Your identity is as dearest to you as your life. It is what empowers you to make connections, engage in social engagements, request credit loans, apply for lucrative job opportunities, create online bank accounts, and more.
During your travels, it is easy to become so preoccupied with sharing your travel stories online that you forget to protect yourself against cyber threats. When it comes to cybersecurity, most people associate it with safe cyber practices at home, but practicing safe online behavior is just as important when you’re traveling.
Not long after the IP Bill was brought to life (November 2016), when the providers got the open hands to hold users traffic data for a year, came the “targeted consultation”, which has not been publicised, about the end-to-end encryption weakening.
2017 was expected to be the year when Internet of Things would be the favorite prey for hackers, only for all the right reasons. The expectation was put forward by researchers and smart home analysts from around the world that by 2020, consumers and businesses would integrate as many as 50 billion smart home devices in their homes and offices. While smart devices are a great way to automate daily chores, they also make consumers vulnerable to attacks and infiltrations.
If you were still in any doubts about your responsibility for keeping your online data safe, the recent crisis enveloping the NHS and its lack of defense against cyber attacks in 2017 should destroy them.
Today, companies are able to perform tasks that were previously impossible, thanks to the technologies that create, store and examine large sets of data. But, this benefit has its own sets of risk, precisely from a security standpoint.
When most people think of business innovation, the first thing they think about is coming up with new products and services. However, innovation can apply to a number of areas in the business world, including security. Some of the most innovative companies use their thinking to boost their security with new and creative ideas. Here are a few things to learn from innovative examples:
With many individuals information being compromised both physical and logical information security is on the forefront of many people and businesses minds. The fear of being on CNN headline news and or individuals private information being forward facing of the internet for everyone in the world to see is concerning and real.
Online safety has become a concern for almost all users and organizations over the last decade, which can be solely attributed to the ever-increasing scams and cyber-attacks. Recently, it came to light that Facebook and Google had been conned for $100 million by a guy who used fake accounts for sending phishing scam emails.
Phishing attacks are among the growing threats gaining popularity and creating havoc in the Internet world. In the previous blog, Phishing Attacks Part 1: Major History Moments to Learn From, 5 major attacks in history were detailed. As these type of attacks increase in diversity and complexity, it becomes increasingly important to minimize the chances of becoming a victim of a phishing attack.