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The Evolving Threat Landscape: Five Trends To Expect In 2020 And Beyond

Zero-trust networks , California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) , artificial intelligence , Phishing , GDPR , PCI , malware , ransomware , Internet of Things , European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Cloud Security , HIPAA , Compliance , COVID-19 , remote browser isolation (RBI) , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

2019 is set to break a record for the highest number of security incidents ever recorded and probably the biggest and most expensive year in terms of data breach fines, penalties and court settlements. While large-scale breaches always make big headlines, hackers are not sparing small businesses and consumers. As we head into the new decade, cyberattacks will continue to grow in scale and volume. Cybersecurity is a fast-evolving industry, as hackers and security providers both continuously tryfalse

8 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch for in 2018

Verizon , European Union , Kmart , artificial intelligence , GDPR , Trends to Watch for in 2018 , ransomware , Internet of Things , General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , cybersecurity trends , Compliance , application testing , cannabis , cybersecurity professionals , Enterprise , Equifax

Michelle Drolet

New challenges and threats will face IT departments in the year ahead. As we stand on the threshold of another year, the war for our cybersecurity rages on. There have been many data breaches in 2017, most notably for Equifax, Verizon, and Kmart. But if you seek a silver lining in the cloud, perhaps you’ll be glad of the news that the global average cost of a data breach is down 10 percent over previous years to $3.62 million, according to the Ponemon Institute. Sadly, the average size of afalse

Can machine learning be used to shore up cyber defenses?

Sophos , machine learning , artificial intelligence , malware , Internet of Things , cybercriminals , cyber defense , cannabis , cybersecurity , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Deep learning can be a vital supplementary tool for cybersecurity. The meteoric rise of malware has put us all at risk. We are engaged in a never-ending race with cybercriminals to protect systems, plug gaps, and eradicate vulnerabilities before they can gain access. The front line grows by the day as we share more data and employ new network-connected devices via the rise of the Internet of Things. Keeping up with the fast pace of new malicious threats is a real challenge. If it takesfalse