The year 2021 has been shaped by an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, as people and businesses have modified and adjusted their personal and professional lives to meet new and diverse challenges. As businesses focused on aligning with the new changes, the same can be said for
The paradigm shift to the Internet of Things (IoT) and the emergence of edge computing have brought in huge potential for various IoT application scenes. While IoT is creating entirely new businesses and revenue streams, it has also created new opportunities for vital information to be compromised.
Almost all instant messaging services on the market today make a big deal about their security and privacy policies. A recently leaked document has revealed just how much data the FBI can legally obtain from these services. The infographic shows details about iMessage, Line, Signal, Telegram,
The recent increase in ransomware attacks has highlighted vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and the ease of affecting component systems. As the paradigm shifts, important preemptive measures must be taken. A New Generation of Critical Infrastructure A decade ago, critical infrastructure
Background In May 2017, 230 thousand computers were infected by a ransomware cryptoworm, called WannaCry—leading to roughly $100 million in damages, according to Infosecurity Magazine . The first of these attacks were first recorded in Europe at 3:24 am EDT, as reported by Norton Rose Fulbright. A
As much of the global workforce rapidly transitioned to the remote work model, cybersecurity professionals faced an onslaught of new challenges—from securing remote devices to educating users on best practices for security outside the traditional office. But other factors were and still are also at
With cybercrime on the rise, thousands of cyber attacks and data breaches are recorded each day. The phenomenon is surely not showing any signs of slowing down, with several big cyber attacks making the headlines so far this year. In 2021, the number of attacks increased day after day, rising to no
“The shift to remote learning opens the door for different points of attack that most school districts weren’t set up to support” – Amy McLaughlin It was not so long ago that online education became the new norm. Schools and universities from all around the world closed their doors to learners and t
Asking employees to work remotely is no longer news for organizations and governments, in order to protect people’s health. Today, there are more than 300 million people expected to work remotely , according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Boston Consulting Group estimates. This brings u
The emergence of new threats has forced security experts to implement bulletproof practices and to make more efforts to understand how cybercriminals work. One key aspect of this process is to know what hackers do with stolen data. In recent years, more and more reports show that compromised
