The first time the word “Hacking” was used in a context that didn’t involve heavy labour, was in 1955. The MIT student organisation is the oldest known “hacking group” in existence. They figured out how to hack automatic train-sets and enhance their capabilities, and opened the door to a world of new possibilities. The first individual hacker ever known was John Draper, commonly known as “Captain … [Read more...] about History of Cybersecurity and Hacking
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Developing Cybersecurity in Medical Devices
Cybersecurity is a pressing matter in most industries, with massive corporations being the most concerned about the potential risks of cyber attacks since they deal with so much precious data and operate global-scale services/products. On the other hand, apart from government services departments, the public sector faces similarly large cyber-threats that manage to go ignored … [Read more...] about Developing Cybersecurity in Medical Devices
Credential Stuffing: The Newest Cybersecurity Threat
A recent finding by the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), sourced from their examinations' cybersecurity observations, indicates the rapid rise of a new threat. This threat is at large in the global cyberspace and offers an alternative way to access system accounts while bypassing traditional hacking practices. The looming threat is called 'Credential Stuffing.' … [Read more...] about Credential Stuffing: The Newest Cybersecurity Threat
The Post-COVID Situation for Small Business Cybersecurity
The COVID crisis has wreaked havoc in the world, especially on the economy. Businesses have either struggled or collapsed entirely following the financial pressures of the pandemic. A lot of that may have to do with cybersecurity since the rise of data breaches and ransomware attacks quickly followed the global spread of the deadly airborne virus. The pandemic forced companies to move the … [Read more...] about The Post-COVID Situation for Small Business Cybersecurity
Why Cybersecurity Has to Be a CEO Level Matter
The world has had to drastically adapt to the COVID-19 era in more ways than just social distancing. The almost complete shift from work-in-office to work-from-home culture has significantly increased the risks of being targeted by cybercrime. The boom of widespread vulnerabilities in company security infrastructures has forced corporations and businesses to add cybersecurity in the list of … [Read more...] about Why Cybersecurity Has to Be a CEO Level Matter
