The first nationwide lockdown was implemented in Italy on 9th March 2020. The IT employee sitting in Buenos Aires could not have imagined a 234-day lockdown at that point. The US of America could not have predicted the loss of 1.1 million lives over the couple of years that follow. The world of commerce was busy grappling with the second-largest global recession in recent history.

Data breaches exposed at least 42 million records between March 2021 and February 2022. With the increasing risks associated with the cyber world, this comes as no surprise.

Established in 2006, CREST, or Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers is a non-profit membership body. It aims to vet both cybersecurity-providing organizations and security-testing individuals on their capacities, processes, and the standard of services provided. One of the accreditations provided by CREST is vulnerability assessments provided by companies. They are then differentiated as CREST vulnerability assessments.

2023 has started off with an incredible bang. If you’re in the cybersecurity industry, you might be looking to learn more about the upcoming trends in cybersecurity, connect with like-minded peers, and expand your network.

Healthcare statistics by HIPAA revealed that healthcare cybersecurity incidents fell by 8% in February 2022 but still faced 46 incidents affecting 2.5 million people.

Cybersecurity is a daunting subject for most small and new businesses. They don’t have the budget to hire the best in the field to take care of their security. These small businesses need practical solutions and advice to protect their business.

An analysis of the way in which symlinks are handled by Google’s Chrome browser and other web browsers that use the Chromium web browser project revealed a vulnerability that can result in the theft of sensitive data including crypto wallets and cloud provider credentials. It is dubbed CVE-2022-3656. The issue was partially fixed in Chrome 107 and fully redressed in Chrome 108.

Cyber security has been and will continue to be a more critical issue than ever. As technology becomes more complex, more advanced, and more user-friendly, it becomes more vulnerable. We can blame that on a few factors, but one such factor is the human element. Humans are the weakest link in any structure, and that’s no secret.

Penetration testing is a booming market due to the unquenchable and growing need for continuous testing of security that is deployed for various assets like web applications, networks, mobile applications, and cloud environments.