Solving the Cyber Security Skills Gap

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It shouldn’t be surprising that there are certain parts of the labor market that continue to find themselves in urgent need of trained professionals. In today’s digital age, employers struggle to find qualified and talented cyber security experts. This graphic outlines cyber crimes, discusses possible solutions, and highlights the benefits of a career in cyber security. To find out more, visit the original post at Maryville […] Read more »

Combat Alert Fatigue

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One of the most prominent challenges in cyber-security today is the deluge of alerts. For example, in a study of 400 cyber-security professionals, enterprises manage 1.3 million vulnerabilities every 30 days, 64% of threat alerts are not addressed each day, 54% feel they are forced to ignore security alerts worthy of further investigation because they don’t have the staff and expertise to handle them. Read more »

Is Your Business Protected From Cyber Attacks?

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No business, no phone, no information is safe from the threat of a cyber attack. Hackers, scammers, and criminals are increasingly looking toward the internet as a means of illegal financial gain. Each year, cyber crime continues to rise as more of our most delicate data makes its way to the cloud. This criminal entity of the internet is particularly concerning for small businesses, who […] Read more »

Practice Makes Privacy: 2016 Data Breach Statistics and You

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In today’s world, internet security is of the utmost importance. From technology companies, to healthcare providers to the government, information privacy is needed to not only protect organizations, but also those that they serve. In 2016 alone, there were over 500,000,000 data breaches, up 40% from 2015. In order to minimize the amount of security breaches, it’s up to all of us. There are many […] Read more »

Family and Teen’s Cyber Security

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Did you know that more than 1 in 3 American teenagers confessed to having experienced some sort of cyber threats online? Or that over 20% of teens (ages 13-19) affirm to have posted or sent a nude or semi-nude image of themselves online? If you are surprised, keep reading because the statistics gathered by Family Orbit and presented on this infographic reveal the main online […] Read more »

Recent Data Hacks that Shook the World

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Regular news headlines have been featuring security breaches and data hacks — a signal that there has been a tremendous increase in size and tact of cyber attacks. Because of the development of the “Internet of Things,” more people use devices on a day-to-day basis, thus further increasing the risk of dealing with a cyber security breach. Studies show that the average cost of a […] Read more »

Top Cybersecurity Threats of 2016 and How to Avoid Them

2016 Cyber Security Infographic

The past year was a year of data breaches. From the Ashley Madison hack to the Anthem breach, these complex and sophisticated attacks affected millions of people and further shook our trust in the data securing capabilities of private companies and the government. In this increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, how will this arms-race between the attackers and the defenders progress in 2016? If 2015 was […] Read more »

The Rise of the Cyber Criminal

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Cybercrime is at epidemic proportions these days, and all signs indicate it’s only going to get worse as time goes on. As everything from our social security numbers to medical records, to transactions at the local store increasingly take place in cyberspace, our need for protections from online criminals grows. So exactly how bad is the problem? This infographic created by the University of Cincinnati […] Read more »

Cyber Crime: The Silent Pirate

Since the Internet’s infancy, cyber crime activities have exploded adversely affecting millions of businesses and governmental institutions. This is particularly true in the United States. Cyber crime does not discriminate and can strike at any time. Therefore, the need to protect what’s put online has dramatically increased. It’s more crucial than ever not to be vulnerable to thieves, especially since their activities are stealthy and remote. Crafty cyber criminals […] Read more »