White Hat, Black Hat, Gray Hat, Hacktivists, we hear all of these names, but what is hacking and who are they? What are the different types of hackers? Why hack? The media has used this term since the 1990’s and it can be traced back further to the late 1980’s. Hacking is the act of … Read more
When some management teams think about cybersecurity, often they only concern themselves with proper passwords and the awareness of viruses, not the hacker. However, to truly protect your business, you need to think about the hackers and what they really are: agents of havoc. They want to trick you with scams and smoke and mirrors, … Read more
Today, breaches continue unabated at the same alarming rate to which we have grown accustomed. More than 36 billion records were exposed in 2020 alone and that’s only counting those we know about. The real figure will rise far higher. The rate of these data leaks is so frequent that it is hard to track … Read more
What is a Botnet? There are countless threats to computer security. Many of these threats are nothing more than good technologies used for bad reasons. One example of this is a botnet. Short for “Robot Network,” it is a group of connected computers controlled by software. This software is then used to perform a specific … Read more
Proving there is a “you” has never been easier; proving you are the only you, not so much. We learned in math class in high school that you cannot prove a negative. Or to be more precise, we learned that you cannot solve a negative proof. As a result, in math and logic, we spend … Read more
Whether you have a business social media account or a personal social media account, your information is valuable. It is of paramount importance to strengthen your social media account security. It does not matter if you have 5,000 followers, 500 connections, or 5 followers. Your information ending up in the wrong hands is a powerful … Read more
When we mention brand protection, we are referring to protecting your product, service, and brand image from plagiarism. Business owners invest time, effort, and money to brand and grow their company to then be victimized by cybercriminals who counterfeit their brand and their products. In turn, they steal a part of their revenue and, more often than … Read more
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) has provided remote workers with privacy while they are connected to a public connection for many years. While zero-trust is newer, it has proven to be quite effective. Especially in an age where remote work continues to increase, as does cyber-attacks. Noticeably, on VPNs. This begs the question, which is more … Read more
2020 was a mixed year as far as the cybersecurity community was concerned. On one hand, the raw figures are hard to argue with – a new Cloud Security Report 2021 from Wandera found 52% of organizations dealt with a malware incident in 2020, up from 37% in 2019. Cyber threats are growing across the … Read more
Cybersecurity threats, as we discussed in our recent 2019 data breach article, were a huge problem in 2019. Within the first 6 months, Forbes reported that 2019 yielded 3,800 publicly disclosed breaches, a 52% increase from 2018’s first 6 months. 2019 saw data breaches in every sector, from financial and healthcare, to government and entertainment. … Read more
