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04/13/2025

More than 90% of organizations worldwide will be affected by the IT skills shortage by 2026. By 2026, the IT skills shortage will become a significant problem for most organizations globally, resulting in $5.5 trillion in losses, according to an IDC survey of North American IT leaders

03/18/2024

11/15/2021

https://www.carbonite.com/blog/article/2021/11/shining-a-light-on-the-dark-web?utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=22Q2-WW-CON-EML-PROMO-ADDON-NURTURE-3&utm_campaign=PromotionsAddon&LOB=CON&Region=WW&LAUNCH_DATE=20211115

The dark web is a sort of exclusive club for cybercriminals where they sell stolen information and find new targets for their cybercrimes. They even hire out experts with new technology to conduct attacks on their behalf. But they’re not the only ones innovating. Cybersecurity experts are fighting...

05/14/2021

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/russian-hackers-dc-police-4-million-ransom-demand-dark-web-babuk/65-cd458037-31d5-4d63-bc22-4c56398885b8

Hackers belonging to the Russian-speaking Babuk syndicate posted a $4 million ransom demand against DC Police.

05/14/2021

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/a-closer-look-at-the-darkside-ransomware-gang/

May 11, 2021 105 Comments The FBI confirmed this week that a relatively new ransomware group known as DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe, stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast. Here’s a close...

01/26/2021

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNIST/bulletins/2bd2a49

Organizations frequently share information through various information exchange channels based on mission and business needs. In order to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of exchanged information commensurate with risk, the information being exchanged requires protection at t...

12/17/2020

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12/12/2020

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Read carefully!

With the COVID-19 virus still very much at large and the holiday season just around the corner, scams, too, are on the hype. Here’s what to look out for and what to do to protect yourself.

12/05/2020

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Good advice!!

You might be afraid to ask; it seems so simple. But why are you stripping screws? How do you prevent it? Is it just “turning it too hard?” Here’s the good intel.

11/17/2020

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNIST/bulletins/2acb799

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) released the first revision to the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) today at the annual NICE Conference and Expo. The NICE Framework improves communications about how to identify, recruit, develop, and retain cybersecur...

11/16/2020

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