Large-scale domain name system hijackings — usually in the form of DNS spoofing or DDoS attacks — have been on a steady rise for years. But the unprecedented number of DNS hijackings in 2019 has prompted the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre to alert and advise organizations on the threat. Learn how to protect your domain name system […]
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The amount of information stored in the cloud is increasing every day. This might come as a surprise to some, but cloud computing can be traced all the way back to the 1960s when ARPANET managed to connect people with their data anywhere, anytime. However, cloud storage only really took off in the 2000s with
Industry talking to customers What’s this?Published: October 4th, 2019 By: Steve Proctor Laura Payne, Director Information Security Services, BMO Lakshmi Hanspal, CISO, Box When Box CISO Laksmi Hamspal and BMO Director of Information Security Services Laura Payne struck up a conversation at a recent security conference in Toronto, the connection was immediate. These two women
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Between 2013 and 2018, the number of cloud service users grew from 2.4 to 3.6 billion users. To put that in perspective, the total number of internet users worldwide is around 4.1 billion people. Thus, almost 75% of all internet users also take advantage of cloud computing. Whether you realize it or not, cloud computing
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The Internet of Things (IoT) has gone from a futuristic buzzword to becoming a reality. IoT security has become an industry on to itself. By 2020, Gartner expects there will be 20 billion IoT “things” in use. These IoT “things” do not include smartphones and PCs. They are everyday devices, such as appliances, cars, and
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You’ve may have heard that cybercriminals keep one step ahead of the “good guys” tasked to catch them or thwart their schemes. The picture gets even more bleak when you think about the implications of that statement. Crime fighters are always a step behind—and they are supposed to be the pros, the experts whose job
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“You could spend a fortune purchasing technology and services, and your network infrastructure could still remain vulnerable to old-fashioned manipulation.”— Kevin Mitnick Did you know that around 25% of small companies and 59% of larger ones are actively seeking out updated cybersecurity training for their staff? If your company is one of these, then your
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“What we learned from the research proved to be immediately useful. We applied its insights to our existing protections and secured 67 million Google accounts before they were abused.” – Google 2017 The three greatest threats to users According to Google, phishing attacks – which in case you don’t know are a method by which
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Sadly, small and medium business have been under attack from hackers in recent years and the attacks are rapidly increasing. Cyber security is a very serious matter and can have devastating consequences to organisations of any size. Cyber breaches could lead to a loss of important data, losing public standing or having to fork out
Cyber breaches happen so often, that we have now become desensitised to the major cyber activity and security breaches that happen every day. Our cyber data and identity requires immediate attention to make sure it is safeguarded from cyber criminals and surprisingly it’s not hard to prevent a breach. According to statista.com, in 2018, data
