In what is considered to be one of the biggest data breaches of all time, a staggering 21 million unique passwords were discovered in an online hacking forum in January 2019. Dubbed as “Collection #1” by security researcher Troy Hunt, the breach proved even more that password authentication alone is no longer as secure as […]
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One of the greatest mistakes small business owners can make is thinking no one is interested in their business’s data. In truth, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are among the most prone to cyberattacks, with 67 percent of SMBs experiencing an attack and 58 percent suffering from a data breach in the last 12 months,
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Statistics from 2017 reveal that more than 130 large-scale, targeted data breaches were occurring in the United States annually, and the numbers were only seen to rise every year. As if their increasing frequency wasn’t enough, each malware attack could cost up to $2.4 million to resolve — a figure not many companies can afford
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Is your business considering more flexibility for your employees? Are you thinking of allowing remote work for your staff? Everybody else seems to be on it; according to a global survey by International Workplace Group (IWG), 70% of employees across all industries do remote work at least once a week, and the numbers continue to
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Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report had some good news: 78% of office workers in the US didn’t click on a single phishing campaign the whole year. Still, almost one out of five breaches was due to employee error in 2018. When it comes to your business’s cybersecurity, your employees need to appreciate how vital
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Cybersecurity is serious business for any organization. In a compilation report, cybersecurity experts revealed these alarming statistics: By 2017, there were more than 130 large-scale breaches per year in the U.S. Each year, that number grew by 27%. A malware attack costs an average of $2.4 million per company. From 2015 to 2017, the U.S.
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For several years now, cybersecurity experts have often cited the following industries as the “most targeted” or “most vulnerable to cyber attacks”: healthcare, government agencies, financial services, higher education, and small to midsize businesses. It’s easy to see why. Many of them have databases holding millions of personal information, they handle large volumes of online
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The hottest business topic in 2018 was the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). GDPR is seen as the epitome of data protection legislation that safeguards businesses and organizations from data security breaches. Many companies have improved their technology infrastructures this year to guarantee their GDPR compliance. While the focus on cyber and information security has
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Back in March 2018, more than 50 million Facebook subscribers were shocked to find out that Cambridge Analytica had collected their user information without their consent or knowledge. This data was used for targeted political advertisements to influence the votes during Trump’s presidential campaign. These actions led to May’s California ballot initiative on data privacy,
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Jerry Brown, the current governor of the Golden State, recently signed a law that prevents vendors from selling internet-connected products with preprogrammed passwords to consumers. Such passwords are easy to crack or guess, potentially leaving the user defenseless against malicious hackers When the law takes effect in 2020, every Internet of Things (IoT) device created
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