The “Tinder Swindler” is an extreme example of how online scammers can mask their identity, charm their victims and bilk them of millions of dollars, but the point is made. Whether you’re looking for love this Valentine’s Day or wanting to show your loved ones how much you appreciate them, beware of online scams. Some of the latest involve gift cards, where scammers who have honed their craft and done their homework about you, ask for payment in the form of gift cards.

The cybersecurity culture of an organization encompasses the knowledge, awareness, attitudes and behaviors of employees regarding the threat landscape, cybersecurity and information technologies. Strong cybersecurity culture starts with building awareness and encouraging best practice cyber-hygiene, normalizing these behaviors so they become second nature to your team.

While we optimistically hoped for normality in 2021, organizations continue to deal with the repercussions of the pandemic nearly two years on. Once considered temporary measures to ride out the lockdown restrictions, they have become permanent fixtures now, creating a dynamic shift in cybersecurity and networking. At the same time, cybercriminals have taken advantage of the distraction by launching ambitious attacks against critical infrastructure.

What happens when the software, scripts and code snippets that your business uses on your website and network have been compromised at the source? The compromise could be unintentional—perhaps the coders simply made a mistake. Or the compromise could be intentional—maybe hackers wrote a malicious script and promoted it as legitimate on a third-party library source to encourage users to download and install.

Proofpoint Essentials MSP services leverage the same enterprise-class security that powers some of the world’s largest and most security-conscious companies for SMBs. This visibility and security give them the protection for their greatest security risk—their people. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are targeted with the same attacks as large enterprises but they often lack the personnel and financial resources to purchase and operate security solutions aimed at large enterprises.

The 12th volume of our annual State of Software Security (SOSS) report is now live! Rather than examining a single year of activity associated with an application, in this year's report we looked at the entire history of active applications. By doing so, we can view the full life cycle of applications, which results in more accurate metrics and observations.

The nature of business today is increasingly decentralized. Cloud applications are exploding. Data is everywhere. And a large number of users will continue to work remotely even post-COVID-19. While all of these things increase business agility, they also increase an organization’s attack surface. The concept of Zero Trust is generating a lot of buzz as a panacea for these new risk exposures—and for good reason.

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, also known as PCI DSS is a thorough process that reviews a company’s systems and policies for handling and storage of sensitive consumer cardholder data.