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Cybersecurity is critical to any company. It helps to protect your organisation, workforce and clients from cyber-attacks. By doing this, you are reducing the chance of identity theft, data breaches, ransomware, and many other types of cyber threats.  Your company is legally obliged to try and protect your staff and clients from such attacks. And with cyber-attacks consistently high (last year, 39% of companies said they had to block an attack) cybersecurity has never been...

May 4th is World Password Day – a good opportunity for organisations to assess how they’re protecting some of their most overlooked accounts: social media When business leaders consider the role of password security in preventing data breaches, they naturally focus their attention on the most obvious weak points, such as employee email accounts and network passwords. However, social media passwords pose unique security issues that companies are sometimes ill-prepared to address. Whether due to...

Insider “threat” is a bit of a misnomer. Most insiders aren’t looking to cause harm. At best, they believe they’re cutting through the red tape; at worst, they’re apathetic.   Let’s take a common scenario: an employee sends sensitive data to their personal email to work over the weekend. A security-aware one may have thought, what’s the chance of someone hacking my email vs. me finishing this work by Monday? Pretty unlikely I’ll get hacked,...

Anyone who pays attention on April Fool’s Day has learned to think twice about the information they read, the links they receive and the people who try impersonating others. The irony, though, is that while we’re hypervigilant against these harmless pranks, malicious actors are trying to play the same types of tricks on us day in and day out.    Phishing attacks, malicious links and social engineering are just a few of the tricks used...

As important as it is, cybersecurity awareness training might not seem like the most exciting thing in the world, but when it involves plots to rival your favourite network crime dramas, expertly crafted cinematography, and characters to root for? Naturally, it all feels a little bit different.   Of course, we’re talking about the long-awaited return of KnowBe4’s network-quality video series The Inside Man. Back for its fifth season, the show, created and produced by Twist...

  As cyber threats increase in frequency and complexity, organizations recognize the importance of having a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to protect their sensitive data and infrastructure. To succeed as a new CISO, it's essential to clearly understand the organization's security landscape, establish strong relationships with key stakeholders, and develop a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy that aligns with the organization's business objectives. This guide will explore the key steps and strategies that new CISOs can...

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world significantly. Businesses have now realized that the world needs to be digitized. It is mainly why the trend of brick-and-mortar stores is nearly over and businesses are now switching to digital modes, creating websites and getting into e-commerce.  Not just that, people have also realized the significance of social media platforms. During the Covid-19 pandemic when the entire world was in lockdown, social media platforms played a critical...

Software security company Synopsys have discovered a new remote code execution vulnerability (RCE) in the Pluck CMS system. Pluck is a content management system (CMS) implemented in PHP designed for setting up and managing your own website. Devised with ease of use and simplicity in mind, Pluck is best suited for running a small website. Pluck CMS features an “albums” module. Albums are used to create collections of images that can be inserted into web...

The software of your business – and its protection – is crucial if you want to succeed in the business landscape. Around the world, as many as 30,000 businesses are hacked every day, with 64% of companies also experiencing a form of cyber attack. When it comes to small companies, too, 60% go out of business within six months of being targeted by a hacker.  As system architecture increases in scale and complexity, however, it...

As information technology continues to evolve, more and more people are penetrating cyberspace. Most organizations, companies, individuals, and even governments are now doing their activities in the digital world. This allows them to enjoy great benefits such as instant access from anywhere, less usage costs, and worldwide reach. A lot of internet users cannot imagine having a life without technology or access to e-ticket booking, e-commerce, online banking, the latest news, or getting in touch...