Security
Olivier Guillo, Smart Global Governance: ”nobody is immune to the risk of a breach”
As data breaches become a common occurrence, ensuring sensitive information is protected according to up-to-date regulations is more important than...
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Ilia Kolochenko, ImmuniWeb: "cybercriminals don’t need expensive zero-day exploits to get into large enterprises"
Effective cybersecurity practices consist of numerous different processes that include both a dedicated IT department and advanced technology solutions. Unfortunately,...
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Salvatore J. Stolfo, Allure Security: "stopping brand impersonation is as important as protecting internal assets"
Nowadays, threat actors can not only harm companies by infiltrating malicious programs but also by abusing their identities. Fraudsters aim...
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Margus Pala, eID Easy: “if I could, I would ban anyone from accepting my handwritten signatures”
Adopting electronic signatures can be a tricky process, forcing businesses to resort to non-secure and rather obsolete methods of document...
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Vlad Mazek, ExchangeDefender: “email is the most popular way to get cyber threats into an organization”
With the recent rise in phishing attacks, it is smart to double-check if it’s really your coworker that emailed you....
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Headache for malicious hackers as popular forum goes down
The English-language hacker platform raidforums.com was down for a week due to unknown causes, prompting rumors on social media of a breach by law enforcement authorities. If true, it could make life difficult for less skilled cybercriminals – so called ‘script kiddies’ who typically use someone else’s tools and techniques to commit crimes online.
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Cybersecurity skeptics shun crypto industries amid security fears
With malicious hackers scamming blockchain businesses out of millions of dollars every month, cryptocurrency will need better digital protection going forward – but the emerging industry is struggling to recruit cybersecurity professionals amid a climate of fear and mistrust.
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Mike Polatsek, CybeReady: “80-95% of breaches are due to human errors”
Malicious threats have been a part of the Internet culture for what seems like forever. However, with employees now working...
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Nearly 200 terrorist websites operate with impunity on the open web
A new Tech Against Terrorism report has found that global terrorist and violent extremist actors are running at least 198...
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Who is ahead – the ransom hunters or the cybersec industry?
Ransomware gangs are changing up their tactics to go after fewer targets for higher payouts, streamlining their operations to get ‘more bang for their buck’ in the wake of tighter cybersecurity. And yet cyber crooks are still profiting from companies’ lax defenses, using old bugs that have already been exposed to extort money from them.
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Cybercriminals fear more law enforcement action after REvil was taken down
When the REvil ransomware gang were rounded up in Russia by the state security service, the FSB in mid-January, it...
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Michael Peters, Continuum GRC: “close proximity between working and personal computing spaces has put both at risk”
Following the continuous rage of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations face a difficult task to secure the workload and devices of...
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Morten Kjaersgaard, Heimdal™ Security: “43% or more of the cyberattacks victims are small to mid-size enterprises”
Cybercriminals perceive the pandemic as an opportunity to ramp up their criminal activities by exploiting the susceptibility of remote workers...
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Stephen Gold, SparkCognition: cybersecurity jumped from being an important investment to an absolutely critical one
In recent years, we have seen how threat actors are actively going after governmental institutions, such as hospitals, as they’re...
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Sergio Esteve de Miguel Anglada, Bigle Legal: "companies can avoid leaks with proper control of the document process"
Legal is the one sector that accepts technology change and developments extremely slowly, but the recent pandemic and generally quickly...
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Siegfried Mueller, MB connect line: users unfamiliar with cybersecurity and its threats increase the risk of cyberattacks
The cyberspace is clogged with lurking threats created by hackers who want to exploit Internet users. And with remote work...
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Who Is Responsible When Cyberattacks Result In Deaths?
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world saw a significant increase in cybercriminal activity, with healthcare an obvious...
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Paul Magee, Auraya: passwords are not a secure method to keep information safe
As attacks get more sophisticated, a layered approach to authentication is no longer a recommendation but a necessity. While some...
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Mackenzie Jackson, GitGuardian: “code security needs to be a layered approach”
Security should be something that companies implement into the software development lifecycle as early as possible. It should be a...
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Rick Song, Persona: “businesses should choose an identity infrastructure that’ll act as a data store for them”
The rising number of data breaches has shaken the trust between customers and companies. Now, people continuously question the security...
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