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Cyberthreat News for 2024

The world’s expanding digital ecosystems force organizations to prepare for threats shaped by geopolitical tensions and technological shifts. Adversaries continue to target the most critical business assets through automated reconnaissance and brute-force attacks leveraging stolen credentials and other tools. During 2024, cyber reconnaissance activity spiked to 36,000 malicious scans per

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What is Antivirus?

What is Antivirus? An antivirus is a program that removes and prevents malware (malicious software) from infecting computers and laptops. Malware can steal data, encrypt it so you can’t access it, or even destroy your devices entirely. In most cases, malware enters a computer when you click on a dubious

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How to Prevent a Data Breach

A data breach happens when someone unauthorized accesses, steals or discloses information that compromises one or more elements of the CIA triad: confidentiality (keeping data private), integrity (ensuring correctness) and availability (maintaining access for legitimate users). Depending on the industry and country, laws can mandate how quickly businesses must report

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