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How to Benchmark Your Cybersecurity Performance

Cybersecurity is a set of practices designed to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information and technology systems. It involves managing the risk of digital attacks and breaches to ensure that sensitive information isn’t compromised or lost, whether by malware erasing files, attackers hacking into a system and stealing

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What is a Botnet?

A network of compromised computers (PCs, servers, mobile devices and Internet of Things (IoT) devices) infected by malware that is controlled remotely by a threat actor. Botnets can perform a wide range of illegal attacks, including click fraud and DDoS attacks. Computers and IoT devices are infected with a piece

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What Is a Data Breach?

A data breach occurs when sensitive information—such as credit card numbers, health records, or passwords—is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen, or otherwise disclosed by an individual unauthorized to do so. Also known as a hack, cyber attack, data leak, or information leak, a breach can be caused by human error, malware,

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