What are the Threats of Ransomware to the Remote Workforce? PwC’s report Cyber Threats 2022 found ransomware incidents in 2022 made ransomware to be a major cybersecurity threat faced by organizations of many sizes and in many sectors. 1 Threat actors were able to circumvent security measures and successfully infect networks, from manufacturing to retail […]
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What is Enterprise Network Security? Enterprise network security is the protection of a network that connects the systems, mainframes, and devices within an enterprise. Wireless networks (Wi-Fi) are vulnerable to cyberattacks as they lack many of the robust security tools that secure wired networks, such as firewalls, intrusion protection systems, content filters, and antivirus and […]
What are Security Misconfigurations? Security misconfigurations are a result of security settings not being defined or implemented, and default values are maintained. This typically means that configuration settings do not comply with industry security standards which are critical to maintaining security and reducing risk. Security misconfigurations happen most often when a system administrator or database […]
What are the Security Risks of Remote Productivity Apps? Due to the rise in remote working, more of us than ever are utilizing productivity application to facilitate meetings, to collaborate, and to share files and information. While productivity apps such as Slack and Teams have robust security features, there are still many potential vulnerabilities that […]
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Security.txt
What is a Security.txt File? Organizations adopt a wide variety of disclosure policies and cybersecurity practices, but these are often a mystery to the security researchers tasked with informing an organization about security vulnerabilities or data leaks. A common scenario is a security researcher finding sensitive information from an organization for sale on the dark […]
What are the Cybersecurity Threats from Software Piracy? The growth of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has been explosive, as smart devices such as tablets, phones, and wearables are increasingly prevalent in more and more aspects of daily living and are also utilized more often by employees for remote working. While these devices add flexibility […]
What Types of Cybersecurity Threats are we Facing Today? The cybersecurity threat landscape continues to feature cyberattackers exploiting vulnerabilities resulting from the global implications of the pandemic.1 Supply chain cyberattacks. Supply chain cyberattackers continue to exploit vulnerabilities in organizations that lack monitoring and use those weaknesses to perform cyberattacks such as data breaches and malware […]
What is Cyber Hygiene? As the World Health Organization explains, “Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases. Medical hygiene therefore includes a specific set of practices associated with this preservation of health, for example environmental cleaning, sterilization of equipment, hand hygiene, water and sanitation and […]
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Spyware
What is Spyware? Spyware is software that enables a user to obtain covert information about someone’s computer activities by secretly transmitting data from their device. There are many types of spyware focused on monitoring different types of information, ranging from relatively innocent web browsing trackers used by advertisers to cyberattacker enterprises seeking credentials and passwords […]
What are the Best Practices for Account Protection? Account management, authentication, and password management are essential activities to protect data security. Users interact with accounts through a myriad of activities and across many different types of devices, and complete account protection requires a close look at each of these relationships and interactions. Authentication is the […]