Despite the ongoing rise in social engineering attacks, the idea that cybersecurity is only about technology manifests within most of our minds. Organizations often neglect human behavior's impact on their cybersecurity postures. Instead, they spend lavishly on endpoint security tools, threat hunting programs, and building incident response plans. Admittedly, these security measures are a crucial part of mitigating attacks.
The Mirai botnet is infamous for the impact and the everlasting effect it has had on the world. Since the inception and discovery of this malware in 2016, to present day and all the permutations that have spawned as a result, cybersecurity professionals have been keeping a keen eye on this form of Command and Control (C2 or CnC) malware and associated addresses.
Website owners generally have privacy policies and terms of service since they are necessary for compliance and ensuring website visitors get a personalized experience. As digital needs transform and data privacy laws evolve in nature, website owners that collect data are required to have a Privacy Center. Hundreds of millions of users share their personal information on websites, enabling websites to effectively interact with their users, innovate and grow their business.
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." A famous phrase known to all indicates that our perceptions influence our definitions. The same can be said about penetration testing. Often when clients approach us for what they believe to be a penetration test, their definition and needs do not necessarily meet the accepted approach of those within the security field.
Risk is one of those standard terms within cybersecurity that, when asked to define, many struggle to explain what risk is and how it applies to cybersecurity. To start, we need to understand risk as it applies to security. Risk, like mathematics, is an artificial construct that humans use to understand and describe their environment.
If you were looking at all the opportunities data unlocks for your businesses, you’ve probably stumbled upon DaaS. DaaS stands for data as a service, which may appear as something overly complicated and expensive to consider. It’s quite the opposite, and it has the power to help a company leverage IoT and cloud data without investing heavily in infrastructure and software. To truly assess whether it is complicated to implement and what benefits it delivers, you need to know what DaaS is.
APIs have become a vital part of doing business. Organizations increasingly rely on the use of APIs for day-to-day workflows, particularly as cloud applications become something of a mainstay. A recent report found that the average number of APIs per company increased by 221% in 2021. Not only are APIs impossible to ignore, but the need to invest in API security cannot be overlooked. The trend in usage is closely followed by opportunists seeking ways to exploit vulnerabilities for their gain.
Blockchain technology has grown up in popularity in recent years. Excluding its initial application in cryptocurrency, it's currently getting used in property, healthcare, smart contracts and many other fields. The technology collects and stores information in groupings referred to as “blocks” and every block will hold a collection quantity of knowledge.
Anyone who has watched the Lockpicking Lawyer realizes that certain locks promoted as the latest-and-greatest aren’t necessarily the most reliable devices for securing physical assets. Like many other security professionals, he seeks to educate consumers and manufacturers on defects in devices and how to improve their security. It reminds me of a quote by Deviant Ollam (security auditor and penetration testing consultant): "Security is achieved through openness.
We have entered the era of data compliance laws, but regulations have not quite caught up to the level of risk that most organizations are exposed to. Uniting security and compliance is crucial to maintaining regulation standards and ensuring a secure environment for your business. Digital transformation and the rollout of new digital tools are moving faster than the speed of litigation. For example, many industries are utilizing connected IoT tools that significantly increase attack vectors.
This blog has been written by an independent guest blogger. Since its advent, the debate over its ethical and unethical use of AI has been ongoing. From movies to discussions and research, the likely adversarial impact AI has had over the world has been a constant cause of concern for every privacy and security-conscious person out there.
According to research by Statista, over 80% of internet users in the US fear that their personal information is vulnerable to hackers. Data privacy defines how organizations and other entities collect data on other individuals, how they process it, for what purposes they collect and process it, how long they keep it, and how they protect it, to name a few. In the modern digital environment, data privacy certifications are essential since they impart the skills needed to become privacy specialists.
AT&T Alien Labs has discovered a new malware targeting endpoints and IoT devices that are running Linux operating systems. Shikitega is delivered in a multistage infection chain where each module responds to a part of the payload and downloads and executes the next one. An attacker can gain full control of the system, in addition to the cryptocurrency miner that will be executed and set to persist.
Image Source: Pexels Cybersecurity threats are nothing new. Major corporations and small businesses alike are regularly faced with them. However, as technology continues to advance and change, so do those threats. Technological sophistication is important when it comes to providing us with the advancements we’ll eventually become used to. But that means cybercriminals are also becoming more sophisticated in their efforts. The solution? Cybersecurity has to become more sophisticated, as well.
