Random Thoughts on Data Privacy Day
The world marks 28th January 2020 as Data Privacy Day (also called Data Protection Day in Europe). On this occasion, it’s essential to revisit...
Trend Micro’s Fake Factory OT Honeypot Lures Real Threat Actors
Cybersecurity solutions provider Trend Micro revealed the results of its six-month operational technology (OT) honeypot, which was a look-alike of a real industrial factory....
Keys to a Successful Third-Party Risk Management Process
The risk to health care organizations from a third-party vendor breach is clear—through August of 2019 alone, there have been 33 breaches by a...
Kroll Acquires RP Digital Security, Fortifies Asia Pacific Operations
In one of the most strategic acquisitions in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, Kroll, a global risk solutions provider based in New York, has...
Microsoft Confirms Security Flaw in Internet Explorer
Microsoft announced that it’s developing a fix for a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that was exploited by a hacking group named DarkHotel. The...
“We are seeing very tailored attacks targeted against very specific businesses”
Rik Ferguson is one of the biggest cybersecurity influencers in the world. He is the Vice President of Security Research at Trend Micro and...
Phishing Scam Affects Texas-Based School District
The Manor Independent School District (MISD) in Texas is facing a loss of US$2.3 million after falling victim to a phishing attack. The phishing...
The History of Security and the Fight to Protect Ourselves
While almost everyone in modern industry has heard and thought about cyberattacks, breaches, data compromises and defenses, cyber warfare pre-dates the modern computing era....
5 Threat Predictions for 2020: Are You Prepared?
With 2019’s headlines of ransomware, malware, and RDP attacks almost behind us, we shift our focus to the cybercrime threats ahead in 2020. Cybercriminals...
The Domino Effect: British Banks Running Dry After Travelex Cyberattack
As reported earlier, a cyberattack that hit Travelex, the foreign currency exchange provider, on the New Year’s Eve is now confirmed to be a...
