Lately, there have been multiple horror stories about hacks and the drastic consequences associated with them. Some companies have lost millions from the cyber-attacks. Others have lost money in the long run by losing customer confidence following a data breach....
After more than a year of seeming to be dormant, a new twist on the WannaCry hack has emerged, mainly hitting computers in the United Kingdom. The infection has already become such an issue that London’s Action Fraud unit has issued an alert about the resurgence. In...
One of the problems with hackers is that they are sometimes so hard to estimate. Many hackers, such as the ones behind the WannaCry ransomware hack, are out to make a fast dollar from hijacking someone’s data and holding it for ransom. But some hackers have started...
It seems like there is a natural progression to the way technological advancements move. First, someone develops a new form of technology. Then, someone finds a way to monetize that technology and turn a profit. And then, someone eventually comes along to find a way...
Last week, we highlighted the six of the 12 biggest cloud security threats for 2018, as reported by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). These included data breaches; insufficient identity, credential and access management; insecure interfaces and APIs; system...
A “distributed denial of service” (DDoS) attack is “a malicious attempt to disable or interrupt service to a computer or website, usually by causing large amounts of internet traffic to be directed to the computer or website,” according to the U.S....
