Are we at DEFCON 1 for Data Breaches?
How government agencies can ensure that their valuable data doesn’t fall into the wrong hands Cybercrime continues to be on a steady incline. No matter what type of industry or organization you work in, it knows no boundaries. In this paper, however, we take a closer look at the government sector. The organizations and agencies… Read More
Data breaches at JPMorgan Chase and T-Mobile
A couple of big name breaches have made the news recently, from both JPMorgan Chase and T-Mobile. In the former, the bank warned that a number of customers had their personal information accessible to others via the mobile app or website. Among the information were potentially account numbers, balances and transactions. As of yet, no… Read More
California DMV Breach and the Costs of Remote Working
People may be driving less these days, but the personal data accumulated in this area can still be a cyber attack vector. Now, California drivers have been put at risk by a data breach. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles has suffered a breach, and as is often the case, third party issues underlie the… Read More
You’re collecting data on your website, but is it secure?
No matter what website builder you may be using, there are always security concerns to ensure that both yours and your users’ sensitive data aren’t compromised when a breach occurs. This is especially true on sites with a higher degree of user interactivity. If people are sharing their personal details on a website, the risk… Read More
Microsoft Surface delivers on power and speed, but is the data on your device secure?
The rapidly growing remote workforce is dramatically changing how we live and work to meet the new hybrid collaborative economy. According to TechRadar, 82% of managers say that even post-COVID they will have more flexible remote working policies. This demands more flexibility and mobility with the tools we use to get the job done –… Read More
Understanding the impacts of a data breach
As the home office and remote working creates new, unforeseen vulnerabilities in data security, so have the costs of incidents risen dramatically. According to research from McAfee and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the total global cost of cybercrime has surpassed $1 trillion per year, and about $500,000 per company. One of the… Read More
Examining cybersecurity before holiday shopping
While October is Cyber Security Awareness month, it turns out November 30 was Computer Security Day. As the holiday season now coming upon a quarantined populace, it can be useful to examine how things stand in the field of cybersecurity, since few things have such an impact on consumer shopping online. According to a study… Read More
Differing attitudes toward security create remote working risks
We’ve examined in recent weeks the risks that come from widespread remote working. Now, thanks to a study from Tessian, new insights are coming to light. Most notably, a disconnect persists between IT staff and an organization’s employees regarding best security behaviors. Surveying 2,000 professionals in the US and UK, Tessian found that only about… Read More
Data sharing, collection, and personal privacy concerns
The security risks created by COVID-19 continue to abound. Applications have proliferated in the wild, offering concerned people the chance to test themselves for Coronavirus. Now, I haven’t used any of these apps, I don’t know how reliable they are, but the point is they are being used. People are submitting copious amounts of data… Read More
Preparing for the New Year in Cybersecurity
A new FireEye survey is out this month, and it’s interesting, so I wanted to look in to it, and compare it to the Avertium study we covered last time. One part that stuck out is that this study is even more optimistic about increasing cybersecurity spending. The latter figure was from approximately half of… Read More