The start of a new year is always rife with resolutions, both personal and professional. Many of us begin to take stock of what we deem most important to focus on, and businesses are no exception. It’s the perfect time to determine what will take priority—and why. Privacy and Protection …
While cybersecurity attacks are certainly on the rise, interestingly enough, the Ransomware Task Force has found that ransomware attacks that specifically targeted public organizations like local governments, schools, and hospitals have begun to decrease in 2022. But that doesn’t mean it’s time for security teams to relax. Vigilance and preparation …
Most often, the word “encryption” brings to mind decryption keys and complex processes that cause friction to the end users in order to access data. Because of the friction these processes create, it’s common for businesses to use alternate forms of encryption such as disk encryption to meet business or …
While both political instability and remote working behaviors play into the prevalence of cyberattacks, another factor behind why attacks such as ransomware continue year over year is the simple fact that they’ve been successful. Cyber criminals are constantly looking for ways to steal data that doesn’t belong to them. And …
Hacking and hacking back, March was certainly a busy month for cyber-attacks. From Microsoft to TransUnion South Africa, these are some of the biggest threats cybersecurity saw last month. Notorious Hacker Gang Lapsus$ Posts Stolen Source Code from Microsoft . . . In March, the Lapsus$ hacking group, infamous for …
At the end of March, the PCI Standards Security Council (PCI SSC) publicly released the most recent update to the PCI Data Security Standards (DSS), version 4.0. While much speculation has occurred as to the contents of the new standards—and much of that speculation turned out to be correct—now it’s …
Now that PCI DSS version 4.0 has been released publicly, many organizations are asking the same question: “Now what?” With this being the first major update to PCI DSS in quite some time, there are a lot of notable changes to break down so organizations can better understand how to …
Summer is here, and with many organizations still allowing employees flexibility in where they work, it’s expected that some of them will take their job on the road. Many are itching to travel while the weather’s nice and COVID restrictions are light, and the remote work model affords the opportunity …
Data compromises continue to rise in 2022 after hitting an all-time high in 2021. While data breaches increased, the good news is that the number of victims is actually decreasing. Still, the vast increase in breach events points to an increasing need to practice good cyber-hygiene. These organizations unfortunately missed …