Convenience often wins over security, and researchers from IOActive and Embedi have recently discovered the dire consequences of that adage. In January 2018, IOActive and Embedi released a white paper titled “SCADA and Mobile Security in the IoT Era.” Over...
Last year was a rough one for cybersecurity. From the WannaCry ransomware attack to the Equifax hack, 2017 was a harsh reminder of the importance of having strong IT practices and an incident response plan. So what does 2018 have in store? SecureWorks, one of our...
In our last article, we discussed some steps your company can take in developing an Incident Response Plan (IRP). Among them were designating a member of management to be responsible for the IRP, and selecting employees from management, IT, legal, marketing, and...
We’ve been saying for a long time that no company is safe from a cyber attack. Even small companies that don’t operate in industries typically known for housing sensitive data, such as finance, education, and medicine, still have valuable information that someone...
Cyber extortion might sound like the stuff of a Hollywood script, but it is a reality that more and more businesses are facing. At risk in a digital extortion attack is not only a company’s reputation and data, but also its ability to function and even its very...
When you think of data breaches, the first thing that likely comes to mind is a hooded figure in a dimly-lit room plotting theft of all your valuable data. But according to a study published by CompTIA it isn’t an unknown hacker that’s most likely to directly...
