In today’s digital age, data privacy is of great concern for individuals and organizations. The Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP) provide a comprehensive framework for addressing privacy concerns and safeguarding sensitive information. GAPP provides guidelines that organizations can leverage to ensure the protection and responsible handling of personal information. The GAPP framework was developed through …
Security through obscurity refers to the practice of securing systems by making the system or its underlying implementation hidden. It has long been debated as a strategy for protecting sensitive information and systems from malicious actors. In cybersecurity, Security through obscurity is a concept that revolves around the idea of concealing critical details about security …
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MicroStrategy Inc., renowned for its significant Bitcoin holdings, recently fell victim to a phishing attack, resulting in unsuspecting users losing approximately $440,000. Bloomberg reported that the breach occurred on a Monday in Asia and was orchestrated by a skilled attacker who strategically placed and subsequently deleted a deceptive post on MicroStrategy’s X page. The post …
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Verisign, a prominent telecommunications service provider in the US, recently disclosed a significant data breach affecting over 63000 individuals, mostly its employees. The breach, discovered on September 21, 2023, was only detected three months later, on December 12, 2023, and has impacted 82 people from Maine one of the easternmost states in the United States. …
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In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, Clickjacking is a deceptive technique that cybercriminals employ to trick users into clicking something different than what they perceive they are clicking on. Clickjacking is also known as a user interface (UI) redressing attack. When users click something, they think is safe, the hidden UI performs a different …
With the massive shift to remote work over the past few years, brute force attacks have reemerged as a common threat vector. Attackers are taking advantage of more employees accessing networks from home to blast company logins with credential stuffing and automated brute force tools. Brute force attacks involve an attacker trying every possible password …
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The 2023 cyber threat landscape shows an acceleration of known threats like ransomware, while business email compromise (BEC) continues to impact organizations financially according to the latest annual threat report from Secureworks. Ransomware remains the top threat facing most organizations. The average time between an initial breach and ransomware deployment, known as “dwell time,” has …
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In the realm of cybersecurity, it is often said that humans are the weakest link. Despite the advancements in technology and sophisticated security measures put in place, the actions and behaviours of people can still leave organizations vulnerable to Human cyber threats. Human vulnerabilities in cyber security stem from factors such as lack of awareness, …
Organizations today hold a lot of data, and such data is seen as the new oil. However, the risk of data loss is an ever-present threat that can have significant consequences for businesses, individuals, and even society. This is where data loss prevention (DLP) comes into play as a vital strategy to protect sensitive data …
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