I.T professionals are always responsible for ensuring that the data on the systems they manage is safe beyond a reasonable doubt from the risk of data breaches. They ensure this security through various means for example encryption, use of passwords, setting up network segments, among others. In this article, let us talk about a form …
If you access the Internet or use WhatsApp, Email, Skype and any social media app, you are vulnerable to phishing. Derived from the fishing hook, phishing cyber-attack vector tricks victims into clicking on links that appear to come from genuine sources. In 2019, the phishing attack is projected to be one of the top schemes …
Man is not an island, and as such we seek to interact more and more with each other. This has led to a level of intercommunication through the internet that hasn’t been seen before. According to ABI Research, there will be over 30 billion devices connected on the Internet by 2020. Today, our everyday devices …
Gone are the times when our only security concern was making sure that our doors and windows were locked. Due to rise in technology and the growth of online activity, the manner in which we now work has changed, putting not only our personal data at risk but also business data at risk too. We …
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A simple network scanning following a client request; exposed several computers on the network vulnerable to WannaCry attack. Unfortunately, the computer hygiene for most companies is poor. Staff are lazy. They don’t want to learn how to keep their computers secure. They are fast to connect to the Internet to access their social media accounts. …
New cybersecurity threats and breaches emerge each year. Even with unprecedented vulnerabilities such as Spectre and Meltdown, the approach to dealing with the risks they pose is the same as ever: sound risk management with systematic processes to assess and respond to risks. Here are considerations for cyber risk management. Risk management is the ongoing …
Fraudsters have figured out how to break in to online accounts protected by two-factor authentication where the authenticating device is your mobile phone. They don’t steal the phone; they simply hijack the phone number. This enables them to intercept those one-time verification codes sent to that mobile number by text, email, or phone call. Armed …
It happens every single day—people open emails from unknown senders, click on mysterious links out of curiosity, and even print out sensitive information and leave it sitting on the printer. These actions certainly aren’t uncommon. But when they occur at your company, it’s a major problem for your business’s cyber security. In this day and …
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Computer forensics is the application of investigation and analysis techniques to gather and preserve evidence from a particular computing device in a way that is suitable for presentation in a court of law. The goal of computer forensics is to perform a structured investigation while maintaining a documented chain of evidence to find out exactly …
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