Cybersecurity trends: Preparing for new threats

There were significant advances in cybersecurity in 2015, but as protections became more sophisticated, so did cybercriminals. Here are four areas AT&T experts say bear watching in 2016. Cybersecuritytrends: Preparingfornewthreats As more devices become connected, the potential for attacks increases as well. Not all companies protect their networks against such attacks. Once a weapon exclusive to sophisticated cybercriminals, DDoS programs are now prepackaged and can be used by almost anyone. Patches, updates, and policy changes can be applied across a company in minutes. Multiple security controls can be combined to create a layered approach to cybersecurity.

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Necessity of Cloud Database Security Best Practices

Infographic | February 15, 2022

Cloud Database Security is essential as it is subject to numerous cybersecurity threats. A well-designed cloud database security best practice can effectively reduce the risk of cloud database breaches.

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The Importance of Database Security

Infographic | February 3, 2022

Security is everyone’s responsibility. Enabling business, protecting data, and managing risks are critical to literally every business. Maintaining database security is important to safeguard highly confidential and sensitive data. Between January and September 2020, about 36 billion pieces of data were compromised. In 2021, data breach costs increased from USD 3.86 million to USD 4.24 million.

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Almost half of companies say cybersecurity readiness has improved in the past year

Infographic | December 16, 2019

Mobile and IoT-connected devices present special security risks that many companies are still figuring out how to mitigate. ZDNet's sister site, Tech Pro Research, recently polled IT professionals about the state of cybersecurity in their workplaces. Most seemed to feel that cyberthreats were relatively well controlled. The majority of respondents said their company's cybersecurity readiness was average or above, and most said it had improved in the past year.

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Cyber attack infographic

Infographic | December 25, 2019

Are businesses today doing enough to succeed in the battle against cyber security threats and are the traditional methods they are using the most effective?

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Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity

Infographic | April 4, 2022

Artificial intelligence endeavours to simulate human intelligence. It has immense potential in cybersecurity.

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Alarming Cyber Security Stats to Know in 2022

Infographic | June 29, 2022

Attackers use multiple tactics to get access to your credentials and among those phishing is the most commonly used method. Every 9 out of 10 cyber-attacks start with a phishing email and end up costing millions of dollars to the organizations.

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Mend

Mend, formerly known as WhiteSource, is the application security provider of choice for six out of 10 of the world’s most demanding software developers. With Mend, organizations can resolve the application security challenges that pain developers and security teams alike, so they can deliver secure software, faster. Mend secures all aspects of software, providing automated remediation from problem to solution versus only detection and suggested fixes. With more than 1,000 customers, Mend helps enterprises like Microsoft, IBM, and Comcast to improve their application security outcomes.

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