledge work. This is according to a new report from knowledge work platform iManage, which claims that just 23 percent of organizations are ahead of the curve. The company argues this is a major issue, given that knowledge workers (of which there are …

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