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What is Phishing?

Phishing is the name for a type of social engineering attack where an attacker impersonates a trusted source, such as a bank, service provider, retailer or government agency, to trick a victim into providing sensitive information. Attackers use tactics such as fear and a sense of urgency to manipulate victims

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What is Cloud Security?

Cloud Security refers to the technology, protocols and best practices that protect cloud environments, applications and data. It is based on four central pillars: visibility and compliance, compute-based security, network protections and identity and access management. A cloud security strategy requires a deep understanding of how these systems are interconnected,

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How to Contain and Eliminate Ransomware

Ransomware is a type of malware that is designed to take control of an infected computer and its files, with the attackers demanding payment for a decryption key. It works by encrypting files on the victim’s machine and any attached file shares, replacing the originals with encrypted versions, and displaying

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