Current cybersecurity strategies and tactics needed to meet today's cyber threats are outlined in CompTIA’s “2021 State of Cybersecurity” report, based on a recent survey of 400 business and IT professionals in the United States. Cyberattacks top list of company focuses The cybersecurity issues organizations must consider are complex and [...]
By now, most companies have taken long strides toward automating their business processes through technology with the goals of making their operations more efficient, saving money, and generating the analytical insights that can inform decision-making. But what if the underlying data is incorrect? Or if the processes it’s being put [...]
According to Global Workplace Analytics, remote work has grown 159% since 2009, while Owl Labs established it has increased by 55% in the last five years. With the pandemic, remote work and remote employee monitoring have soared, and have doubts as to how to do it in conformity with the [...]
In July 2021, the MS-ISAC observed Agent Tesla and Jupyter’s return to the Top 10. The Top 10 Malware variants comprise 63% of the total malware activity in July 2021, increasing 1% from June 2021. Shlayer is likely to continue its prevalence in the Top 10 Malware for the coming [...]
In June 2021, the MS-ISAC observed BitCoin Miner, Mirai, and Ursnif's return to the Top 10. The Top 10 Malware variants comprise 62% of the total malware activity in June 2021, decreasing 13% from May 2021. Slayer is likely to continue its prevalence in the Top 10 Malware for the [...]
The US losing in a half-century-long cyberwar against the rest of the globe. There is currently no cybersecurity strategy good enough to win cyber warfare. And no one – not even the President of the United States – could survive a successful attack on our nuclear power plants, dams, railroads, [...]
Organizations, particularly IT enterprises deploy web security applications to streamline their processes and grow their business. However, the security vulnerabilities, or cyber threats, to these web applications can cause a headache. Having a team of security specialists who can identify and solve potential problems is only one step to ensure [...]
Cyber hygiene and patching are key measures towards protecting data and systems. However, it’s not always possible or practical to patch when vulnerabilities and associated patches are announced. This problem gives rise to day one exploits. A day one exploit is an exploit that can be used against systems where [...]
On May 7th, 2021, the Colonial Pipeline was threatened by ransomware through hackers who threatened to release the 100 gigabytes of data that they had stolen to hackers around the world if they did not receive a ransom of $5 million dollars in bitcoin. The attack caused the Colonial Pipeline [...]