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- Cloud-conscious attacks up by 110%
- Cloud environment inclusions up by 75%
- Number of victims named on eCrime leak /sites 76% on year-to-year analysis
- The number of attacks that had ransomware focus up by 84%
2024 Edition of Outsourcing and Cloud-Based File Sharing Policy Released
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Includes seven full job descriptions and four electronic forms
Outsourcing and Cloud-Based File Sharing do not remove the enterprises requirement to manage the process or the data. Even a comprehensive outsourcing and cloud-based file-sharing arrangement requires Service Level Agreement (SLA) monitoring and redefinition, as well as strategic management and other retained functions. The policy address these issues as well as proving a basse to prevent costly cyber attacks.
Cyber attacks rose by over 30% in 2023. Global Threat report by Crowdstrike reported the types of attacks were
They also reported that the problem was not malware rather there was an increase in the number of attackers. Some were state-sponsored and others originated in countries that were not averse to providing cover for the attackers as 61% of attackers targeted the US and 11% targeted Europe.
Countries that were sources of those attacks were Russia, China, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Pakistan, Georgia, Columbia, and Turkey.
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- 2024 Edition of Outsourcing and Cloud-Based File Sharing Policy Released
Not a good idea to depend on Tech Giants Products
Tech Giants cannot be depended on rather IT Infrastructure Policies and Procedures are the solution
Tech Giants will create new products that are linked to thier infratructure and if they do not create enough value, they will just abandon them. For example, Google is killing off Inbox, its experimental email app that's lived alongside Gmail for the past four years. The service is set to shut down for good this coming March.
When Inbox was announced in October of 2014, Google described it as something that was years in the making and a completely different type of inbox, designed to focus on what really matters.They also said it was designed for the problems we're going to see in the next 10 years. The company is sending the app away to its increasingly crowded virtual graveyard.
Companies and individuals need to depend on thier own infrastructure.
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- Not a good idea to depend on Tech Giants Products
AI Impacts Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity - Security
Experts Agree AI Impacts DRP/BCP and Security Plans
AI now had been added to the processes driving comprehensive disaster recovery planning and security protection. AI is now being used in the implementation of comprehensive storage and data protection. Protecting vital business data is a necessity. This is where investment with AI in disaster recovery is critical and where different on-premises and off-premises solutions can be applied.
Too many companies have found out the hard way that their most valuable assets are exposed and vulnerable to hacker attracts, theft and destruction when they have to activate the DRP/BCP. This is where AI can be utilized to minimized that risk.
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- AI Impacts Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity - Security
MSIX Cyber Attacks on Windows PC
More companies have faced ransomware attacks as cyberattacks are on the rise
A new cyberattack campaign has been found to be using MSIX -- a Windows application packaging format -- to infect Windows PCs and evade detection by dropping a stealthy malware loader into its victim's PC. Users are directed to download malicious MSIX packages through compromised websites, search engine optimization (SEO) techniques, or malvertising. The masquerading themes include installers for Chrome, Brave, Edge, Grammarly, and WebEx.
Salaries for IT security specialist are increasing up
Median salaries for IT security pros now at $118,718 and rising.
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- MSIX Cyber Attacks on Windows PC
Cryptocurrency - cybercurrency makes cybercrime easier
IT focus on the digital market place and cryptocurrency
Security threats have been added to with the move towards cryptocurrency (cybercurrency). Cryptocurrrency makes monetizing cybercrime for cybercriminals. Attsacks are becoming more sophisticated and expensive. The bottom line impact can be material as a single breach can impact all of a firms operations.
Manager Blockchain - DLT Architecture Available for Immediate Download
The Blockchain and distributed ledger technology processing and database systems are the heart of the enterprise's systems. It is extremely important to the enterprise that these systems offer the highest reliability and performance possible. The Manager Blockchain Architecture is challenged to oversee the Blockchain processing activities and ensure that the systems are reliable and performing at peak efficiency.
The Manager Blockchain Architecture is responsible for the management of the Blockchain architecture and Distributed Ledger Technology Processing activities directed towards the development and deployment of those applications. That includes cyber-currency management, maintenance of information systems, enterprise operations, and process of architectural models, with primary emphasis on optimizing and integrating the flow of information and physical products throughout the enterprise as well as with external subcontractors, suppliers, and customers.
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- Cryptocurrency - cybercurrency makes cybercrime easier
