How Social Engineering Can Improve Your Cybersecurity
You would be forgiven for thinking that social engineering sounds like something from science fiction, but it is very real. Social engineering is one of the most effective tools in a cyber criminal’s arsenal because, quite frankly, hacking a human is...
Hackers Can Ban Your WhatsApp Account Remotely – All They Need Is Your Number
A new vulnerability in WhatsApp allows hackers to suspend and even ban your account without ever needing to access it. That’s concerning coming from a platform with over 2 billion users. The attack is also not very sophisticated either, in fact, anyone...
Why You Need to Invest in Penetration Testing
Cybersecurity is becoming more necessary as our society continues shifting towards digitalization. As a result, cybercrime is increasing rapidly, and companies are realizing the value in securing their systems and networks. Many companies pay a lot of...
One Year Later – How COVID-19 Affected Cybersecurity
Covid took the world by storm roughly a year ago, changing daily life as we knew it. Then, while everyone was busy trying to avoid the virus, cybercriminals were already figuring out how to capitalize on it. The confusion and desperation created a...
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Working in Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is a great industry with some of the most fascinating jobs in the world. It is a relatively young field that has seen rapid growth in recent years, with thousands of jobs waiting to be filled. While I’m excited to work in cyber, there are a...
Nonincognito Mode - How Much Data is Google Collecting on You?
4.66 Billion is the number of users estimated to access the internet. That’s right 4.66 billion. That’s 59.5 percent of the global population, meaning that a majority of people on the planet are actively using the internet in some way, shape, or form. Of...
Unpatched Internet-facing Exchange? Time to Assume Compromise
On March 2nd, 2021, Microsoft released emergency patches for four vulnerabilities for Microsoft Exchange CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065. At the time, Microsoft warned these vulnerabilities were actively being...
How to Ensure a Data Breach or Cyberattack Doesn’t Become a PR Nightmare
Reputation can make or break a company, and thus special considerations should be made in the wake of cyber incidents. A poorly handled public response after a major cyber incident can lead to an exaggerated sell-off of a company’s stocks and the loss of...
Who are Insider Threats | How Do We Prevent Them?
More people are becoming aware of cyber threats and the damage they cause. Topics such as social engineering, phishing, malware, hackers, and others are getting a lot of attention. However, it seems like discussions surrounding cybersecurity are often...
Vendor Risk Management - Forgotten but Not Gone
Vendor Risk Management (VRM), also referred to as Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM), is the process of managing third-party products and services. VRM ensures that the outsourcing of key business functions, such as IT, does not result in disruption of...
Cybersecurity – Spend Money to Save Money
It's no secret that cybersecurity breaches can cost companies millions of dollars in damages. The effects of these breaches can last for a long time, and it can be hard to recover from one of these attacks without sufficient resources. However, many...
Breaking Into the Field of Cybersecurity When You Don't Have a Technical Background
Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing field that continuously requires more and more experts. While there are already thousands of experienced cybersecurity professionals out there, a major gap remains, and thousands of jobs need to be filled. At first...
