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2022 is shaping up to be an extremely successful year for cybercriminals. Data breaches are accumulating in unprecedented numbers, putting more and more information in the hands of bad actors. Cyberattacks this year have hit big players like Cash App and the Red Cross, as well as smaller companies around the world. Even small data breaches have a part to …
An Overhaul in Password Security Passwords aren’t going anywhere. Despite the buzz that biometrics and MFA are holistic solutions, passwords are a ubiquitous, crucial layer for authentication—and they’re low-cost and simple, too. That’s not to say that passwords are without issues. In fact, due to ineffective password policies, and poor user habits, they are hotly desired targets. Also, when a password …
The flow of news about data breaches and ransomware attacks is relentless. Businesses of all sizes—large companies included—continue to suffer. Not only do cyber attacks lead to financial damage, but they have knock-on effects like reputational impact and loss of client trust. What’s less publicized is just how often these breaches are caused by vulnerabilities in privileged accounts. Privileged accounts …
Everyone has data – Here’s how to use it defensively In contemporary decision-making, data rules supreme. Big data and data culture are just two indicators in the digital landscape that industries have seen over the past decade. The deep value placed on data, combined with our growing ability to collect and mine massive amounts of it, has catapulted it to …
Cyberattacks continue to rise, threatening the educational sector As the 2022-2023 school year looms, so do ongoing cyber threats directly targeting schools, universities and school district administrations. In 2021, there were an average of over 1500 attacks on education and research organization per week and these numbers are expected to continue to rise through 2022. The educational sector is massive …
Defending from Both Directions Over the past decade, the cyber landscape has evolved rapidly. But as Mike Wilson points out for Forbes, with every positive change or technological advancement comes several layers of cyber threat, as criminals continue to seek out weaknesses wherever they can. Each year the Verizon DBIR provides an overall update on current threat trends and provides insight into who …
Presets Aren’t Enough Let’s keep things real: passwords aren’t going anywhere. And with continued—and increasing—ransomware attacks and data breaches popping up everywhere, an organization’s password policies are crucial to its digital security stance. According to the 2022 Verizon DBIR, a majority of attacks originate from a single entry point: compromised credentials. Since so many organizations use Active Directory (AD) as …
Ransomware is a specific type of malicious software (aka malware) that locks up your devices or an organization’s data in order to ransom that access back to you – sometimes to the tune of millions of dollars. Computers lock up, data disappears, or files become encrypted with no way to recover them. The hacker will then contact their victim to …
No firm in the financial industry has been unaffected by digital transformation. Even over the last three years of tech advancements and a global pandemic, there have been seismic shifts in the landscape. There have been huge advancements in improving efficiency and the quality of customer service, as well as beneficial internal changes like the adoption of cloud technologies. But, …
IDSA report reveals that 96% of respondents think they could have prevented a breach by focusing on identity security The Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), a nonprofit that helps organizations reduce risk by providing education and best practices, just released a report on current trends in the state of identity management. The research provides insight on how over 500 contemporary …
