The COVID-19 outbreak forced organizations globally to work remotely, while cybersecurity risks increased exponentially as threat actors prey on fear and disinformation to launch cyberattacks.
According to CrowdStrike's “2020 Work Security Index” survey, around 54% of employees working at home...
Coinsquare, a Canadian crypto exchange that enables its users to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, confirmed that its customer information was stolen by an ex-employee last year. Cybercriminals laid their hands on this data and are now reportedly...
A new research from Accenture revealed that 80% of companies in Australia believe that their cybersecurity investments are failing. The research also reported a 50% increase in security incidents in Australia from 2018 to 2019.
According to the survey, nearly...
Avast, a maker of digital security and privacy products, has discovered and reported three fleeceware apps to Apple’s App Store, which overcharge users, do not provide the services they promote and appear to be “fleeceware”. The apps are available on...
Cybercriminals targeted around 1.3 million WordPress websites in a single day to steal database login credentials. It is found that hackers tried to steal config files by exploiting known XSS vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins and themes, according to a...
The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA) disclosed a security breach that affected over 329,000 members and stakeholders of the association. It is said that unknown hackers compromised the CPA Canada website and obtained information related to the distribution...
The unemployment ratio around the globe has skyrocketed amid the COVID-19 crisis painting a somber image of what can be termed as “The Great Economic Depression 2.0”. As per CNBC’s report, the unemployment rate in the U.S. alone is...
According to a survey report from identity and access management firm ForgeRock, threat actors exposed more than 5 billion consumer records in 2019, costing over $1.2 trillion to organizations in the U.S.
The report “2019 Consumer Identity Breach Report” revealed...
Covid-19 has pushed everyone to go digital, but they need to adapt and learn to use digital assets securely, said JA Chowdary, IT Advisor, Government of Tamil Nadu, India. Speaking at EC-Council’s Masterclass Virtual CISO Summit on 4 June,...
Cyberattacks and cyberthreats continue to be the biggest challenges faced by organizations. Cloud data management firm Veeam in its latest “2020 Data Protection Trends Report” has highlighted the same as well as stated that an average ransomware attack costs...
