Tag: data breaches

Published on February 2, 2023

via Security Intelligence On December 21, 2022, President Biden signed the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act. The risk of quantum-powered password decryption is increasing exponentially. The new legislation is designed to help federal agencies proactively shift to a post-quantum security posture. Agencies have until May 4,…

Published on January 24, 2023

via CSO Online Security awareness training — combined with the right technologies — have done a great job of alerting employees to the risks of phishing scams and clicking on suspicious links. But criminals are relentless and brutally crafty. They will continue to target end-users,…

Published on January 12, 2023

via Dark Reading New research from leading cybersecurity provider Hornetsecurity has found that 33% of companies are not providing any cybersecurity awareness training to users who work remotely. The study also revealed nearly three-quarters (74%) of remote staff have access to critical data, which is creating more…

Published on January 9, 2023

via Venture Beat It’s no secret that cybercrime is a growth industry. Just last year, the FBI estimated that internet crime cost $6.9 billion. The worse news is that Google’s cybersecurity predictions for 2023 anticipate that this malicious economy will only continue to expand and diversify.  Recently,…

Published on January 3, 2023

via Tech Republic Going into 2023, cybersecurity is still topping the list of CIO concerns. This comes as no surprise. In the first half of 2022, there were 2.8 billion worldwide malware attacks and 236.1 million ransomware attacks. By year end 2022, it is expected that six billion phishing attacks will…

Published on December 14, 2022

Via Forbes The holiday season is here, meaning social get-togethers, lights, tinsel and endless mince pies. It’s easy to get distracted amidst all the chaos, but the festive period is when the security of your business is arguably at its most vulnerable. Why? Those cyber…

Published on December 13, 2022

Picture the scene: The office of a small but successful law firm is broken into. During the ensuing break-in, hundreds of documents relating to both employees’ and clients’ personal data are stolen and presumed available for sale online, including compromising personal information and financial data.…

Published on December 6, 2022

via CSO Online With budgets tightening and security talent difficult to find, a growing number of organizations are taking a close look at Cybersecurity as a Service (CSaaS) – an outsourced model of managing risk on a pay-as-you-go basis. Managed security services are not new,…

Published on December 1, 2022

via Wired If you want to keep your online accounts safe, adding two-factor authentication (2FA) is the single most important step you can take. While no security measure is 100 percent hackproof, 2FA is going to go a long way to locking down access to your important…

Published on November 29, 2022

via Security Intelligence The holiday rush is upon us, and so is the risk of cyberattack. Threat actors often get to work during the holidays. IT staff is heading out for vacation, and everyone is in a hurry. This means we might skimp on security.…