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Read More >According to Fortune, “The world saw an alarming 105% surge in ransomware cyberattacks” in 2021, with no indication that 2022 will be any different. In fact, bad actors are growing bolder by the day and attacking everyone from Facebook’s parent company Meta to organizations like yours.
Read More »When it comes to an organization’s cybersecurity, vulnerability scanning and penetration testing can protect your business from threat actors. But what are the differences, and when should you use one over the other?
Read More »Cyber security threats can come in multiple forms. Recently, ABC News reported that threat actors accessed user account information from Facebook’s parent company Meta by pretending to be law enforcement officials. This cyber attack — a form of social engineering — although surprising, was not unprecedented.
Read More »The king of computer hacking and information security, Kevin Mitnick, is a name that instills curiosity — and sometimes terror — into the minds of many within the world of technology.
Read More »In March 2022, tools manufacturer Snap-On admitted to a serious data breach that left personal information exposed including names, birth dates, social security numbers, and employee ID numbers. Perhaps the scariest part of this cybersecurity attack is that the attack type was never disclosed to the public.
Read More »Any cybersecurity event — in-person or virtual — is only “worth it” if the audience is engaged and comes out of the event with the knowledge and power to improve the security posture of your organization.
Read More »Most organizations use security scans to protect their data and employees from threat actors, however, a simple scan may not be updated or thorough enough to catch everything. Additionally, a scan doesn’t account for one major vulnerability within an organization: its employees.
Read More »Cybersecurity can be defined as the ways in which an organization protects itself against unauthorized access or unauthorized use of the organization’s network, private data, or assets. When organizations suffer data breaches and compromised systems at the hands of threat actors, they often look for ways to improve their cybersecurity posture, and cyber security books are a great way to do this.
Read More »When your business is unprepared, threat actors can take advantage of vulnerabilities and compromise your systems. In some cases, vulnerability scans and assessments may help you get back on track. However, if you know you have an internal cyber security incident or have had one that you’ve been told is now “fixed,” a penetration test may be the right option to improve the security posture of your organization.
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