Catch up on the latest action in cybersecurity

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Now, time for your regularly scheduled roundup of updates, insights and advice to help decode the most pressing challenges in cybersecurity.

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What we’re up to

Helping security leaders prioritize protection in 2024

In a recent webinar, Michael Newell teed up Cynet Co-Founder & COO Netanel Amar and Director of Product Strategy George Tubin to distill new adversary tactics, black market incentives, and fraught geopolitics into actionable advice for holistic risk management.

Watch on demand as they unpack the three most pressing security trends of 2024 ??

Netanel also shared expert advice to boost organizational resilience. Read his article in Dark Reading as he distills insights from his collaboration with risk management executives at small-to-medium enterprises around the world.

In other news…

Software Testing Help ranked Cynet #1 among “Top XDR Solutions,” recognizing our team’s commitment to perfecting all-in-one protection for customers & partners around the world.

Speaking of prestigious distinctions, Cynet Chief Business Officer Daniel Klein ’s perspective on the widespread work stress affecting CISOs ranked among SC Media ’s “most-viewed stories” of 2023. Our team will continue drawing attention to this issue — and delivering solutions to address it.

Top trends & security stories

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The Iran-based hackers who breached a municipal water station in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, claim to have targeted the facility for using Israeli-made components, underscoring the increased risk of ideologically motivated cyberattacks in 2024.

Find out more from Boston Globe Media :

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奥睿 , “an international law firm that works with companies affected by security incidents, has experienced its own cyberattack that exposed the sensitive health information of hundreds of thousands of data breach victims,” according to TechCrunch .

The scoop:

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Ransomware attacks hit 46 hospital systems in 2023 — up from 25 in 2022 and 27 in 2021. As a result, “141 hospitals were directly affected and experienced disruption due to the lack of access to IT systems and patient data.”

Find out more from The HIPAA Journal :

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World Economic Forum recaps the “6 stories that defined cybersecurity in 2023.”

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Some experts are concerned that the chaos and damage caused by ransomware on companies could spiral to international scale.

Read about the risk in The Economist :

Pro tips, templates & resources

70% of I.T. security teams feel “emotionally overwhelmed” by false positives.

Use this guide with pro tips to address alert overload.

We’ll be back with more in two weeks. Until then, here’s your reward for reading all the way through ??

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