Asking for money or intimate photos is out of date. Romance scams are getting more sophisticated. Valentine’s Day is coming up, but this holiday is not always a simple celebration of love with bouquets, chocolate, and romantic dinners. For those who are still on a quest to find the right partner, it may be a … More Don’t let your desire for love benefit scammers’ lust for data
Called a “watershed year for ransomware”, 2023 marked a reversal from the decline in ransomware payments observed in the previous year. Ransomware payments in 2023 reached a record-breaking $1.1 billion in 2023, according to an analysis by Chainalysis, a blockchain research firm. Calling 2023 a “watershed year for ransomware”, Chainalysis also said that last year marked a … More Ransomware payments hit a record high in 2023
Heavy workloads and the specter of personal liability for incidents take a toll on security leaders, so much so that many of them look for the exits. What does this mean for corporate cyber-defenses? Cybersecurity is finally becoming a board-level issue. That’s as it should be, given the increasingly important role cyber-risk management plays in strategic … More The buck stops here: Why the stakes are high for CISOs
It sounds more like science fiction than reality, but a Swiss newspaper reported that approximately three million smart toothbrushes were hijacked by hackers to launch a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Sources, such as Bleeping Computer and Bleeping Media, found it hard to credit this toothsome tale. And later the security company Fortinet, which helped give the original story … More Were 3 million smart toothbrushes just used in a DDoS attack?
As personal devices within corporate networks make for a potentially combustible mix, a cavalier approach to BYOD security won’t cut it. Since it helped organizations ride out the disruption wrought by the pandemic, remote work (that later often morphed into hybrid work) has cemented its staying power. With the boundaries between work and home becoming blurrier than ever, many … More Left to their own devices: Security for employees using personal devices for work
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