Tag: cybersecurity
Employee Negligence Leads to Phishing Attack on California’s SCO
Sometimes, a single negligent act of an employee can put an organization’s critical information at stake. Despite organizations becoming cyber smart to cope with...
For many roles, there are few, if any, women candidates
It has been an age-old myth that women prioritize family over work. Women are under-represented in tech and leadership. According to an (ISC)² Cybersecurity...
Five Social Engineering Trends to Watch for 2021
Cybercrime continues to be a growing threat and attack methods constantly evolve with each passing day. At the core of almost every successful cyberattack,...
Borderless Cyberattacks Among Bordering Nations Soar
Whenever we read about state-sponsored threat actors, the two countries that strike our minds are Russia and China. Government-motivated cybercriminal groups from these countries...
Unleashing XDR to Transform Enterprise Threat Detection and Response
Have you ever wondered why during the outbreak of war, it’s not just one of the armed forces that’s deployed — Army, Navy, Air...
On ethics, morals, and information security
In the early noughties, the demand for IT professionals spiked in India. Becoming a software engineer and migrating to the United States was a...
“Introduce cybersecurity as a career path, and actively recruit”
As the world celebrated womanhood and women’s contribution to society on International Women’s Day, we at CISO MAG decided to devote the month of March...
Everything You Need to Know About Dictionary Attacks
Cybercriminals leverage several ways to illicitly obtain users’ login credentials and break into their systems. At the same time, poor password practices of users...
REvil Ransomware Hits Acer; Threat Actors Demand $50 Million in Ransom
Computer manufacturer Acer is the latest victim of a ransomware attack. According to a report, the Taiwanese company has been hit by a REvil ransomware attack,...
How COVID-19 Affected the Application Security Space
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, all businesses were shaken awake by the rapid transmission of this virus. The disruption it unleashed on the global...
