I recently read a book titled Cyber Crisis that has a mission to convince every business manager and a person who owns a phone, computer, game console or an electronics device that cybersecurity is everyone’s business. The author Eric Cole, an industry-recognized security expert, has written an easy to read … Read >
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Cybersecurity trends for small businesses and homes for 2023
While small organizations and home computer users continually learn more about cybersecurity, information technology develops as well. Managers can adopt the latest tools to protect important business data within organizations and family heads can protect sensitive personal data at homes. Cybercriminals, however, have access to the same technologies as everyone … Read >
How does a small business recover from a cyber security incident?
The mantra of cyber security experts is that you shouldn’t make plans thinking if you are hacked, but plan for recovery when you are hacked. Sure, according to studies and statistics it is practically inevitable that especially small organizations easily become victims of cybercrime. Consultancy company Accenture has … Read >
The most successful cyber attack method is triggered by victims themselves
The nasty thing with social engineering is that the victim falls for a scam, and ultimately helps cyber criminals to achieve their goal. Typically they want to break into a large computer system or simply access the victim’s bank account. While computer systems are protected with advanced technology, social engineering … Read >
The problem with privacy: ideas and real life behavior don’t match
Scientists have researched for years the mismatch of results originating from interviews and surveys, and the actual behavior of people. Something tends to be wrong with the results, although respondents feel they have given accurate answers. This phenomenon is surprisingly evident with cyber related matters such as privacy and security.… Read >
The one and only cybersecurity rule for small businesses
If you haven’t been hacked yet, sooner or later you will be. This uncomfortable realization has been stuck in my head ever since I read Nicole Perlroth’s book This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race. The book describes the global trade of the … Read >
Here is why cyber criminals favor phishing: it can catch up to 30% of people
When a clever phishing message or phone call happens to be delivered to a person at the right moment, it is possible that the target follows the instructions given by cyber criminals. A recent research discovered that up to 30 percent of people may fall for phishing attempts if they … Read >
We are doomed: cyber arms race affects our daily life and work
The book This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race is both fabulously entertaining and scary to read. The author, The New York Times journalist Nicole Perlroth, spent seven years researching and talking to hackers, security business leaders, and national intelligence officers. She wanted to … Read >
Cybercrime ranked as top 5 risk for communities globally
In early 2020, World Economic Forum (WEF) published its annual Global Risks Report that highlights events, trends, and developments that are most likely to cause major disruptions to societies across the world. In the middle of a worldwide pandemic, the report is more actual than ever. Cyberattacks to infrastructure, destruction … Read >