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title: Business Insights Cybersecurity Blog by Bitdefender | Bob Violino (2)
description: Bob Violino is a technology and business freelance writer covering the latest trends in the market, including cloud services, mobile technology, social media, big data/analytics and the Internet of Things.  (2)
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## [#Enterprise Security #Threat Research #Advanced Persistent Threats ##Featured #Threat Intelligence Sep 17, 2025 EggStreme Malware: Unpacking a New APT Framework Targeting a Philippine Military Company](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/eggstreme-fileless-malware-cyberattack-apac?hsLang=en-us)

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## [#Endpoint Protection & Management ##Featured Feb 27, 2025 Why Alert Volume Matters: Cutting Through the Noise](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/why-alert-volume-matters-cutting-through-the-noise?hsLang=en-us)

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## [#Ransomware #Threat Research ##Featured #Threat Intelligence Nov 13, 2024 ShrinkLocker (+Decryptor): From Friend to Foe, and Back Again](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/shrinklocker-decryptor-from-friend-to-foe-and-back-again?hsLang=en-us)

## Bob Violino

Bob Violino is a technology and business freelance writer covering the latest trends in the market, including cloud services, mobile technology, social media, big data/analytics and the Internet of Things.

## Recent Posts

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/the-growing-importance-of-cloud-workload-security?hsLang=en-us>

[#Enterprise Security ,](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/topic/enterprise-security?hsLang=en-us) [#Cloud Security ,](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/topic/cloud-security?hsLang=en-us) [#Privacy and Data Protection](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/topic/privacy-and-data-protection?hsLang=en-us)

 Jul 22, 2021

## [The Growing Importance of Cloud Workload Security](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/the-growing-importance-of-cloud-workload-security?hsLang=en-us)

A growing number of organizations are increasing their use of the cloud. These workloads, ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/ransomware-remains-a-major-threat-heres-how-organizations-can-defend-themselves?hsLang=en-us>

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 Jun 17, 2021

## [Ransomware Remains A Major Threat—Here’s How Organizations Can Defend Themselves](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/ransomware-remains-a-major-threat-heres-how-organizations-can-defend-themselves?hsLang=en-us)

Ransomware attacks are on the rise and costing companies millions of dollars, and ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/the-data-privacy-imperative-organizations-worldwide-work-toward-being-compliant?hsLang=en-us>

 May 05, 2021

## [The Data Privacy Imperative—Organizations Worldwide Work Toward Being Compliant](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/the-data-privacy-imperative-organizations-worldwide-work-toward-being-compliant?hsLang=en-us)

Ensuring data privacy is now a worldwide concern, with many countries adopting data ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/new-bitdefender-report-highlights-unique-security-challenges-of-2020?hsLang=en-us>

 Apr 07, 2021

## [New Bitdefender Report Highlights Unique Security Challenges of 2020](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/new-bitdefender-report-highlights-unique-security-challenges-of-2020?hsLang=en-us)

Ransomware, banking malware, unwanted applications, and Android attacks all rose ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/advanced-encryption-key-future-cyber-security-efforts?hsLang=en-us>

 Mar 25, 2021

## [Advanced Encryption will be Key to Future Cyber Security Efforts](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/advanced-encryption-key-future-cyber-security-efforts?hsLang=en-us)

Efforts have long been underway to create more advanced cryptography, and the market appears ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/wearable-devices-presenting-new-security-risks?hsLang=en-us>

 Mar 11, 2021

## [Wearable Devices are on the Rise, Presenting New Security Risks](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/wearable-devices-presenting-new-security-risks?hsLang=en-us)

More people are using wearable devices such as smartwatches, in part because of the ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/bolstering-industrial-cyber-security-in-the-age-of-iot?hsLang=en-us>

 Feb 22, 2021

## [Bolstering Industrial Cyber Security in the Age of IoT](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/bolstering-industrial-cyber-security-in-the-age-of-iot?hsLang=en-us)

Security for industrial infrastructures is likely to get more attention with the continuing ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/concerns-security-shifting-business-priorities-pandemic?hsLang=en-us>

 Feb 04, 2021

## [Concerns about Security are Being Fueled by Shifting Business Priorities, Pandemic-Induced Remote Work, and Accelerated Deployment of New Technologies](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/concerns-security-shifting-business-priorities-pandemic?hsLang=en-us)

Organizations’ concerns about cyber security, privacy, cloud, and technology resilience are ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/finance-sector-faces-extreme-plausible-cyber-threats?hsLang=en-us>

[#Ransomware](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/topic/ransomware?hsLang=en-us)

 Jan 25, 2021

## [Finance Sector Faces ‘Extreme but Plausible’ Cyber Threats](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/finance-sector-faces-extreme-plausible-cyber-threats?hsLang=en-us)

Financial services firms are major targets of cyber attacks A recent report describes six ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/pandemic-impact-on-cyber-security-is-far-reaching?hsLang=en-us>

 Jan 14, 2021

## [Pandemic’s Impact on Cyber Security is Far Reaching](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/pandemic-impact-on-cyber-security-is-far-reaching?hsLang=en-us)

An overwhelming majority of business and technology executives worldwide plan to shift their ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/key-factors-are-influencing-the-cyber-threat-landscape?hsLang=en-us>

 Jan 04, 2021

## [Study: 5 Key Factors are Influencing the Cyber Threat Landscape](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/key-factors-are-influencing-the-cyber-threat-landscape?hsLang=en-us)

Cyber criminals are changing their tactics to take advantage of emerging vulnerabilities, ...

<https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/market-study-security-concerns-up-mitigation-efforts-down?hsLang=en-us>

 Dec 07, 2020

## [Market Study: Security Concerns Up—Mitigation Efforts Down](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/market-study-security-concerns-up-mitigation-efforts-down?hsLang=en-us)

Fewer organizations are taking steps to mitigate cyber security risks compared with a year ...

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