One of the oldest ciphers is known as the Caesar cipher. The way it works is to assign a number to every letter in the alphabet. In other words, this method assigns the numbers 1 through 26 to the letters A through Z. The encryption method works by taking the source text and offsetting it … Read more
Cybercriminals do not empathize with global health emergencies. They take advantage of any situation they can profit from. Such is the case with the current COVID-19 outbreak. This is aggravated by the stress that organizations in the Healthcare and Logistics sectors are under. The overload they experience makes them a much more vulnerable target, and … Read more
On January 31, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared COVID-19 a public health emergency.[1] As the virus spread around the globe, cybercriminals quickly exploited the crisis for commercial gain. In the early months of 2020, as the global death toll rose, nations battled with the disease, and communities were at their … Read more
The Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) annual conference was set to take place in March 2020 in Denver, Colorado. It’s a celebratory event that many women in the cyber industry and academia look forward to – a chance to collaborate, learn, network, and invigorate themselves as a sort of small-but-mighty force in the cyber realm. After … Read more
Vendor Risk Management is a global issue. According to the World Economic Forum, cyberattack and data theft consistently ranks as a top-10 global risk. Additionally, a comprehensive survey by Deloitte found 83% of risk management executives have experienced a third-party incident in the past three years. But are the old VRM software solutions fully up … Read more
Digital technological advancements continue to occur at an unprecedented pace and, not coincidentally, the need to be cyber-secure has become more crucial. With each new application and device that otherwise seamlessly integrates into our personal and professional lives, so too does the opportunity for cybercriminals to infiltrate them. The extent of connectivity that we have … Read more
