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Introduction I’ve been writing cybersecurity articles for many years, and in that time, I have only seen increasingly complex security threats. Cybercriminals take their craft seriously. They treat cybercrime as a business, looking for ways to maximiz… Continue reading Reactive vs. proactive security: Three benefits of a proactive cybersecurity strategy
Introduction Building and maintaining a brand is an important part of a successful business. Having a recognized brand confers recognition, and if done well, provides a way of developing trust between customers and company. Brand trust and loyalty go h… Continue reading Brand impersonation attacks targeting SMB organizations
Introduction If you work in security or are just interested in the general area of cybersecurity you will no doubt have heard of the dreaded insider threat. In the context of cybersecurity threats,…
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Introduction The world of data protection and privacy regulations has brought us many laws and acts. The most commonly cited are the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California…
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The pos… Continue reading NY SHIELD Act: Security awareness and training requirements for New York businesses
Introduction The joke that someone needs to have a mobile phone “surgically removed” is not too far from the mark. Mobile phones have become ubiquitous and intrinsically linked to our digital…
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Introduction Privacy often feels like it is something that can be bought, sold and/or simply ignored. So many people use the old and worn argument: “If you have nothing to hide, why worry about…
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The po… Continue reading Are apps stealing company secrets? Smart device privacy concerns for businesses
Introduction: What will the world look like after the COVID-19 vaccine? Human societies are often challenged by events out of our control. Extreme weather events happen and take with them many…
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The post Coro… Continue reading Coronavirus predictions: What are the long-term workplace implications of COVID-19?
Balancing cybersecurity & compliance requirements in a resource-limited industry Executive summary The education industry has become a top hacker target: birth certificates, Social Security…
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Introduction Fang Yu is CTO of fraud detection platform DataVisor. She is also a prolific writer and conference presenter and has filed over 20 patents. Fang spoke with Infosec‘s Cyber Work podcast…
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Th… Continue reading Podcast recap: Identifying worms, bots, fraud and other malicious traffic (with guest Fang Yu)
Introduction They say that those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. A salient factor in the defeat of Austria by Prussia in the 1866 Austro-Prussian war was the Prussian army’s…
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The pos… Continue reading Security risks of outdated encryption: Is your data really secure?