API vulnerabilities have been at the root of some of the most significant security breaches in recent memory, such as when the Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed personal information about over 50 million Facebook users. Uber was at risk for data breaches when their users’ UUIDs led to leaked tokens in the API response. These tokens … Read more
Cybersecurity has become a critical strategic aspect for most organizations around the globe. Perhaps rightly so, considering the total damage caused by cyber-attacks in 2022 has already amounted to $6 trillion, this figure is likely to be much higher by the end of the year. According to the report by Cyber Security Ventures, this figure … Read more
It’s About Time 42:54. Minutes and seconds. That’s how fast the average ransomware variant encrypts 100,000 files and locks out a user. 04:09. That’s the few minutes and seconds Lockbit could take to encrypt 53 GB of data. Take a look at the cyber threat maps at FireEye, Checkpoint, and Digital Attack Map for views … Read more
The healthcare industry has been notoriously lackluster when it comes to cybersecurity for a long time now. The long story short is that doctors are more focused on caring for their physical patients than they are on worrying about their data. That is on top of the fact that major health issues like COVID-19 are … Read more
It’s no secret that the beginnings of cloud computing were fairly humble. Executives within organizations were highly apprehensive about the idea of letting their most valuable asset, i.e., users’ data, be maintained on far-off sites in the care of strangers. However, to its credit, leaps in cloud security protocols and mechanisms meant that most companies … Read more
The June 2021 ransomware attack on JBS Foods that knocked out the plant operations supplying roughly a fifth of the United States’ meat supply and created shortages across the country proved not only that no industry is immune to cyber-attack, but also that consumer packaged goods, food and beverage manufacturing is a critical industry. In … Read more
Cloud computing has been revolutionizing the IT industry in the last couple of years. As a relatively new technology, cloud computing has changed the way both companies and individuals go about handling the required resources. Namely, the cloud is often cheaper, faster, and more reliable than an on-premise environment, which is why cloud technology is … Read more
Over the past decade, cyber-attacks have been rampant on water facilities, especially in the United States. Some of these attacks are lethal, and they comprise a significant number of people. One of the most known incidents as of late is the attack that happened in Florida in February of 2021. The attack was launched against … Read more
The growth of mobile devices in the workplace has turned mobile phishing into a significant opportunity for malicious actors, and it’s therefore a growing concern for organizations. With mobile phishing, the attacker sends links to phishing websites via SMS messages, where they ask for your credentials. One study estimates that 75% of phishing websites specifically … Read more
As businesses adopt emerging technologies like AI and VR, professional lives are growing more connected to the internet and, therefore, the world. While this can drastically improve efficiency and contribute to business growth, it has also led to a rise in cyber-attacks — and not just for tech companies. Cybercrime is affecting industries beyond tech, … Read more
