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Cyber ​​risk: Companies struggle to assess themselves
Cyber ​​risk: Companies struggle to assess themselves

A new study by Trend Micro finds that 54 percent of organizations worldwide are dissatisfied with the maturity of their cyber risk assessment capabilities. This is accompanied by an increased risk of becoming a victim of ransomware, phishing and other threats. Respondents also indicate that complex technical systems and a lack of managerial awareness exacerbate the problem. 32 percent of German IT and business decision makers surveyed by Trend Micro say they have difficulty assessing risk when managing their digital attack surface. As a result, 87 percent of respondents feel at risk of phishing attacks...

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Mandiant module assesses ransomware resilience

Mandiant helps organizations assess their ability to defend against ransomware attacks. The new Mandiant Advantage Ransomware Defense Validation offering provides security professionals with ongoing, secure, and measurable insight into their ability to defend against specific ransomware families. Mandiant, the leader in dynamic cyber defense and incident response, releases the Ransomware Defense Validation module within the Mandiant Advantage platform. It examines how well companies can fend off ransomware attacks. This includes answers to the question in which attack phase the security measures failed or were successful. Ransomware attack: Tool checks the ability to defend yourself Ransomware attacks have…

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ESET Endpoint Security tested at SE Labs
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ESET Endpoint Security receives top marks from test institute SE Labs. AAA award for efficiency and detection of malware in the “Enterprise Endpoint Protection Test Q1 2021”. The IT security manufacturer ESET has once again proven the quality of its solutions in an international comparison. In the recently published “Enterprise Endpoint Protection Test Q1 2021”, the independent test laboratory SE Labs awarded ESET Endpoint Security the highest possible AAA rating. The security company was able to get hold of this award twice in the previous year. 9 products tested, 8x AAA A total of nine endpoint security solutions were tested between January and March 2021. The testers rated ...

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Cyber ​​risk assessment errors
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When calculating potential losses from cyber risk, statistical data is just as important as its interpretation. Kaspersky experts comment on a contribution from the Black Hat 2020 conference. Nobody wants to spend millions to protect a company if the actual damage in the event of an incident would not exceed several thousands. Just as nonsensical are cost savings by saving on every corner when the potential damage from a data leak could amount to hundreds of thousands. But what information should be used to calculate the approximate damage a company would suffer from a cyber incident? ...

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