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When Threat Research Goes Wrong: Spectacular Screwups and What to Learn from Them

Issued by: CyberArk Blog

Threat researchers on the cutting edge of cybersecurity have a certain kind of drive — almost a relentless need — to get into the attacker’s mind, solve the “unsolvable” challenge and expose emerging attack techniques. So, it’s not every day these elite researchers come together to share the secrets to their success, and it’s even…

Malware & Threats

6 Ransomware Trends You Should Watch for in 2020

Issued by: Security Intelligence

A ransomware infection can have a significant financial impact on an organization. American digital security and data backup firm Datto found that ransomware is costing businesses more than $75 billion a year. Part of that financial impact results from downtime costs. Govtech also revealed that businesses lost an average of $8,500 per hour as the…

Network Security

5 More Retail Cybersecurity Practices to Keep Your Data Safe Beyond the Holidays

Issued by: Security Intelligence

The holiday shopping season offers myriad opportunities for threat actors to exploit human nature and piggyback on the rush to buy and sell products in massive quantities online. Our previous post covered some network security basics for retailers. Let’s take a closer look at how retailers can properly configure and monitor their networks to help…