We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: an organization is only as secure as its weakest link. Most, if not all, of your employees are online and on their mobile devices in your workplace, whether you have a BYOD policy in place or not. Developers release software with millions of lines of code,
In most organizations, Application Security is sadly behind in adoption, especially when compared to Network Security. And yet, with 84% of attacks aimed at the application layer, we need to turn our focus more towards AppSec. As we use and deploy more and more apps, the interdependencies between them complicate internal infrastructures, leading to more
The month of March in hacks and breaches began strong with discovery of a database containing 1.4B records left exposed by one of the biggest senders of spam. A few days after, WikiLeaks released details on secret CIA hacking tools used to break into computers, mobile devices, and smart TVs. On the 13th of March,
Updated: March 8th, 2018 – Since the beginning of information security, the representation of women in cybersecurity has been (and still is) small. So small that women make up only 11% of the information security workforce. But with such a tiny representation in the industry comes a big opportunity. For the cybersecurity world,
February may be the shortest month, but there definitely was no shortage in hacks and breaches. The month started with a an anonymous hacker single-handedly taking down an entire dark web hosting service with more than 10K Tor-based .onion sites. Then, on February 10th, a security flaw found in WordPress allowed hackers to attack and deface an
Today, organizations are developing and releasing mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) devices and apps at a rapid speed. According to recent research, it is estimated that around 50B IoT devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020 while 2017 started with a record 2.2M downloadable apps in the App Store. Every year,
As organizations of all sizes and verticals prepare for whatever malicious cyber criminals have in store for them in the upcoming fiscal quarters, we wanted to focus on three need-to-know terms that all security professionals should be aware of, and familiar with, in 2017. Today, organizations need to increase the speed and quantity of
New and improved fast paced technologies are offering us exciting ways to live, are helping us at work, and continue pushing the boundaries of innovation and efficiency. However, along with all of the good comes the bad – the raised risk and exposure to security threats. In part one and part two of our three
The new year started with a whole new collection of hacks and security breaches. On the 4th of January, the known hacker CyberZeist claimed to have hacked the FBI’s website and proved it by leaking personal account information of several FBI agents. The hack happened by the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in the Plone CMS,
Google Chrome is the most popular web browser, and it comes with a large library of Chrome extensions with the aim of helping you customize your browsing experience. And with so many options, it can be hard to find the extensions which are right for you. Therefore we put together this list featuring the top
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