Big Corporation Gets Ransomware—Is Lack Of Caution To Blame?
It’s really terrible when an ordinary person gets hit by ransomware. Our daily lives have become dependent on our use of PCs and mobile smartphones—especially those iPhones. Imagine checking your prized device for the most recent update on your life, your work, your emails, your socials, your images, your contacts, your financial details, your calendar,
[ Read More ]New Malware In Ukraine Is Actually A Warning For War
Ukraine has been a major target of international cyber warfare for a long time. To be clear, cyber warfare is just what it sounds like, violent action against others conducted through digital-based attacks. As we get further into the 21st century, bombs and guns and nukes and drones aren’t the only instruments of war. Militaries
[ Read More ]Cyber MAD: Are We In A New Cold War With China?
The classic 1964 film “Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” parodied the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, and in particular, made fun of the “deterrence” military strategy—the strategy that we all must hope governs the use or lack thereof of nuclear arsenals. Nah-nah, nah…
[ Read More ]Gen V—Fifth Generation Attacks—This Will Make You Think
Why don’t you all f-f-f-fade away, talkin’ ‘bout my generation—remember that tune? How magnificent it would be if Gen V attacks would f-f-f-fade away? Then there would be a lot less ‘talkin’ ‘bout ongoing cyber threats and a whole lot more about running business without the incessant fear of compromise. In case you don’t know, Fifth Generation
[ Read More ]Is There An Easy Way Startups Can Prevent Deadly Data Disasters?
When it comes to cybersecurity and data protection, small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and startups face the same big risks as large enterprises . Only, when founders are busy bootstrapping, fundraising, and prototyping, there’s not a lot of time to be stuck in a server closet dedicated to security. Nor is there time to have
[ Read More ]Be Thankful You Weren’t At The ATM When This Happened
Cybercriminals are at it again, and this time they’re hanging out at the ATM. But they’re not stealing from anyone’s bank account directly, just removing all the money the machine is holding. Many ATMs can access up to $20,000 or more in cash, so it’s possible for cyber attackers to grab a lot of dough,
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Big Tech Now In Big Trouble With New GDPR Laws
America prides itself on being innovative, industrious, and independent—all commendable attributes. Until, as with any polarity, they swing too far in one direction. This appears to be the case when it comes to being slow on the uptake in regulating consumer privacy and data protection on the internet. Today’s commercial practices have grown over the
[ Read More ]Death And Passwords: When You Don’t Have A Digital Estate Plan
Estate planning is about setting your affairs in order, making your final wishes known—and from an execution perspective, making it easier for your family to settle obligations and distribute your possessions after you’re gone. Sure, a lot of people don’t like to think, let alone talk, about the possibility of an untimely death, but the
[ Read More ]How Can Digital Security Help In The Battle Against Gun Violence?
Digitally speaking, your information must have the freedom to move around the internet—connecting, sharing, transmitting, and making the technological world turn. And physically speaking, our bodies must also be able to move around the world in relative safety, working and thriving to keep our lives in motion. It is at this juncture between what we
[ Read More ]Is The Backlash Of China’s Relentless Cyberwar Crippling America?
Times sure have changed. It used to be, if you were interested in politics, you went into politics—maybe built up credentials in foreign affairs or law. And if you liked technology, you went into science, computer science, or some related discipline. But those idyllic days of relative separation are long gone. Now, we inhabit a
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