Security
TOP10 system cracks cybercriminals exploit to break in
Threat actors take advantage of unpatched software, unprotected cloud, and weak passwords.
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How to keep crooks from enjoying your holiday
With travel spending projected to soar this year, it is more important than ever to ensure you have a safe trip. Cybercriminals will be out for a slice of your vacation funds, but with the right precautions, you can drastically reduce their chances of ruining your break.
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Mari Krusten, Cybernetica: “the unfathomable amounts of data collected open up new ways to provide services; however, they also create new privacy and security risks”
Businesses are preoccupied with ensuring customer security and protecting sensitive data. In such an environment, cybersecurity as a service can...
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Is the US headed for the Great Exfiltration?
The huge spike in voluntary resignations at the height of the COVID pandemic could have unforeseen consequences for cybersecurity across American organizations, with seven in ten firms admitting they don’t know how much data workers took with them to their next jobs after quitting.
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Rolf Gierhard, Link11: “companies are lacking the know-how to defend themselves sufficiently”
When it comes to cyberattacks, we’re used to hearing about their dangers and severe obstructive effects. But cybercrime might not...
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Be careful when you scan QR codes
A new wave of users utilizing QR codes grew as part of the various track and trace initiatives implemented around...
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Firms ‘not taking data threats seriously enough’
A recent assessment of the approach being taken by businesses to managing external threats to cybersecurity was a tale of two paths – the right one to take, and the one most are currently on.
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Remote work and the rise of insider threats
The COVID-19 pandemic has underpinned arguably the biggest transformation in how and where we work ever seen, with millions forced...
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Free cleaning apps put millions at risk of hacking
Android users might want to think twice before downloading free apps to clean their mobile phones and “protect” them from viruses – because many of them contain data trackers and some even appear to have links to potentially malicious domains, according to the Cybernews research team.
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Jérôme Ajdenbaum, IDEMIA: "biometrics is the only way to ensure that you are who you claim you are"
Nowadays, more and more people complete their daily tasks online. Consequently, with the world going digital at such a fast...
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Joakim Thorén, Versasec: “you need to properly increase the security level for each part of the company”
Global unrest is a convenient time for cyber felons, yet a difficult one for enterprises. As the attack surface increases,...
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No allies in the cyber world: how Chinese hackers collect intelligence on Russian government officials
The China-based Bronze President hacking group has shifted its focus to Russia, likely gathering intelligence on Russian state officials and...
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Are backups the best way to tackle ransomware?
The surge in ransomware attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic has been well documented. There has scarcely been a sector that...
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Data thieves zone in on tourists
Dreaming of a trip to sun-kissed Thailand for your holidays? Cyber crooks are dreaming about stealing your sensitive data as you book your ideal vacation – using remote-code execution tactics and fake travel websites to get inside your machine.
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Shahram Mossayebi, Crypto Quantique: “the potential to disrupt emerging technologies is growing by the day”
With smart devices everywhere in our homes and offices, the attack surface has never been so massive. While smart devices...
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Dangers of quantum computing: from new-style warfare to breaking encryption
Of all the emerging technologies, quantum computing is the one that excites, frustrates, and makes techies nervous in equal measure....
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Why we need to talk about the cybersecurity skills gap
There is a long list of household names from Blockbuster to Toys R Us that failed to adapt to the...
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Tomasz Filipów, ProDevice: “data is the most valuable asset in the digital era”
Even though the world is starting to enter the post-pandemic era, many companies are not getting rid of the hybrid...
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Ofer Ben Noon, Talon: “as the hybrid revolution continues, we expect to see a further increase in account takeover attacks”
When together with the pandemic, everyone went to work from home, the attack surface for cyber felons increased drastically. The...
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Jacob Ideskog, Curity: “having systems that can safely assert properties about users without exposing the full user will become increasingly important”
A digital identity should gather enough information about a person only to assert that they are who they claim to...
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