The beginning of the summer break is the perfect time for parents to remind their children about the importance of safe online habits. The sun’s out, and so is school. But despite our best efforts, the chances are that our children will spend the coming summer holiday period glued to their devices. Depending on their … More School’s out for summer, but it’s not time to let your cyber guard down
While not an option for all small and medium businesses (SMBs), cyber insurance is explored here as a catalyst to discuss security preparedness for today’s increasingly complex threat landscape. Companies have to find secure ways to navigate that landscape to conduct at least some of their operations: to stay relevant, manage commerce and logistics, and … More How to decrease security liabilities for SMBs: Look at cyber risks through the eyes of an insurer
A British man who hacked high profile Twitter accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam has been jailed in the US, writes the BBC*. Joseph O’Connor, from Liverpool, hijacked more than 130 accounts in July 2020, including those of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Elon Musk. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty to hacking charges last month. … More Twitter hacker sentenced to five years in prison
Imagining a future, in which anyone could be attacked by an intelligence beyond the means of humans is rather scary. Perhaps that’s why AI is better imagined as another tool to support people’s work. Again, however, the combined capability of such a human actor is also of concern, especially if said actor does not have … More Should the cybersecurity world prepare for AI-based critical infrastructure attacks?
Running a business has become more costly since inflation and the rise of energy prices facilitated a new age of cost-saving measures so businesses could still keep their profits to a certain degree. This all is underlined by a continuous move to Cloud-backed solutions, which should help companies with lowering their infrastructural, network, staffing, and location costs … More Lowering your energy costs – ESET’s contribution to greener IT practices
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