There is a saying that has been the backbone of many cybersecurity scams over the past 20 years, “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time.” With this in mind, cybercriminals have been modifying and reusing tried and tested methods…
As organizations are increasingly understanding the need to keep their clients’ information safe, the need for cybersecurity professionals is rising. This is because in order to be able to stop hackers and cyber criminals you need to have their mindset. How to keep your organization safe from rising threats? How…
DANIEL BLEEKER’S SUCCESS STORY Writing a success story about our business, in the midst of the pandemic, is a challenging exercise as many smaller companies are under severe pressure. But I hope to give the reader “food for thought” and ideas to survive during these difficult times, by telling my…
An ethical hacker, a developer, a system engineer and an auditor walk into a bar…you think it‘s a joke, right? It is not the typical set of people having a drink at the bar. And from a professional point of view and with 20+ years of experience in IT and…
The rapid adoption of cloud and mobile technologies has significantly extended the attack surface, even the threat landscape itself has continued advancing constantly. IT organizations are feeling the squeeze to respond to business requirements while ensuring the security of corporate information. Information and communication technologies have evolved over the last…
Hackers see any crisis situation as an opportunity to maximize the impact of their attacks and take advantage of the weaknesses and lack of vigilance generated by crises. The global spread of COVID-19 is not an exception to this “rule.” Ever since the first reports on the global health crisis…
The increasing rate of cyberattacks on organizations around the globe has produced huge financial gains for cybercriminals. The vast number of threats includes “Insider attacks,” “Malware,” and now the emergence of COVID-19 threats to mention a few. If these threats are not addressed, there is a likelihood that some organizations…
The last decade has witnessed one of the greatest global personal privacy takedowns, proving personal data to be one of the largest parts of the world’s economy. Our interests, likes, dislikes, medical information, etc., are an open book for businesses around the world, given away by tech giants and their…
20-20 HINDSIGHT — FROM THE 1920s TO 2020 — WHAT CAN WE LEARN? In 1929, the vibrant U.S. economy went through the greatest shock it had ever received when the stock market crashed. A frightened and bewildered Congress, flaying for answers, summoned the economic chieftains of the day to testify…
In the months since the first news reports about a mysterious “pneumonia strain” — now known as the “novel Coronavirus” — were first flagged from Wuhan, China, the outbreak has left the world reeling. It is not just individuals who have been badly hit. National economies, governments, and businesses too…
