The world has seen more unprecedented events in the first six months of 2020 than some see in a lifetime. From a pandemic threatening the health and lives of people worldwide and triggering unprecedented social isolation to recent devastating events catalyzing global civil unrest, this year almost feels apocalyptic. As always, in times of disruption and uncertainty, vulnerabilities are exposed, and opportunities are opened for the selfish few to capitalize on others’ misfortune.

Google Chrome may currently enjoy the numero uno position in the world of browsers, but it is starting to feel the pressure. The competition is heating up with its rivals like Microsoft Edge offering upgraded security features to lock in more users. The coronavirus pandemic has brought extensive changes to the way people operate, which in turn, has created a need for securing remote workforces.

Warcarting, war dialing, wartoothing, wardriving, wartransit… Also known as NetStumbling or WILDing, WarXing is a search of Wi-Fi networks. Keep reading to learn more! In our hyper connected world, an active and stable internet connection is akin to oxygen. Our smartphones, tablets, computers and even smart watches need internet connection to fulfil the entirety of their functions.

This issue has been compounded in recent months due to the impact of COVID-19 on IT and security spending. Research by Gartner suggests that worldwide expenditure on information security and risk management technology and services is due to increase by only 2.4% in 2020 – significantly less than the 8.7% growth originally anticipated. To be effective, cyber security requires not only technology but the skilled security experts and threat intelligence to leverage it.

While major, multi-million dollar man-in-the-middle attacks have remained under the radar in recent months, spear phishing and social engineering attacks are on the rise as fraudsters continue to take advantage of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19.

More information has emerged related to last week’s attack which saw a number of high profile Twitter accounts hijacked for the purposes of spreading a cryptocurrency scam. Twitter has already said that 130 Twitter accounts were targeted by hackers, using tools that should only have been available to the site’s internal support team.