Security
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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The Pirate Bay clones target millions of users with malware and malicious ads
CyberNews security researchers discovered five malicious domains masquerading as alternatives to The Pirate Bay. These domains were serving malicious ads...
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Philippe Humeau, CrowdSec: “strength and efficiency are found in the numbers, in the collaborative approach”
Cyberattack attempts against companies and individuals alike happen almost every day, but this is not something that businesses talk about...
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Michael K. Hamilton, Critical Insight: “if your Wi-Fi password is the name of your dog, you’re doing it wrong”
Rural governmental and health organizations are some of the entities that are the most vulnerable to data breaches and cyberattacks,...
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Chris Jacob, ThreatQuotient: organizations must automate their security systems to mitigate escalating cyber threats
Even though protecting against malicious threat actors is equally important for both regular users and businesses, corporations are even more...
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John M. Scott, Crypto4A: “in a connected economy, everyone’s security posture does impact everyone else”
There are countless cybersecurity solutions to countless cybersecurity problems, whether it’s encrypting our data, or preventing and mitigating cyberattacks. But...
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Sudhanshu Chauhan, RedHunt Labs: “most organizations today are not able to track their assets on the Internet”
Scattered and unsecured assets can often prove to be attractive entry points for an attacker, according to Sudhanshu Chauhan, Co-Founder...
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Karen Krivaa, Perception Point: the pandemic made way for innovation but also a larger attack surface
While hackers have always been lurking around in one way or another, the ongoing pandemic and adaptation to remote roles...
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The Colonial Pipeline hack affected gas prices less than we thought
The ransom paid to the attackers of the Colonial Pipeline in May 2021 was said to be around $5 million,...
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Jonathan Holmes, Grey Matter: “in order to keep pace, the enterprise needs to think of its network as a holistic entity”
Remote work models and accelerating changes in the information-based businesses call for more decentralization. This comes with risks, especially those...
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Ziv Cohen, Paygilant: “companies should continuously map their risks and apply security and anti-fraud control accordingly”
With the sudden strike of the pandemic and stay-at-home orders, hackers saw a great opportunity to grow their criminal careers....
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