Security News > 2020 > April > Are ransom payers fueling ransomware?

"To combat ransomware and other threats, I advise IT security organizations to invest wisely in products that continuously discover and patch vulnerabilities, uncover advanced threats using machine learning and artificial intelligence, and continuously back up their data everywhere."

The report found 85 percent of organizations are experiencing a shortfall of skilled IT security personnel, and survey respondents cited "Lack of skilled personnel" as their biggest obstacle to adequately defending against cyberthreats.

Next-generation firewalls, containerization, application container security tools, threat intelligence platforms and services, and SOAR are among the most sought-after security technologies in 2020.

The new app security "Must haves." API gateways, database firewalls, and web application firewalls are this year's most widely deployed application and data security technologies.

Surprisingly, only a third of SSL/TLS-encrypted web traffic is decrypted for inspection by network security devices, opening up the door to undetectable encrypted cyberthreats and associated data exfiltration.

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