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Are Bad Bots Unleashing Havoc in the Digital Realm?

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of total internet traffic in 2022, marking a significant 5.1% Internet Traffic in 2022 2. The year 2022 witnessed a noteworthy increase in the sophistication of bad bots, with "advanced" bad bots comprising 51.2% Advanced Bad Bots 2021-2022 3. According to a recent report , bots accounted for a staggering 47.4%

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IoT Adoption in Healthcare Brings Security Opportunities

CIO Business Intelligence

In August 2022, the French hospital Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF) was the victim of a ransomware attack that disabled medical imaging and patient admission systems. 3 Unit 42 research also found that 83% of ultrasound, MRI, and CT scanners run on an end-of-life operating system.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

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The attackers then mishandle this well-known adversary simulation tool to harvest information about the operating system, exfiltrate data, and locate directories and services with weak access control settings. A DNS firewall and a classic antivirus are somewhat underused yet effective security tools that will come in handy.

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What’s next for network firewalls?

CIO Business Intelligence

Firewalls have come a long way from their humble beginnings of assessing network traffic based on appearance alone. Here are six predictions for the future of the firewall. For example, a typical NGFW now may be equipped with firewalling, SD-WAN, a Wi-Fi controller for SD-Branch, an Ethernet controller, and zero-trust functionality.

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

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The report was published on June 7, 2022. It is because of this that researchers think Maui is manually operated, meaning the threat actor(s) is specifically choosing what files to encrypt and then exfiltrating the results.

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How Can Educational Institutions Mitigate Cybersecurity Threats in Education?

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Here are some common cybersecurity threats plaguing educational institutions in 2022: Data Breaches. Therefore, educational institutions should invest in firewalls, intrusion detection, and virus and malware protection systems. Update Systems Regularly. Critical Cyber Threats to the Education Sector.

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The Technology Enabling Successful Hybrid Workforce Transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2022, the percentage of remote workdays in the US soared above the pre-pandemic levels of 5 percent to reach 30 percent. [1] Understanding VDI As a virtual desktop solution, VDI enables remote workers to interact with an operating system and software the same way they would if working locally—on a network-delivered endpoint device.

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