Business Email Compromise (BEC), also known as CEO fraud, is a targeted, skillfully crafted, and rapidly growing cybersecurity threat that involves social engineering techniques (mostly email scams) to trick victims into transferring funds or revealing sensitive data, such as company…
Supply Chain Risk is a major issue for businesses and consumers (think Colonial Pipeline or JB Meat Packing). Security incidents have been reported for centuries and even millennia regarding supply chain disruptions due to piracy/theft from transporting food, precious metals,…
Vulnerability management is a very effective tool to mitigate the risk of a cyber-attack. Security vulnerabilities such as misconfigurations and missing patches can open gaping holes in the attack surface and cause data breaches. Vulnerability management attempts to help enterprises…
We like to think we can trust our co-workers to do the right thing. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Some people become insider threats; that is, they use their authorized access to systems to harm their organization. For…
Penetration testing is an attempt to test the security of a given organization by using the same tactics, techniques, and tools that hackers use. As a penetration tester or ethical hacker, you must have a solid understanding of how cybercriminals…
In the world of digital warfare, phishing attacks are one of the most dangerous and prevalent cybercrimes organizations are facing today. Fraudsters are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (MI) techniques to advance their attack methods. According to the 2021…
Risks & rewards of social media Social media is a great tool in your organization’s communications toolbox. Many Americans have accounts on at least one platform and expect to find pages for their favorite brands and communities. If used correctly,…
Organizations across the globe rely heavily on information systems to perform their day-to-day operations. Unfortunately, ensuring the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA), also known as the CIA triad, of data and systems has become a daunting task. To overcome this issue,…
Many of the crimes that occur in real life happen on the internet too. Credit card fraud, identity theft, embezzlement, and more, all can be and are being done online. Seniors and the elderly are often targeted for these cybercrimes….
The dark web continues to thrive. Cyber-espionage groups plan and coordinate cyberattacks against companies and their executives using this hidden area of the internet. These cyber criminals operate anonymously, reign with impunity, and easily exchange large volumes of confidential information…