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Metaverse dangers: How to protect brands from the dark side

Sprout Social

There isn’t much regulation at the moment, which has led to inconsistent expectations and user experiences, especially surrounding security and privacy best practices. According to a Sprout survey of 300 marketers responsible for their brands social media strategy, 64% cite data, privacy and brand safety as concerns within the metaverse.

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3 Ways to Maintain Your Website

Heinz Marketing

Regardless of the type of website you have or what it is vulnerable to hacker attacks, phishing, and spambots, it needs to be secured. A vendor can help, and the cost is not very substantial. Part of security for your website is user privacy. Every company must follow the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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5 Types of Data Breaches You Should Know About

Valasys

According to Purplesec.us, the estimated cost of Ransomware attacks is expected to rise to $20 billion in 2020 from $11.5 Moreover, the average cost of ransomware attacks on businesses remained $133,000. 3) Phishing. Companies, on average, take more than 90 days to identify a data brea ch. billion in 2019.

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(VIDEO) Research Meets Reality: Small Business Information Security

Aberdeen

Triad” of security — confidentiality (aka privacy), integrity, and availability. There are also no-cost/low-cost things like keeping patches up to date, common sense behaviors with respect to phishing, etc. What are the major aspects of your digital footprint that you should be concerned with?

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The pros and cons of social media

Sprout Social

And that can save you serious advertising costs—something your senior leaders will thank you for. Lack of privacy. But on the technical side, lack of privacy means your personal information is vulnerable, and can be used against you. But it can also lead to privacy breaches—for your personal accounts, and your brand’s.

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(VIDEO) Meet Derek Brink: The Harvard Professor Helping Organizations Bridge the Gap between Technical Expertise and Business Leadership in Cybersecurity

Aberdeen

The industry has greatly benefited from information-sharing, including the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR), which has taught us that the majority of data breaches begin with phishing attacks and compromised user credentials, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data.

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DMARC: What It Is, Why It Matters

eDataSource

The good news is that it doesn’t cost a lot to protect your brand from the negative effects of email spoofs and phishing scams. But how much are you investing in protecting your brand from criminals and spammers who are targeting your customers with fake and malicious emails that appear to come from your brand?