With many of us spending more time online than ever, cybercriminals are coming up with new and creative ways to steal our personal information. Between data breaches, identity theft and email scams, we’ve seen plenty of cyber threats over the past couple of years, and that’s sure to continue. Luckily, there are easy, practical steps … Read more →
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is set to marshal in a new age of liability for defense contractors. Designed by the Department of Defense (DoD), it intends to protect Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). It will affect all companies currently involved in contracting or subcontracting responsibilities with the DoD. CMMC will … Read more →
There are going to be 3.5 million new cybersecurity jobs by 2021. This is more than 350% increase compared to the year 2016. You can evaluate the amount of cybercriminals from these scary numbers. As things currently stand, every business is singling out a considerable budget to effectively deter the threat of cybersecurity. As cybersecurity … Read more →
Companies of all sizes are, and will continue to be, the targets of cyber attacks. Hackers themselves are becoming more sophisticated, and attacks are getting more difficult to identify and stop. SMBs are particularly vulnerable to these attacks, and a large portion of them end up closing their doors within 6 months of an attack … Read more →
Photo credit: Daniel Korpai Cybersecurity is of major importance to the government, citizens, and businesses in the United States and around the world. While Homeland Security works to discover and enforce ways to make cyber activity safe, we are a long way from being there. Computer security divisions around the world face similar problems. Malware … Read more →
It’s a cat and mouse game between cyber security experts and cyber criminals. While the security guys endeavor to protect users and information, the criminals threaten to compromise data security using different innovative methods. It all seems to be part of a never-ending cat n’ mouse game! Ours is the age of digital connectivity; we … Read more →
The Internet of Things (IoT) describes a network through which common devices can use the Internet to connect and interact. Until recently, this type of interconnection would have been limited to computers, smartphones and tablets. However, IoT has made it possible for just about any type of device to enter into a “smart mode” that … Read more →
In the not-so-distant past, cybersecurity was typically the forgotten stepchild of an organization’s Information Technology (IT) department. After a spate of high-profile cyberattacks and data breaches that have foisted millions of dollars in costs and damages on the targeted companies, the responsibility for cybersecurity has moved straight up to the executive suite. A Board of … Read more →
Technology for all its advantages and life altering usage has a lot of doomsday scenario, the downsides of each invention is the potential to cause irreparable damage when abused, the level of destruction we have wrought in the past is astounding in itself, but with the golden age of technological invention upon us, what possible … Read more →
Crypto ransomware keeps taking the world by storm. It props a multimillion-dollar underground economy providing cyber-extortionists with abundant resources to fine-tune their modus operandi. Amidst the whole noise surrounding this despicable business model since 2013, the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) principle is the new black. It renders online extortion increasingly toxic by making ransomware programs readily available … Read more →
Cyber crimes are becoming more frequent than before. A recent report by McAfee has estimated the cost of cyber crimes to businesses to be 400 billion dollars worldwide! Can you imagine that! You might be owning a small or mediums size online business thinking that cyber crimes only target the big companies. That’s false! In … Read more →
Cyber security is not an issue you can afford to ignore. Cyber attacks grow ever more sophisticated and hackers don’t sleep. A serious data breach is catastrophic for a company’s reputation, but with technology increasingly entwined in our everyday lives, businesses need a multi-faceted action plan if they want to minimize risks. There is no … Read more →
Over the last decade, there has been an alarming increase of crime that is committed through the Internet. You will no doubt have seen numerous high profile examples in the news such as the attacks on Twitter and PayPal last year. If even the biggest companies in the world can fall foul of these criminals, … Read more →
Tech savvy internet users with dark motives are unstoppable on the web. They prey on innocent peoplw and organizations and spread their illicit and fraudulent acts worldwide. But authorities are not losing hope because they believe there’s a way to stop these cybercrimes. Even the technology giants are collaborating in this endeavor to make sure … Read more →