While employees are the key to identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities quickly, many companies have failed to create a welcoming environment for whistleblowers. During COVID-19, how can you safely blow the whistle?
More than 1 in 10 small businesses faced a virus, hack, or data breach in 2019, revealing small businesses' cybersecurity vulnerability. Luckily, the majority of small businesses (67%) say they will devote more resources to cybersecurity in 2020.
April 24, 2020
Nearly one-fifth of small businesses say they experienced either a hack, virus, or data breach in 2019, according to new data from The Manifest, a B2B news and how-to site.
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued guidance to its regulated entities regarding heightened cybersecurity awareness as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal authorities announced that an ongoing cooperative effort between law enforcement and a number of private-sector companies has disrupted hundreds of internet domains used to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to commit fraud and other crimes.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has posted a Public Service Announcement (PSA) noting that the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has seen an increase in reports of online extortion scams during the current "stay-at-home" orders due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) has announced it would focus on bringing new resources, collaboration and training to help the community during the coronavirus pandemic.
As the NFL takes its Draft Day operations online this Thursday, April 23, 2020, many head coaches and cybersecurity experts say teams are vulnerable to online mischief-makers, according to a Reuters report.
With COVID-19 lockdown measures in place throughout the globe, online shopping has soared and along with it, credit card skimming. According to Malwarebytes data, web skimming increased by 26 percent in March over the previous month.
As COVID-19 has forced organizations to suddenly halt operations or institute work-from-home initiatives, there is greater opportunity for security incidents and greater data security responsibility with less direct oversight. Remote work poses its own challenges for enterprise risk managers, as well, such as addressing evolving vulnerabilities and threats unique to new environments. One area that will need to be monitored now more than ever is that of the insider threat, argue many enterprise security leaders.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Attorney William M. McSwain warned the community about the potential for hackers to invade and disrupt videoconference meetings that are taking place as Americans use video-teleconferencing (VTC) platforms to conduct online meetings during the coronavirus pandemic.