Collaborate Disseminate
Phishing has come a long way from the days when it most often involved cybercriminals urging people to provide personal details in exchange for lottery winnings or other incentives. Those attacks still occur, but they’ve gotten more advanced. It… Continue reading Can Victims of Phishing Scams Be Fired for Falling Prey?
Hackathons bring tech-savvy people together in a collaborative setting to solve problems, advance a technology or produce another type of positive outcome. One of the issues hackathons can address is cybersecurity. Here’s how they can aid the wh… Continue reading The Role of Hackathons in Driving Cybersecurity Forward
At the end of 2018, FINTRAIL Solutions and dozens of other security and technology firms made news by holding the first meeting of the U.S. chapter of the FinTech FinCrime Exchange, or FFE. A European chapter already exists, which makes the FFE’s Atla… Continue reading How the FFE’s Expansion to the U.S. Will Help Combat Financial Cyberattacks
Cybersecurity is a perpetually hot topic. At certain points, however, it becomes evident it’s time to stimulate new conversations about subjects that require more focus and cease discussing others. Here are two examples of issues people can stop… Continue reading 2 Cybersecurity Challenges We Can Stop Talking About, and 2 We Can’t
In some countries, the festive winter season comprising Christmas and New Year is called the “silly season” because of the high number of people “drunk posting”—consuming greater amounts of alcohol and then engaging in social m… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season … For an Uptick in Spam and Phishing
When most folks think about cybersecurity problems at organizations, they often assume skilled black-hat hackers seeking valuable data and the chance to capture attention in the headlines did the deed. But there’s a rising trend of cybersecurity… Continue reading Solving the Problem of Human Error in Cybersecurity
Internet-enabled and IoT devices have made it possible to deploy a custom home security system. One can purchase many wireless security cameras, sensors and motion detectors and install them around their home or property. The beauty of a DIY system is … Continue reading This D-Link Camera Has a Huge Security Flaw, According to Consumer Reports
Technology brings with it a number of conveniences, but it also opens up opportunities for scammers and hackers to take advantage of people through tech fraud. That crime involves using technology in a variety of possible ways to mislead people, steal … Continue reading 5 Risks We Face with E-Voting Technology
Smart security systems promise to simplify keeping homes and properties secure with artificial intelligence, remote views of active cameras, voice commands and more. But cybersecurity researchers also are find another feature of these systems: securit… Continue reading How Secure Are Smart Security Systems?
Technology progresses rapidly. The government, infamously, does not. It takes a long time to pass new laws, making it difficult for cybersecurity to keep up-to-date with changing technologies. As of now, many new forms of technology are not tightly reg… Continue reading What Is the US Doing to Keep Technology Safe?