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Security Experts Assess 2.0 Draft of NIST Cybersecurity Framework

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Defending and Investigating Advanced Intrusions on Secure Email Gateways" at SecureWorld Dallas on Oct. This is already the case with cyber insurance, and NIST's recent update will help organizations not just reduce their threat landscape but also be better positioned for compliance, audit, and insurance requirements on cybersecurity.

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The CPRA: What You Should Know as an InfoSec Professional

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A panel of practitioner experts breaks it all down in our recent Remote Sessions webcast, "Countdown to CPRA: What Information Security Professionals Need to Know Now," now available on-demand. Cyber insurance (critical). Scott Giordano, General Counsel and. VP of Corporate Privacy. Endpoint encryption for all laptops.

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Why you’re suddenly hearing about ransomware attacks all the time

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Wray’s comparison might be a bit extreme. Insurance giant AIG predicts that ransomware damage will cost $20 billion worldwide in 2021, up from $325 million just six years ago. The DOJ formed a task force dedicated to ransomware, which has already managed to recover part of the ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to its attackers.