vpnMentor’s research team recently discovered a breached database, containing more than 135 million records. The database, claims vpnMentor, belongs to Cloud backup provider SOS Online Backup.
Attribution is often regarded as a primary goal within a cybersecurity investigation, but as John McClurg, CISO at Blackberry, explores here, conclusive attribution should at times exist as a secondary consideration - one abandoned if the ROI doesn't justify its expense.
Cybersecurity breaches are a major threat to every business and can quickly lead to network downtime. In fact, a standard breach costs an average of $3.5 million (IBM). However, if a large organization is unprepared, this cost could skyrocket, as was the case for one firm last year, which lost an estimated $51 million after halting operations due to a breach.
Is it truly possible to train every single employee—including those working from home and organizations’ third-party partners—to spot a cyber-threat? Or to keep good cybersecurity hygiene when handling sensitive data? Or to refrain from stealing intellectual property when they’re disgruntled and about to resign? While training is a key element to preventing breaches and protecting important corporate data, training alone is not enough.
Specialist units across the UK government are working to combat false and misleading narratives about coronavirus, ensuring the public has the right information to protect themselves and save lives.
Seniors and millennials may be more alike than many believe - they are both connecting to a similar number of Internet of Things devices (at least 7 Wi-Fi devices) and both engaging in similar, risky online behaviors, reveals a new Generali Global Assistance and the Identity Theft Resource Center study.
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