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At present, after a basic Cyber Essentials assessment is passed and the applicant moves on to CE+, there are no additional steps to clarify the devices in scope beyond getting a fresh list of devices from the applicant and ensuring no major difference between the provided list and the original list of devices declared in the Basic assessment.

Keeping track of your business data can be a bit of a challenge if you are using data-sharing platforms like Mediafire, WeTransfer, and Dropbox. But with DLP solutions, you can securely share your sensitive business information like files, reports, and client data on these platforms with ease while staying protected against data leaks. Want to know how? Check out this blog! That’s why it’s important to secure endpoints—basically, the devices we use every day at work.

As we step into 2025, the high-impact, financially motivated ransomware landscape continues to evolve, shaped by a combination of law enforcement actions, shifting affiliate dynamics, advancements in defensive approaches, and broader economic and geopolitical influences. While 2024 also saw the continued use of ransomware for non-financial gain purposes, such as drawing attention away from other activities – financial motives remained at the forefront of the overall ransomware landscape.

CPOs oversee an organization’s compliance with data privacy laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and sector-specific regulations like HIPAA. Key responsibilities include.

There’s a dark joke in cybersecurity: each year ends with an unwelcome holiday surprise—a major security incident. This timing isn’t random. Threat actors target this timing, knowing security teams operate with skeleton crews that impact detection, investigation and response times. It’s a calculated strategy that works reliably, year after year. And now there’s another holiday surprise to add to the list—the recent attack on the U.S. Treasury Department.

Tokenization is gaining momentum in the financial world; more and more financial institutions recognize the impact it will have on how financial products are created, traded, and managed. It is estimated that the potential value of tokenized assets will reach about $16 trillion by 2030.

‘Traditional’ equities trading has undergone massive transformation over centuries. The evolution of how trades are conducted reflects technological advancements, market demands, and the need for efficiency. From the establishment of stock exchanges to the emergence of electronic communication networks (ECNs), the journey from disruption to adoption paints a clear picture of the changing landscape.

As more organizations move to software-as-a-service (SaaS), remote access to applications and data is concentrated among a smaller set of identity providers. These identity providers, such as Okta, must absorb growing volumes of credential-based attacks. Okta consistently reports high volumes of credential stuffing, password spraying and phishing attacks against its customers. Additionally, red teams are discovering new patterns of abuse relevant to Okta products.