Cybersecurity

The Automated Code Analysis: Web Application Vulnerabilities in 2017 revealed that 94% of web applications suffer from high-severity software vulnerabilities. Positive Technologies, a security firm, tested every app that has different levels of severity and found that 85% of them have an exploitable vulnerability—and it’s safe to say cybercriminals have noticed this feature as well.

A recent study shows that only one percent of media companies are really confident in their current cybersecurity measures. The report titled ‘The State of Media Security,” published by Akamai of the CDN (Content Delivery Network), a service company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts has issued the new findings. The report, based on a survey conducted by

Does anyone still believe that web applications aren’t prone to vulnerabilities? Please speak up. Studies tell us 94% of all tested applications have, in fact, shown major vulnerabilities when analyzed. In practical terms—this means the internet can be a risky place, so don’t go throwing your trust around so easily. This Web Application Vulnerabilities report of long-range of

Expert predict that cyber criminals will be using machine learning and artificial intelligence to deploy threat after threat. Cyber security professionals need to catch up fast and start implementing the use of AI. However, when removed from the view of an arms race, AI has tremendous benefits it can give to the field of cyber

The cybersecurity industry saw impressive growth last year as corporations scrambled to get their houses in order following a series of serious breaches throughout the year. For example, the economic damage of ransomware attacks (which lock computer screens and demand a ransom) grew to an estimated $5 billion in 2017 from just $325 million in

Cybersecurity education and the current need in the industry has its big gap. There is a need of integrating targeted and specific education with the risk management plan. It is believed that the field in cybersecurity is understaffed and that there is a need of 1 million jobs globally to be filled. New cybersecurity programs

It’s official—2017 was a record year for massive data breaches. First and foremost, there was the Equifax disaster, which exposed the hyper-private data of millions of customers to cybercriminals. And then there was the Republic National Committee breach, which leaked the personal information of over 200 million American voters. And don’t forget the Uber scandal, which

If a government agency’s purpose is to help the government move towards a more modern approach to service delivery, focused on citizens and innovation centered on using the latest and best technology there is—how important is it to have its own cybersecurity team in-house? The Digital Transformation Agency of Australia drives the digital information of

Two massive cyber attacks in May and April 2017, the Wannacry virus and the NoPetya attack on Ukraine, tested Europe’s cyber defenses and showed the EU sorely needs to upgrade its threat response. Both viruses exposed various loopholes in security protocols and the lack of countermeasures against the malicious applications. The WannaCry ransomware virus infected

Every operating systems are not created perfectly. Every distributions are continuously updating for better and secured performance. As part of enforcing security management, it is also recommended to manage properly the file permissions for users. Hackers are always there searching for security holes that they can exploit. System updates help plug these holes,leaving the hackers