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Corporate TIPS: Learning How to Defend Against Ransomware from Cybercriminals
By Craig S. Horbus & Jarman J. Smith on November 10, 2021
No one is completely safe from being hacked by cybercriminals, not even the cybercriminals themselves. This fact was revealed in a recent interview with the LockBit ransomware group responsible for deploying a new version of a Ransomware-as-a-Service ("RaaS") platform called LockBit 2.0. This platform is now one of today's largest RaaS platforms and poses an immense risk to businesses and organizations throughout the world. During the interview, the LockBit group shared insights into its operations and its views of the ransomware business in general....
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Corporate TIPS: UPDATE - Cyberattack on Microsoft Demonstrates Importance of Incident Response
By Craig S. Horbus & Jarman J. Smith on October 1, 2021
A wave of highly disruptive cyberattacks have rattled organizations, businesses, agencies and bureaucracies throughout the world. These kinds of attacks can continue to be expected as the frequency and impact of cyberattacks increase....
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Corporate TIPS: UPDATE - Cyberattacks Are The Number One Risk to Businesses
By Craig S. Horbus & Jarman J. Smith on October 1, 2021
Regardless of the size of the organization, cyberattacks and other cybersecurity incidents, such as data loss issues, are the largest threat to businesses around the world....
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Corporate TIPS: UPDATE - Our Top Five Cybersecurity Tips for 2020
By Craig S. Horbus & Nicole M. Thorn on October 1, 2021
Disruptive Innovation—two words that should remain top-of-mind as you plan your company's cybersecurity for the next year. In the business technology world, namely in data privacy and security, we have been all over the map between the United States and the European Union. In the U.S., we've had to contend with the nuances of the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) along with a plethora of new state-based regulations being enacted....
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Corporate TIPS: U.S. Data Privacy Law Patchwork Grows as States Enact New Legislation
By Craig S. Horbus & Jarman J. Smith on August 18, 2021
The framework of comprehensive data privacy regulations in the United States has expanded yet again, with two states enacting new privacy legislation. Virginia became the second U.S. state, behind California, to establish consumer privacy and data security regulations through the enactment of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) in March of 2021....
