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2022 report: More data breaches and costs rising

IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022 (IBM Report) was recently released, and suggests that the cost of data breaches continued to rise to an all-time high—in fact, the average total cost of a data breach was USD 4.35 million in the past year of the study (March 2021–March 2022).

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ENISA threat report for 2021

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has recently released its Threat Landscape 2021 Report, where it has identified prime threats, major trends observed with respect to threats, threat actors and attack techniques, and some suggested mitigation measures.

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Ransomware playbook released

On November 30, 2021, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security released its Ransomware playbook (ITSM.00.099). The document can help organizations understand their business and security requirements and implement relevant policies and procedures related to cybercrime.

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