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Industry News: ESG5

    Cyberattack Planning is Still Depressingly Poor, Even in Big Businesses

    2019-03-05

    Zdnet: The top management at some of the UK's biggest companies still don't fully understand the potential risks of a cyberattack on their business, says a government report. While nearly every big company (96%) claims to have a cybersecurity strategy in place, less than half (46%) back that up with dedicated budget. And only one in eight (16%) say they have a comprehensive understanding of the impact of loss or disruption that comes with cyber threats...

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    Cybercriminals Earning Over $3B Annually Exploiting Social Platforms

    2019-02-20

    GlobeNewswire: Since 2017 there has been a 400 to 600 percent increase in the amount of cryptomining malware being detected globally, the vast majority of which has been found on social media platforms. Of the top 20 global websites that host cryptomining software, 11 are social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook...

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    Cost of Cyber Breach Recover Hits All-Time High of $5.8M

    2019-02-25

    CanadianSecurityMagazine: Cyber security incidents have become the new normal for Canadian companies, with 100 per cent of organizations experiencing attacks, according to the findings of a new study from Scalar Decisions Inc. of more than 400 Canadian IT and security workers...

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    Data breaches reported to FCA have risen 480% from financial services firms

    2019-02-25

    InformationAge: The number of data breaches reported by UK financial services firms to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) increased 480% in 2018, to 145 up from just 25 in 2017*, shows research from RPC, the City-headquartered law firm. Data breaches are on the rise. And, the financial services sector is an especially lucrative target; along with the personal data bulging healthcare sector...

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    Healthcare Cyber Security Market to Reach $12.46 Bn, Globally, by 2023 at 15.6% CAGR: Allied Market Research

    2019-02-18

    PRNewswire: Rise in cyber-attacks, increase in demand for cloud services, and favorable regulatory requirements & government policies facilitate the growth in the global healthcare cyber security market...

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    Employees are Major Risk to Employers’ Cyber Security, Study Finds

    2019-02-18

    IrishTimes: Employees are still the weak link in the security system, with poor habits that potentially put organisations at risk of critical data and intellectual property loss, and severe legal and reputational repercussions, new research from Microsoft has found...

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    Chinese And Iranian Hackers Increase Cyber Attacks On US

    2019-02-18

    Telegraph: Businesses and government agencies in the United States have been targeted in aggressive attacks by Iranian and Chinese hackers who security experts believe have been energized by President Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal last year and his trade conflicts with China...

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    Cyber Attacks Outpacing Physical Terror Attacks

    2019-01-27

    BusinessStandard: With increasing cases of data breaches and information loss happening on the Internet, cyber attacks are outpacing physical attacks among far-left groups and can cause greater destruction, researchers say. According to lead author Thomas Holt, Professor at the Michigan State University (MSU), the high-profile nature of the internet -- on which the ideological groups can manipulate traffic -- is the ideal platform to attack...

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    Mitsubishi Electric Develops Cyber Defense Technology for Connected Cars

    2019-01-22

    Globalbankingandfinance: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a multi-layered defense technology that protects connected vehicles from cyberattacks by strengthening their head units defense capabilities. The technology will help realize more secure vehicle systems in line with the increasing popularity of vehicles that are equipped for connection to external networks...

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    Mergers & Acquisitions: Privacy and Security Considerations

    2019-01-22

    BankInfoSecurity: How do data privacy and security matters affect organizations that are contemplating a merger or acquisition? Attorney Iliana Peters offers insights into the various cybersecurity, data breach and compliance issues that can potentially doom a business deal...

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