by Leah Collins | Oct 20, 2020 | Business, Data, Security
The cybersecurity scene is advancing at a fast-paced rate and concurrently, advances in technologies are progressively becoming better at aiding cyber-criminals and hackers to take advantage of data security loopholes. The continuously growing scale of breaches and...
by Contextual Security | Oct 18, 2020 | Email, Malware, Security
This article first appeared on Contextual Security’s website and is reprinted here in partnership with them. A phishing attack is among the most common data security challenges businesses and individuals face today. Data suggests that up to 4 percent of all...
by Lauren Morley | Oct 15, 2020 | Business, Data, Malware, Security
Businesses face more challenges than ever in the COVID-era workplace. Aside from the usual hurdles, you now have to think about employees working outside the office and causing potential security issues, your data and information being accessed in multiple locations,...
by Contextual Security | Oct 12, 2020 | Communication, Internet, Security, Software
This article first appeared on Contextual Security’s website and is reprinted here in partnership with them. If you are like me, by now you have experienced firsthand “death-by-virtual-meeting.” With the necessity of online conferencing for business life to...
by David Balaban | Oct 6, 2020 | Email, Scam, Security
To execute a classic business email compromise (BEC) hoax, a malicious actor portrays himself as a company executive or a trusted contractor to dupe an employee into wiring funds to a wrong bank account. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3),...
by David Balaban | Oct 2, 2020 | Internet, Malware, Security
An entirely foolproof digital system has yet to be masterminded. Meanwhile, this is wishful thinking. Computers can be hacked, smartphones can be jailbroken, and IoT devices in a smart home are low-hanging fruit for remote attackers. Search engines are not perfect...
