Cybersecurity

This Is How Security Needs To Evolve For The Snapchat Generation

You may be sick of hearing about Millennials. Heck, most Millennials are sick of hearing about Millennials—and many resent being lumped into one massive, stereotyped group. It was no different for the Gen Xers who came before them. But there’s a reason why those stereotypes exist—and there are distinct differences among the generations. Next up

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Why Small Businesses Are Actually Facing Big Security Risks

Unlike well-resourced, large corporations and enterprises with sophisticated infrastructure and cutting-edge technology, smaller organizations like the local restaurant chain, accounting firms, or private medical groups are typically at a disadvantage when it comes to shoring up their information security requirements. In fact, they may not even be thinking about it—and this lapse in judgement carries

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Online Shoppers, You Better Watch Out For These Scary Security Risks

One thing is for sure—online shopping sure is convenient. All tucked into bed, armed with a credit card and wearing your comfy pajamas is certainly a far cry from driving or taking the bus to a public brick-and-mortar shop where you will likely encounter a million obstacles and possibly not even find the size, color,

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Why The WiFi Not? Better Watch Out For Those Risky Hotspots

Because making our daily transactions on the go has become such an easy thing, we often don’t think twice about where we are when we hit submit. Hunched over a laptop at a coffee shop, or scrolling on a smartphone while standing in line, it’s easy to focus on your familiar glowing screen and forget

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This Is How The Dark Side Of Innovation Can Plague Your Business

Time is not a luxury available in any business market. And while no business wants to—or can afford to—undervalue the importance of cybersecurity, it is sometimes overlooked in the push to host an online application or a some new feature for customers. There was a time when security was only added on as an afterthought.

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Your Digital Health Records Are A Nightmare For Technology

Despite its best efforts over the past two-plus decades, the healthcare industry has seriously lagged when it comes to implementing secure, user-friendly, and fully digitized medical recordkeeping. But this situation has started to shift as people in the field begin to encourage and embrace much-needed change through legacy recordkeeping and the implementation of new technologies.

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Is The Antitrust Lawsuit Against AV Vendors Good For Security?

Each major antivirus vendor has their own malware researchers, antivirus signatures, heuristics, and proprietary malware detection technologies. Malware is now a greater problem than ever before—for enterprises, consumers, and organizations large and small. When it comes to detecting known malware and increasingly sophisticated zero-day attacks, each vendor tries to stay ahead of the game. The rise

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Do You Know How Women In Information Security Are Doing?

It’s no secret—women working in the cybersecurity industry spend their time in a male-dominated world, having to figure out and explain how computer technology can be used to do harm or how it can otherwise go wrong. Industry experts have suggested that being an effective cybersecurity practitioner requires a certain mindset. Not only is it

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The Scary And Growing Problem Of Email Fraud In A Nutshell

Word to the wise—watch your email inbox with a critical eye, as email scams are on the rise. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, they have identified a 270% increase in business email fraud since the beginning of 2015. Even smart and technologically savvy people can become email scam victims, so don’t let

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Why All the “Not Secure” Websites These Days?

Have you noticed a sudden rash of websites flagged as “not secure?” Every browser does it a little differently, but all the latest versions of the big four (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari) warn users about unsecured websites. Since July, Chrome has started to mark every website as either “secure” or

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