De-Risk Your Technology Infrastructure with These Cybersecurity Practices
Digitisation has unlocked a world of possibilities. But it is also a treacherous minefield of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The interconnected digital economy makes every company, big or small, a potential target for cyber attackers. Today’s tech infrastructure and the connected ecosystems are extensive and shifting. Many users access the infrastructure daily and share information. Lurking cyber […]
Mitigating the risks of insider threats to your organisation’s cybersecurity
Do you know that over one of every three enterprises worldwide has suffered from cyberattacks or cybersecurity risks due to insider threats? In monetary terms, the damage to business due to credential theft by rogue insiders in 2020 was $27.9 million. What are insider threats? Insider threats are cybersecurity risks that originate from within the […]
How to Create a Cyber Security Awareness Training Program
Cyber security threats are at an all-time time, with global cybercrime costs expected to touch $10.5 trillion a year by 2025. Cyber security is now too big to be the IT team’s responsibility. It requires a concentrated enterprise-wide effort to thwart cyber attacks. Approaches to combat the menace vary depending on the budget, size, and […]
5 Security Questions Your Board Will Definitely ask you
Cyber threats are at an all-time high. The grave implications make the C-suite, hitherto not convinced about such dangers, sit up and take notice. They realise that the responsibility for security breaches ultimately falls on them. At the same time, increasing competition puts pressure on margins. The C-suite demands maximum value for every dollar spent. […]
Where is the Future of Cybersecurity Heading?
Cybersecurity has always been a game of one-upmanship between threat actors and security experts. The never-ending cycle of threats and mitigation followed by newer threats shows no signs of abating anytime soon. Here are the top developments in cyber security that will dominate 2023. 1. Increased adoption of Artificial Intelligence Threat actors have started to […]
How hackers and threats are adopting to a post-macro world
Macros automate or simplify repetitive and time-consuming tasks in MS Word and MS Excel. But macros also pose a security risk as hackers can embed malicious code in them. Enterprising hackers email malware-embedded macros to unsuspecting users. They promise such users with top-grade functionality to improve productivity or efficiency. Since macros are not flaws that […]
How to overcome the Menace of Insider Threats in Financial Services
Ransomware operators and other threat actors are targeting the financial services industry more intensely than ever. The financial service sector has more robust cyber defences compared to other industries. But many companies in the sector have rogue insiders. Insider threats are internal users, such as employees or contractors with network access, who compromise critical data or […]
Ransomware Prevention: How to Shift from Detection to Prevention
Enterprises across the world dread coming under the crosshairs of ransomware operators. And the threat is growing. Ransomware operators struck a new enterprise every 14 seconds in 2019 and every 11 seconds by 2021. As of 2021, such attacks cost the global economy $6 trillion annually. The traditional countermeasure to ransomware is detection, followed by […]
Top Seven Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022-23
The stakes of cybersecurity have increased in the post-COVID digital-first world. Cyber attackers have become more professional. They launch sophisticated AI-based attacks at will. Remote work and the proliferation of IoT render conventional security apparatus obsolete. Most employees access the network from outside the firewall, rendering conventional firewalls inefficient. The increase in remote endpoints, owing […]
How Can You Protect Your Organisation from Social Engineering Attacks
Cybercriminals always try ingenious ways to launch attacks. They have recently caught social engineering attacks as an effective way to breach networks. Conventional cyber attacks exploit inherent vulnerabilities in the network to gain access. Social engineering attacks exploit human weaknesses. The hacker could, for instance, impersonate support staff and trick employees out of their passwords. […]
The Biggest Cloud Computing Security Threat that Should Worry You
Cyber-attacks have been relentless over the last decade, with the scope and magnitude of the threat increasing daily. Enterprising cybercriminals launch sophisticated Artificial Intelligence-based attacks. Such attacks prey on vulnerabilities or trick users through phishing campaigns. The COVID-19 pandemic increased cyber-attacks by 600% more than before. Today, a malware attack costs a company over $2.5 […]
How Can AI Help You Fight Against Sophisticated Cyber Attacks?
Cyber attacks become more menacing and sophisticated with every passing day. Enterprising cybercriminals leverage the latest technologies, including AI, to take down any network. Even governments and Fortune 500 companies have fallen to such assaults. Cyber attackers have always been resourceful. They now use Artificial intelligence (AI) to upgrade their cyber weaponry in a big […]
