The world shifted to a remote work model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. At first, that was more necessity than preference, but today some employers are not going to return to their former office mode. However, one less obvious but nevertheless critical challenge relates to cybersecurity risks due to distributed work […]
Is your phone really listening to you? Revisiting the truth behind this concerning issue with Edward Snowden In a recent interview by Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) Clips, Edward Snowden, an ex-CIA employee discussed whether smartphones are listening to our conversations. For instance, have you noticed that shortly after talking about going on a […]
Major hacks of social media platforms or a tale of 3 data ‘leaks’: Clubhouse, LinkedIn, Facebook. Following is a list of three major security breaches to have impacted social media platforms over the past week. You’ve likely seen reports of new data hacks on Facebook and LinkedIn, which have exposed the personal information of […]
The coronavirus topic has not lost its actuality, and the introduction of new regulations only fuels the imagination of cybercriminals. Experts from Check Point Research have discovered that fake vaccination certificates and negative COVID-19 tests are being actively sold on Darknet. In the past three months, the number of such ads has increased by more […]
2020 broke all records for cybercrime. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual report, there were nearly 800,000 complaints about various cyber incidents last year, a 69 percent increase over 2019. For the fifth year in a row, the FBI recorded an increase in crimes and increasing monetary losses. In 2020, victims reported more […]
In the digital world, no business can be sure of its invulnerability. Every company sooner or later faces a cyberattack, but only a few take a business-oriented approach to cyber risks. A PwC 2020 study found that about 62% of CEOs worldwide worry that cyber threats will affect their companies’ growth potential. Yet, according to […]
The worst passwords of the year have become a tradition. Do you remember, in 2019, we published a ranking of the 100 most unsuccessful passwords? 2020 will be no exception, especially since experts have analyzed more than 5 billion leaked passwords, and there is a lot to be surprised about. Some introductions Experts conducted […]
In the so-called new reality of 2020, when over 20 billion records with personal data and payment information were exposed, it is important for businesses to keep an ear to the ground. Every leader should be aware that there is no 100%-security guarantee! Therefore, any modern organization needs to craft a clear plan to be […]
Cyber risk insurance: forecast for the next 5 years More and more organizations in the world tend to insure cyber risks rather than pray for good luck. In Ukraine, this service is not popular yet unlike other European countries. Generally speaking, cyber risk insurance is not so different from car insurance: if you […]
Are you curious about what 2021 is going to bring us in terms of cybersecurity? Of course, everybody hopes for the better, but in fact year to year the situation is only getting worse. While we were busy with COVID-19, cybercriminals were looking for new effective ways to make money. According to ZDNet, they succeeded […]