Steve Durbin, Chief Executive, Information Security Forum With inflationary pressures mounting and downturn fears hovering, it’s natural for organizations to scale back on their overall spending, including cybersecurity. After consecutive years of double-digit growth, cybersecurity spending appears to be slowing down mainly because CISOs…
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The Evolution of Financial Fraud
By Greg Woolf, CEO of FiVerity The marriage of fraud and artificial intelligence (AI) is lethal. Right now, fraudsters are upping their games, leveraging new and innovative tools such as ChatGPT and Generative AI to wreak havoc on the financial…
India witnesses biggest data breach of Aadhaar details via ICMR
Aadhaar, the unique identification number issued to every Indian citizen, has recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons. There are alarming reports suggesting that the personal information of approximately 815 million citizens was illicitly accessed by hackers through the…
Ransomware news trending on Google
1.) A ransomware group known as “Play” has recently issued a concerning statement. They have threatened to release the personal details of more than 8,600 Dallas County employees on the dark web unless their ransom demands are met. To add…
Google App turns into malware for many on Smart Phones
The Google app and its synchronized applications, including Maps and Gmail, offer a world of possibilities to users. However, a peculiar situation has arisen, with certain smartphones identifying the Google app as potential malware and warning users against its usage.…
A New Tactic to Combat Cyber Warfare: Diversity as Digital Defense
By Reinier Moquete, Founder and CEO, CyberWarrior.com Attackers are constantly evolving the tools they use, learning how defenders are protecting data and finding the gaps to get in. Defenders need to plug all the holes, while attackers only need to…
Privacy in the Age of AI: Strategies for Protecting Your Data
Artificial intelligence is no longer just the stuff of science fiction; generative AI tools are seeing massive adoption rates. Unsurprisingly, the marketing and advertising industry has embraced AI-driven tools with the most enthusiasm. According to the latest data from January…
Beware of Data Security Monsters Lurking in the Shadows this Halloween
Claude Mandy, Chief Evangelist at Symmetry Systems The Halloween season is filled with fear of ghosts and goblins, but it’s not only these spooky creatures that should cause concern. The digital world can feel like it has a few monsters…
LockBit Ransomware Group Targets Boeing with Data Threat
LockBit, a notorious ransomware gang, has recently set its sights on the aerospace giant Boeing, initiating a double extortion attack and threatening to unveil stolen data on or after November 2, 2023. In a brazen move, the criminal group has…
Kaspersky Uncovers ‘Operation Triangulation,’ a Threat to iOS Devices
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has uncovered a new threat called ‘Operation Triangulation,’ revealing that it infects iOS devices, including iPads and iPhones. This revelation came during the Security Analyst Summit (SAS) in Phuket, where Kaspersky also released a technical paper…