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Cloud Security – Protect the Data You Want to Keep Safe

Cloud Security protects the data we want to keep safe, from sensitive remote work files to priceless home photos and videos. From the internet-equivalent of shared office space to multi-tenant data centers akin to apartment buildings, there’s a lot that needs to be secured. Threat prevention includes many tools, like

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Ransomware – The Number One Cybersecurity Threat to Businesses

Ransomware is malware that encrypts files or shuts down networks or servers and then demands payment to return control. Cybercriminals often ask for payments in cryptocurrency, which is almost impossible to trace. When ransomware first hit the scene, it targeted individuals, but when criminals realized its value in halting productivity

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Cybercrime

The term cybercrime refers to criminal activities that take place using a computer or electronic device connected to the internet. Cybercrime can be committed by individuals or large worldwide criminal communities. Profit-driven crimes, like stealing and selling identities or gaining access to financial accounts are common, but so is cyberespionage

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