The global COVID-19 pandemic did not just bring modern-day society to its knees, but it also shook the world's cyberspace to its core. The large scale migration to online platforms gave cybercriminals a much bigger playground to work with than ever before. With an ever-increasing user-base on the internet, malicious threat actors had access to much larger attack surfaces, with newer … [Read more...] about The 6 Biggest Cyberattacks of 2020
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Cybercriminals are Capitalizing on Covid Vaccines to Launch Attacks
The Covid-19 pandemic has not just shaken the world but has also wreaked havoc in the cyber-world. The quarantine laws and social distancing enforcements that followed forced everyone to retreat to online spaces for their everyday work and interactions. This huge migration led to a surge in ransomware and hacking attacks all over the world, an unfortunate by-product of the coronavirus … [Read more...] about Cybercriminals are Capitalizing on Covid Vaccines to Launch Attacks
Why 2021 Could Witness an Outbreak of Ransomware Attacks
The novel coronavirus was not the only contagion to wreak havoc across the world in 2020. There was a similar pandemic prevailing in global cyberspace. Ransomware attacks, a threat that has been ever-increasing at an alarming rate pre-COVID, exploded ever since the world was forced to shift as many operations as possible to online platforms. Experts predict yearly ransomware attacks to … [Read more...] about Why 2021 Could Witness an Outbreak of Ransomware Attacks
Why You Should be Concerned About How Phishing Attacks are Evolving
Phishing, similar to actual fishing but applied to the cyber context, is one of the biggest threats to your online privacy. They're known to be cunning and malicious tactics that effectively deceive users into performing specific actions. These techniques have been developed and evolved over many years by cybercriminals and have reached terrifying efficacy levels in 2021. What is … [Read more...] about Why You Should be Concerned About How Phishing Attacks are Evolving
Information Security Governance Best Practices
Data is everywhere, from our clocks, bulbs, home pods to things like our phones and laptops, the entire world today runs on data. Although this means that the world becomes more convenient to live in, it also means that there’s that much data that a hacker could steal. Apart from the damage, stolen data can do, a cyber attack also leaves the victims with a mountain of costs. According to … [Read more...] about Information Security Governance Best Practices