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The retail sector needs to know when and not if it will be hacked
This year, major chains like Target and Walmart closed on Thanksgiving, which resulted in a 90.4 percent dip in visits to brick-and-mortar stores when compared to 2019. This …
Log4Shell is a dumpster fire that should have been avoided
On Thursday, December 9, 2021, my young, Minecraft-addicted kids were still completely oblivious of the Log4j vulnerabilities in their favorite game. Then again, so was every …
Five cybersecurity predictions for 2022 and beyond
2021 saw some of the largest and most influential cyber attacks to date. Leaders in cybersecurity have faced numerous challenges this year and are likely to experience …
Ransomware Empire: Who might blackmail your company?
The history of ransomware attacks covers slightly over 30 years. Over this modest period, cybercriminals have been relentlessly building ransomware capacities and improving …
Open-source software holds the key to solving Log4Shell-like problems
Earlier this month, the existence of a critical vulnerability in Apache Log4j 2 was revealed and a PoC for it published. Dubbed Log4Shell, it’s an issue in a logging library …
6 top cybersecurity trends from 2021 and their impact on 2022
2021 has been a wild year in the cybersecurity space. From supply chain attacks like the SolarWinds hack to the NSO Group’s spyware scandal to the Colonial Pipeline ransomware …
How can AI be made more secure and trustworthy?
While we’re still debating whether and how long it will take to reach singularity and superintelligence, artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in …
Zero trust isn’t just for IT, it can also protect targeted critical infrastructure
Gartner predicts that by 2025 cyber attackers will have weaponized OT environments to successfully harm or kill humans. Not only is a solution to secure OT assets imperative, …
Want to assemble a cyber Dream Team? Look back at the ‘92 Olympics
A common question I often receive from organizational leaders is how to assemble the right team that can ensure their enterprise is positioned to effectively combat the …
Digital IDs don’t have to impinge on civil liberties and privacy
The shift towards an increasingly digital world has become overwhelmingly apparent. The coronavirus era has forced a technological leap on all fronts, and incumbent …
How to implement security into software design from the get-go
Software professionals know that the working relationship between developers and security teams can be complicated. Most security professionals feel it’s part of a …
Europe’s quantum communication plans: Defending against state-sponsored cyber attacks
State-sponsored cyberattacks are on the rise and are a significant part of the future of warfare. Why would a nation send humans to a frontline when it can take out the …
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