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Normalizing the Bad: Americans’ Perception of Privacy
Cybersecurity and privacy breaches have become some of the hottest topics in our society. Technology and the Internet are always present in our lives, being channels of communication for some of our most private and sensitive information. The vast majority of Internet...
Being Ahead: How to Protect Your Business from Future Threats
The cybersecurity landscape moves too fast, making increasingly difficult for companies to keep up with the vast array of luring threats. Businesses need to be very resourceful and proactive to remain safe and protect their assets. The future holds uncertainty...
Social Engineering Attacks: The Right Approach for Businesses
On this blog, we have talked several times about social engineering attacks and their relevance in the current business panorama. While based on human psychology and deception, these attacks continue to have a deep, devasting impact in our economy, driving crises for...
What is the Ryuk Ransomware? Deadly Malware on the Run
Since August 2018, the Ryuk ransomware has been causing serious challenges in the cybersecurity and corporate worlds. GRIM SPIDER, the criminal organization that’s probably behind this malicious device, has its focus on large businesses, demanding considerable ransoms...
Cloud Misconfiguration: How to Face a Strangely-Common Threat
Most people see data breaches in the corporate world as the provider’s fault. Amazon, Microsoft, and other well-known players are the usual suspects every time there is a serious problem regarding cloud storage. At the same time, the customer is portrayed as a victim....
Cybercriminals and Innovation: How Our Enemies Are Evolving
Cybercriminals are highly-skilled individuals who use their knowledge in programming to beat security barriers and steal sensitive data from people and organizations. They have been present since the dawn of the Internet, as a recurrent challenge for both users and...
Multi-Factor Authentication Options for Modern Businesses
As we have mentioned many times in this blog, passwords aren’t enough to keep our data safe. This is especially true in corporate, where countless malicious agents are constantly trying to steal data from companies and profit from it. Passwords are the first, most...
Phishing Emails and Calls: A Modern Business Challenge
Frauds based on social engineering continue to pose a problem for businesses and there are no signs of this changing any time soon. Phishing emails and calls (the latter is also known as vishing) are common yet effective tactics that skilled hackers use to obtain...
Watering Hole Attacks and How to Avoid Them
Watering hole attacks aren’t the type of threat that is constantly being faced by IT professionals. Instead, they are rare yet suppose a major threat in cybersecurity. For hackers, they demand plenty of work but the potential impact they have is remarkable. At My IT...
Apps Parents Must Watch Out On Kids’ Smartphones
Online predators are a tough reality that responsible parents must face. The Internet has opened a door to terrible scenarios where children can be directly contacted by sexual criminals or be relentlessly bullied. This is constantly happening and authorities are all...
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