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A survey from Risk Based Security revealed that the number of records exposed in 2020 has increased to 36 billion globally. The survey “2020 Q3 Data Breach QuickView Report” stated that there were 2,953 publicly reported breaches in the...
Businesses across the globe are implementing new cybersecurity measures to prevent security incidents during the pandemic. Despite rising cyberthreats due to remote work, nearly 34% of employees in the U.S. stated that their companies did not practice basic cybersecurity...
The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield was invalidated by the ECJ in July this year. The changes came into effect a month later but were the businesses prepared for this? What are the instant ramifications of this verdict? Is there a...
With remote work becoming the new normal, organizations globally are getting usual to connect and secure their remote employees virtually. The demand for advanced endpoint security solutions has increased, as end-user devices like laptops, smartphones, and other Internet of...
As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month ends on Halloween, it’s the perfect time to remember the stories of the haunted houses, gothic costumes, and scary pranks. Eishh! Halloween is the scariest holiday of the year! And not just for the...
A research from fraud prevention and identity trust services provider Kount revealed the current state of malicious bots and their impact on businesses. The “2020 Bot Landscape and Impact Report” highlighted how businesses are using good bots against  malicious...
It is observed that threat actors popularly use the password spray attack, not because of its high success rate (as per Microsoft, only 1% of these attacks are successful) but because it largely goes undetected for a substantial amount...
Forter, an e-commerce fraud prevention services provider, partnered with payment services platform FreedomPay to combat e-commerce scams and frauds. The new alliance forms a network for merchants and banks to block fraudsters online and enable legitimate consumers to operate...
Data breaches are unfortunate events for any business. Apart from financial damage and heavy fines, data breaches also cause a severe impact on employees’ and customers’ data. According to a new research from OpSec Security, 48% of consumers globally...
Organizations are being attacked at an increasing rate with breaches causing significant financial and reputational consequences. In the State of Endpoint Security Risk Whitepaper, nearly two-thirds (64%) of respondents reported that their company had experienced one or more endpoint...