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Smart SMBs Are Taking Advantage of Major Advances in Data Security

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Here are 4 ways SMBs can strengthen data security in 2021-. Cybersecurity training for employees. This is an old bug plaguing SMBs even in 2021. With the rapid transformation of remote workspaces, companies have prioritized collaboration over security. This has opened up employees to new security threats.

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Use CRQ to Build a Cybersecurity Checklist to Prevent Data Breaches

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Data breaches are becoming a greater threat than ever. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2021 Data Breach Report, there were 1,862 data breaches last year. If you want to protect against a data breach, you must have the best cybersecurity plans in place.

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Cybersecurity Isn’t Going Anywhere in 2021: Expert Predictions Part One

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The pandemic forced an almost overnight transformation in the way most businesses operate, particularly for those that did not already have cloud security tools in […]. The post Cybersecurity Isn’t Going Anywhere in 2021: Expert Predictions Part One appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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The 2021 Year in Review and What to Expect in Data Security in 2022

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This year saw a number of significant changes on both the state and federal levels with regard to data privacy and data security. Indeed, the significance of having strong cybersecurity […]. The post The 2021 Year in Review and What to Expect in Data Security in 2022 appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Cybersecurity Isn’t Going Anywhere in 2021: Expert Predictions Part Two

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As stated in part one of our 2021 cybersecurity predictions series, businesses rapidly moved much of their workforces online, and the threatscape grew, creating new opportunities for cybercrime. Most organizations — out of necessity — reduced security standards to quickly meet the demands of a newly remote […].

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Cybersecurity Threats and Opportunities to Expect in 2021

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From a cybersecurity perspective, multiple high-profile Twitter users’ accounts were hacked in a sophisticated Bitcoin scam, remote workers became the priority focus for threat actors amid COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, and California has a stringent data privacy proposition in the works […].

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Accelerating Digital Risk and Data Security 2021 Trends

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The post Accelerating Digital Risk and Data Security 2021 Trends appeared first on DATAVERSITY. In this blog, I’ll note five trends that will accelerate digital risk or emerge as vital conditions for managing digital risk over the coming year.