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As a society, we’ve never been so interconnected before. The internet provides a useful tool for communication and has made our lives easier in many respects. Now you practically run all your affairs online – from banking to running a…
Remote Desktop poses an interesting dichotomy to businesses. On one hand, it provides a simple way to maximize office efficiency. It can boost profit margins and save money with a simple investment in the right technology. It can boost employee…
Achieving success as a small business owner is a lot harder than most people realize. Modern consumers have more options than ever before regarding the companies they can use. If you want to put your company ahead of the competition,…
With cybersecurity threats increasing daily, the need to regularly identify and address vulnerabilities to protect against the latest threats is now more critical than ever. Penetration testing, a popular type of ethical hacking assessment, is a crucial way to help…
Who would’ve thought that the face swap app we all have been enjoying on social media could be a tool that messes another person’s entire life or even a whole nation? Not everything we see is real – these lines…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to improve the performance of every major industry in the world by automating tasks that were earlier done by humans. As more companies now prefer to keep their data on the cloud and as instances where…
The first ransomware attack happened in 1989. Although primitive by today’s standards, the concept was the same. The virus locked hard drive files, and users needed to pay $189 to “PC Cyborg Corporation” to get the repair disk. Sound familiar?…
Cybersecurity conferences provide a significant opportunity for professionals to expand their network, learn from their peers about new developments, gain new insights, and exchange ideas with industry experts. Staying up-to-date with the rapid advancements in tackling security is relentless but…
“Cybersecurity is the Biggest Threat to the World Economy, CEOs Say” So reads the July 9 headline of a major news publication on its website just two short months ago. Concerns about internet and network security have been around for…
California — keeping with its tradition as a groundbreaker in privacy-related legislation in the US — has passed the strictest data privacy law in the nation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which will be enforceable January 1, 2020, onward.…
When we think of cybercrimes against businesses, it can be easy only to consider the immediate effect: the data that is stolen by hackers during the breach. However, there is actually far more to think about. Here we take a…
The campaign against malware is ongoing – this is still one of the largest forms of cyberattacks affecting businesses and individuals across the world. To give an idea of the scale of the issue, in early 2019, a team of…
Phishing, ransomware, emails from a Nigerian prince – all these scams are quite well-known. It’s true that some Internet users still trust them, but the majority do not. However, scammers are not easily defeated. Daily, they create new ways of…
Penetration testing has become an essential for businesses looking to maintain a robust cybersecurity posture. But if you are commissioning a test for the first time, then you have the challenge of choosing the right provider. Pen testing is a…
The Internet of Things home security systems can protect all IoT devices from attack. Businesses protect devices such as phones and computers with antiviruses, while the Internet of Things offers protection to appliances like fridges, cars, monitoring devices, and much…
Do you wonder what an SSL certificate is? And why is it crucial to have one? Well, this is the most common question asked by the users when setting up domains. Security is one of the key elements with regards…
Billions of computers are active all over the world. And cybersecurity threat to each of these machines is massive. Internet worms and cyber terrorists with malicious intents are always keen to breach the security of computers. And this is where…
History has witnessed that whenever we rush in to expand the computing and power or interconnect these two, we expose ourselves to the new levels of cybersecurity risks. There are only two words that differentiate this generation from the upcoming…
Just a little over a year ago, companies all over the world were still scrambling to update their flows and documents so that the onset of GDPR wouldn’t catch them (completely) unprepared. The risk of huge fines – up to…
With the stupendous growth of the internet and its related activities, internet security has become a serious concern. When we are surfing the internet, checking social media accounts, or chatting with friends, the rest of the world can identify us…
