Gartner predicts that by 2025, cybercriminals will have weaponized operational technology (OT) environments to successfully harm or kill humans. It sounds scary, let’s figure out what is what and if there is a way to prevent it. What is OT? Operational technology (OT) – hardware and software that monitors or controls equipment, […]
There are two types of users: those who tape over webcamera and those who do not. Who is in the right and why? Let’s get this sorted out. Webcam covers block your device’s camera to provide protection against webcam hacks. Webcam covers aren’t just for your laptop, they can be used on smartphones and […]
Over the past couple of years, it has become hard to ignore that the digital life we all live in is completely exposed to cybercriminals. Hackers are happy to take almost any opportunity to make money or have fun, from creating free gym memberships for their entire family to hacking into the energy systems of […]
What would you do if today you couldn’t access your bank accounts, the Internet, or your cell phone suddenly stopped working? A pretty unpleasant scenario, but a very real one. Cybersecurity was one of the top topics on the global agenda during the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2021. Experts emphasize that as global digitalization accelerates, […]
The number of cyber incidents in 2021 is already frightening, even though only six months have passed. Breaking into a water utility system in Florida and attempting to poison the water for 15,000 residents. A cyberattack on the 9News Australia channel canceled morning shows. A ransomware attack caused the shutdown of the largest fuel pipeline […]
Of course, everyone wants to protect their data from intruders, but people often neglect even the most basic security rules. For example, many accounts are protected by weak passwords, which makes it easier for cybercriminals to get their hands on them. A few months ago, we just wrote about the worst passwords of 2020. There […]
More and more hacker scenes are popping up on screens, but how realistic are they? Keren Elazari, a world-renowned cybersecurity analyst and white hacker, decided to rate cyber episodes from popular movies and TV shows. She knows how everything should be because she has been working in cybersecurity for over 25 years and is the […]
We’re not dramatising, but the Internet is full of invisible traps. It feels like there’s a hacker around every corner, waiting to make a profit at your expense. Think about it, the year 2020 broke all records in the number of cybercrimes. For the fifth year in a row, the FBI recorded an increase. In […]
On the Dark Web, you can find various manuals on “how-to commit” cybercrime. Endless lists of logins, passwords, account numbers, and even phone support lines for victims to call – all this can be easily bought online. However, one should not think that Dark Web is absolutely anonymous. The FBI has been using proven methods […]
We encounter Application Programming Interface (API) every day, and we don’t even realize it. Often when creating their web page, companies use ready-made solutions that are already on the market. Most modern sites implement at least a few third-party APIs. How does this work for the average user? For example, purchasing on the Internet, as […]