With how strictly regulated today’s environment is, financial services organizations hold more than just your money. They have all sorts of important, vital personal information. Privacy legislations exist to make sure that these organizations do their job diligently in making sure all of this sensitive data is kept secure. With all the publicity around data breaches and security failures, we as … [Read more...] about Insider Trading Risks and the Financial Sector
Cyber security threats
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BRUTE FORCE ATTACKS
A “Brute Force Attack” is when a hacker attacks someone’s data with everything they’ve got and gets into their account. They don’t just break in, they get into the account using their own password.Guessing a password is quite a long shot unless you really know the person and might know their patterns. This makes randomly guessing a password more of a one in a million type of thing. But hackers … [Read more...] about EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BRUTE FORCE ATTACKS
MALWARE – THE LINGERING CYBERSECURITY THREAT
Although the sources of this harmful software vary, their target is the same; your data. Malicious software intends to harm a computer’s operations, data, and security. This human-made software breaches your system’s security walls and attacks your important files, which can be misused later. The major types of malware include worms, trojan horses, viruses, and spyware. When you … [Read more...] about MALWARE – THE LINGERING CYBERSECURITY THREAT
30% of SMEs have no data security, says study
According to shocking results of a poll reported by info security firm Avast, more than half of small firms do not believe they are at risk of cybercrime, with many having no preventative measures in place. Three out of ten of the 1,250 SMEs questioned by Digital indicated they had no cybersecurity, with nearly 60% feeling like they are "too small" to be targeted by threat actors — a belief … [Read more...] about 30% of SMEs have no data security, says study
Russia-linked gangs attack US critical infrastructure most often
The FBI has identified the top three ransomware strains responsible for most attacks against vital infrastructure in the United States. According to the FBI's newest Internet Crime Report, the most active ransomware strains in 2021 were Conti, Lockbit, and REvil/Sodinokibi. Conti targeted 87 critical infrastructure companies, according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), while … [Read more...] about Russia-linked gangs attack US critical infrastructure most often