Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
Many people think that criminals communicate through the dark web, or over secure messaging apps such as Whatsapp. Very few realize that criminal operations tend to be managed over... [Read more]
Sailaja Vadlamudi
Countries around the world are slowly releasing lockdowns and trying to bring a normalcy to everyday life. Businesses are embracing gradual reopening. Imagine this scenario, a family went to a restaurant for dinner following the... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
In part one, we looked at what phishing is, and the technical ways it is done. However, the technology behind phishing is only a small part. The greatest role... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
The Bletchley Girls In Great Britain, cryptanalysts were based at a 19th-century mansion in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The British Government Code and Cypher School included such great code-breakers and... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
It’s been less than 30 years since cyber insurance was first introduced to help companies survive the losses involved with cybercrime. It was seen as another defense against possible... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
The business email compromise (BEC) cyber scam is one of the greatest threats to the network and financial security of any company. Last year, in the US alone, BEC... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
While the world today is fighting the COVID-19 virus, twenty years ago, it was staggering under the weight of an entirely different pandemic – that of a computer worm... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
The previous articles have focused on two of the most well-known American female code-breakers of the early twentieth century: Elizebeth Friedman and Agnes Meyer Driscoll. This article will look... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
Strategy – But is it Enough? On February 7, Jair Bolsonaro, the president of Brazil, signed a decree that took Brazil a step closer to having a strong cybersecurity... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
Today, the field of cybersecurity is becoming ever more critical as hackers find increasingly sophisticated ways to break into networks and steal both information and money. Attacks are increasing... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
A Brief Series Introduction Many cybersecurity professionals today may not think beyond a time before computers, viruses, and cyberattacks, but information security existed much earlier than the 1970s.... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
Cyberattacks against financial institutions in developed countries tend to get the lion’s share of reportage. In fact, it is easy to forget that developing countries and areas also have... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
Are Businesses Cybersecure for 2020? The threat to businesses from cyberattacks is now growing at an unprecedented rate and, far from the clichéd image of a hacker being a... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
Real estate millionaire and Shark Tank shark, Barbara Corcoran, has admitted to falling foul of a business email compromise (BEC) scam and losing $388,000. The fraud began when her... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
Staying in a hotel, whether for business or pleasure, should be a pleasant, safe experience. Hotel owners do their utmost to make you feel relaxed and taken care of,... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
According to a recent report, the banking Trojan, Trickbot has been seen in Japan for the first time, just ahead of the holiday season. Trickbot is a nasty piece... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
In the cyberweapons race between cybersecurity experts and cyber attackers, the only advantage the ‘good guys’ have is staying ahead of threat scenarios so that systems can meet the... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
In a previous article, we looked at why Japan intended to hack its citizens’ IoT devices. With the country hosting the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the measure, which... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
Japan is a tech-loving nation with a vigorous and successful telecommunications industry, as well as an obsession with new technologies and robotics. In particular, the Japanese have a growing... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
The bigger the company, the more opportunities there are for hackers to breach the security on their system and wreak havoc. Toyota found that out this year when it... [Read more]
Saya Cyber Awareness Editor
Of all of the varieties of phishing attacks, the ‘business email compromise,’ or BEC, presents the most significant threat to companies, overtaking ransomware and data breaches. This information was... [Read more]