In 2021, there were an estimated 4.19 million cybersecurity professionals in the workforce — an increase of more than 700,000 since 2020. This welcome growth suggests businesses are now taking online threats more seriously than ever. But while the cybersecurity workforce is growing, it’s still a long way from where it should be. Skills shortages in cybersecurity are currently the highest on record.
The PlayStation 5 has been in high demand since its November 2020 launch day. Supply chain issues stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic and trade war between China and the US have led to an ongoing global shortage of computer chips. Sony simply can’t keep up with demand for its newest console. This demand has created a huge opportunity for product scalpers. The PS5 remains one of the most targeted products by scalper bots two years after its launch.
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eCommerce is a trillion-dollar industry. But as the popularity of online shopping grows, so does the risk of refund fraud, which now costs businesses more than $25 billion every year. Refunds are a standard cost of retail — especially in eCommerce. But online shopping makes it much more difficult for businesses to investigate and verify valid refund demands from customers. Some customers take advantage of these difficulties by committing refund fraud.
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a seismic shift in remote working practices. Before the pandemic, 34% of US employees worked remotely at least one day a week. Now, as we emerge from the pandemic, 35% of Americans work from home full-time — with a further 23% able to work remotely part-time. This equates to approximately 92 million remote workers in the US alone. But this rise in remote working is causing significant corporate cybersecurity issues.
Cyber-attacks happen around the clock, far more often than can ever be reported outside of the organizations they affect. But sometimes an attack is so widespread and devastating that it sends shockwaves through the business world and even into the mainstream media. Incidents like SolarWinds and Log4j were front page news, sending organizations scrambling to patch them.
Almost a year ago, I took on a new challenge: Start a podcast about cybersecurity – The Cybersecurity Sessions, hosted by Netacea co-founder and CPO Andy Still. To be honest it’s not always easy finding the time to record the podcast between Andy’s more business-critical duties, but it’s a task he’s looked forward to greatly each month since last November. That’s because, like me, Andy is always seeking out new perspectives and information.
In August 2022, password management company LastPass fell victim to a cyberattack, in which hackers breached its systems and stole its source code. LastPass’s success is built around offering secure, trustworthy software, so a hack like this could be seen as a knock against the company — but it also impacts wider public trust in password management software.
