Free WiFi is hard to resist: it provides almost limitless convenience and, for a growing class or remote workers, is close to a necessity. This popularity belies the dangers with using such networks. With poor encryption and minimal user regulation…
It’s 2018, and security professionals across the globe are on standby, waiting for next big wave of ransomware attacks to make landfall. According to Symantec’s Ransomware 2017 report, the number of ransomware infections is continuing to rise. During the first…
With the vote against net neutrality, cryptocurrencies have had to have a rethink of what they can do to ensure their services will not be affected by the larger ISPs. It is the case that there could be a conflict…
In 2017 we saw international corporations, public figures, and individuals alike become the victims of major data security breaches. Most prominently, perhaps, was the leaking of nearly 150 million American’s social security numbers by Equifax. There were also major breaches…
The image of a hacker as some manchild in his mom’s basement is a thing of the past. Today’s criminals are smarter, savvier, and more professional than ever. How can you defend against them? 73% of Americans have at some…
For reasons that are quite obvious, cloud technology has been a boon in the world of business since the beginning of the 21st century. Cloud data security has helped business enterprises store and manage their data in a sharable environment…
More and more of our moms and dads are going online. A 2017 report from the Pew Research Center found that 67% of adults aged 65 and over said that they used the internet. Seniors are accessing the internet in…
The only real constant in cybersecurity is change. With that in mind, let’s take a look forward at how that will come into effect in 2018. It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? From news that Russian hackers may have…
The Cloud has proven to be a great boon to data preservation for a number of companies operating as of late. As with most technology in the midst of its evolution, the Cloud still needs improvement; its sharing capabilities and…
The IT threat to all businesses is growing every day. What are you doing to keep your business safe? It’s true- there is no single solution to keep your business 100% safe from cyber- attacks. But, there are measures that…
Around 37,000 websites are hacked daily. Considering that WordPress powers 25.4% of all websites, every day a good deal of bloggers find their blogs hacked. While some security tweaks are self-evident – like changing the admin username – others might…
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) passed by the EU in December 2015, will come into effect for every member state on 25th May 2018, but with the UK set to leave the European Union by March 2019 there…
Strategic alliances and partnerships have been lucrative for the cybersecurity industry. There is a heavy demand for protecting vulnerable data from prying eyes. Industries such as military, entertainment, aerospace have leveled up their security parameters to prevent hackers from making…
In today’s world of technology and mobility, cybercrime is prominent and growing fast across the globe. Cybercrime poses a real danger to organizations, government, and financial institutions. Given the rising number of cyber-attacks and other modes of theft, there is…
At some point last year, Yahoo was forced to go public about its data being compromised two times in relatively quick succession. With this information came a potentially instructive decision for Verizon. Would the telecommunications firm decide to let their…
