Disaster recovery is critical for business continuity

Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) efforts go hand in hand in this digitized world of ours. The former is focused on maintaining business operations rolling despite various problems, the latter is focused keeping the IT side of things … Continue reading Disaster recovery is critical for business continuity

Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT) bypassing traditional security defenses

Menlo Security announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. HEAT attacks are a class of cyber threats targeting web browsers as the attack vector and empl… Continue reading Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT) bypassing traditional security defenses

Enterprise data safety during the Great Resignation

71% of IT leaders have said that the ‘Great Resignation’ has increased security risks in their organizations, according to a survey of 2,000 employees in UK and US businesses, from Tessian. Data also revealed that 45% of IT leaders have already seen in… Continue reading Enterprise data safety during the Great Resignation

Researchers propose a new method for quantum computing in trapped ions

Physicists from the University of Amsterdam have proposed a new architecture for a scalable quantum computer. Making use of the collective motion of the constituent particles, they were able to construct new building blocks for quantum computing that p… Continue reading Researchers propose a new method for quantum computing in trapped ions

Identity theft protection services market to surpass $24B by 2032

The global identity theft protection services market is estimated at $10 Billion in 2022 and is forecast to surpass $24 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 9.4% during 2022-2032, according to Fact.MR. The global identity theft protection services mar… Continue reading Identity theft protection services market to surpass $24B by 2032

Attacks against health plans up nearly 35%

Critical Insight announced the release of a report which analyzes ​​breach data reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by healthcare organizations. As we entered the second year of the pandemic in 2021, healthcare systems found th… Continue reading Attacks against health plans up nearly 35%

Ransomware groups and APT actors laser-focused on financial services

Trellix released a report, examining cybercriminal behavior and activity related to cyber threats in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. Among its findings, the research reports that despite a community reckoning to ban ransomware activity from online foru… Continue reading Ransomware groups and APT actors laser-focused on financial services

MFA still offers the best chance of keeping data secure

Keyavi Data issued a set of best practices for keeping personal and business data out of criminal hands using multi-factor authentication (MFA). These best practices explain why MFA remains one of the best defenses for mitigating password risk and prev… Continue reading MFA still offers the best chance of keeping data secure

Most breaches largely caused by staff working from home

Diligent announces a survey of 450 senior finance and risk professionals in UK-listed businesses. The results show that UK businesses lost £374 million in 2021, largely due to cyberbreaches caused by staff having to work from home. The survey also show… Continue reading Most breaches largely caused by staff working from home