IT Security and Data Protection
Warning issued about Vice Society ransomware gang after attacks on schools
A ransomware gang that has been increasingly disproportionately targeting the education sector is the subject of a joint warning issued by the FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC. The Vice Society ransomware group has ...
Working Abroad as a Cybersecurity Professional: What You Need to Know
The world is becoming a smaller place. The prospect of working in another country becomes increasingly realistic and even promising as businesses migrate toward the cloud and collaborate more closely with international ...
CISO Interview Series: The thinking of a CISO at the front end of the cyber threat landscape.
What are the most important areas for a CISO to focus on? When speaking to Aman Sood, it becomes clear that the job of a CISO encompasses every aspect of a business. ...
FBI issues warning after crypto-crooks steal $1.3 billion in just three months
Amid a wave of hacks that have cost investors billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency, the FBI is calling on decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms to improve their security. In a warning posted ...
Key Points from the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022
The volume and impact of data breaches have accelerated largely in 2022, which has contributed to many adverse effects for businesses. Tc highlights several updated factors that have generated great costs across ...
LastPass attackers steal source code, no evidence users’ passwords compromised
LastPass, the popular password manager used by millions of people around the world, has announced that it suffered a security breach two weeks ago that saw attackers break into its systems and ...
Privacy in Q2 2022: US, Canada, and the UK
The second quarter of 2022 offered plenty of positing on privacy, both in the U.S. and internationally. In the U.S., we saw the addition of another state privacy law, and a spark ...
5 Things We Learned from The Definitive Guide to Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
In the context of hybrid work, the threat of data loss is rampant. Cybersecurity systems that were once designed to operate within the confines of a network perimeter have become obsolete, with ...
Interpreting the Key Points of The 2022 IBM i Marketplace Survey Results
This year marks the eighth edition of the popular IBM i Marketplace Survey Results. Each year, HelpSystems collects data about how companies utilize the IBM i platform and the IT enterprises it ...
Ransomware attack blamed for closure of all 7-Eleven stores in Denmark
Ransomware is to blame for the closure of all 175 7-Eleven stores in Denmark on Monday. The retailer closed all of its stores in Denmark after its cash registers and payment systems ...
