Holiday Fraud and Popular Schemes
Posted on Dec 18, 2020by Roderick Chambers “Don’t take any wooden nickels!”—a lighthearted reminder to be cautious and not get scammed. Fraud is a prevalent issue, especially in the retail, travel, and hospitality industries. LexisNexis® conducted a retail and e-commerce survey with risk and fraud executives in the United States ... Read More
Weekly News Roundup December 14-18, 2020
Posted on Dec 18, 2020by Kacy Zurkus Happy holidays, dear readers! This is my final news roundup of 2020. Suffice to say, this year is going out with a bang! I don’t think anyone is sad to bid farewell to this truly unprecedented year. Given the year we’ve had, it’s ... Read More
Hackers and Cyberthreats Are Relentless
Posted on Dec 17, 2020by Robert Ackerman Jr. As 2020 draws to a close, another flurry of significant cyber-breaches added to the bad news that swept through a particularly grim year. Early this month, for example, we learned that FireEye – one of the world’s largest cybersecurity firms –was the ... Read More
Increasing Your Cyber-Resilience
Posted on Dec 15, 2020by Ashwin Pal There aren’t many organizations that can confidently say that they will never be hacked. And those that do probably shouldn’t. As a result, security strategies are moving from cyber-prevention to cyber-resilience. In layman’s terms, this simply means that you make your environment resilient ... Read More
What’s on Cybersecurity Experts’ Minds – RSA Conference 2021?
Posted on Dec 14, 2020by Greg Day So it’s that exciting time of year again – no, not Christmas! It’s when we get the submissions for RSA Conference 2021, specifically, the Hackers and Threats track, which it has once again been my privilege to be supporting as a Program Committee ... Read More
Weekly News Roundup December 7-11, 2020
Posted on Dec 11, 2020by Kacy Zurkus Of course, cybercriminals don’t wait for the holidays to victimize their targets, but they certainly do leverage important dates throughout the year to try and scam unwitting consumers. So here we are, and ’tis the season to get scammed, which is why an ... Read More
Integrity Matters: Let’s Keep the Conversation Going
Posted on Dec 10, 2020by Kacy Zurkus “A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He (she) does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his ... Read More
Mapping Your Web Application Attack Surface
Posted on Dec 8, 2020by Stephane Konarkowski Navigating the murky world of modern web applications can be a minefield from a cybersecurity standpoint. Many of these applications contain a labyrinth of layers, and if not designed with security in mind, they can be a breeding ground for vulnerabilities. In fact, ... Read More
Weekly News Roundup November 30 – December 4, 2020
Posted on Dec 4, 2020by Kacy Zurkus We are mere weeks away from the close of 2020, and not a day goes by without me hearing someone say they can’t wait for this year to be over. Certainly, the year has posed challenges for many of us personally and professionally ... Read More
Cyber-Learning in Today’s World
Posted on Dec 3, 2020by Armaan Kapoor The cultivation of cyber-hygiene is invaluable in preparing young children for the cyber-unknown. It can decrease the effectiveness of many cyberattacks. Unfortunately, the quality of education—and cyber-education, more specifically—is not entirely consistent around the world. Yet,in our interconnected, digital world, cybersecurity education is ... Read More
