The Rising Deepfake Risk for Businesses: A Step-By-Step Defense Strategy Built Around the Basics of Security
Deepfakes are the exciting new thing in cyber security, but at their core they are not a new threat – social engineering has been around…
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How Strategic Missteps Amplify the Financial Impact of Data Breaches
In today’s intensely interconnected digital economy, a data breach is no longer a contained technical anomaly but a profound and material event with cascading, lasting…
Innovator Spotlight: ESET – Cyber Defense Magazine
Cybersecurity’s Enduring Guardians: ESET’s 35-Year Journey of Threat Intelligence The Berlin Wall crumbled, and from its digital shadows emerged a cybersecurity pioneer that would redefine…
The Rise of Identity Risk Intelligence
For many years, cybersecurity professionals have relied on Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) such as IP addresses, domain names, and file hashes to defend against a…
Publisher’s Spotlight: NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11
A Powerful, All-in-One Solution for Cyber-Resilient Backup and Recovery In an era where ransomware, cloud complexity, and regulatory pressures are reshaping data protection priorities, NAKIVO…
The Quantum Supply Chain Risk: How Quantum Computing Will Disrupt Global Commerce
The Global Supply Chain Is Already on Fire — We Just Don’t See the Smoke. The global supply chain is not a just a system…
Why backups are key to driving down cyber insurance
It wasn’t long ago that the cyber insurance market was in a highly precarious position. In the aftermath of the pandemic, ransomware surged as attacks…
Ongoing Money Laundering Insights – Cyber Defense Magazine
Abstract Money laundering is a major financial crime that involves introducing illicitly obtained funds into legitimate financial systems to disguise their criminal origins. Beyond concealing…
The Impact of Quantum Decryption
Executive Summary Quantum computing’s rapid progress poses a significant threat, potentially rendering current encryption methods and nearly all encrypted data vulnerable. This includes sensitive data…
The Growing Threat of AI-powered Cyberattacks in 2025
Data breach costs are rising at breakneck speed. IBM reported that the global average security breach cost is $4.9 million, marking a 10% increase since 2024.…
The Cost of Ignoring Patches: How State and Local Governments Can Mitigate Damaging Security Breaches
According to a recent report released by the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, governmental agencies are facing an increase in ransomware attacks from nation-state actors…
Securing the Connected Factory Floor
As manufacturers strive to keep pace with changing demands and quickly evolving technologies, many are embracing digitalization and increased connectivity between information technology (IT) and…