Not only does cyber insurance serve as a pivotal tool for mitigating cyber risks on the back-end, it can also lead to better cybersecurity practices, helping identifying and preventing a
Well-known social media outlet and millennial favorite photo-sharing app Snapchat has recently fallen victim to a ‘whaling attack.’ These attacks, which consist of an offender conning a senior or high-level
After a nine-month long investigation of an IRS cyber-attack, the tax agency has found that cybercriminals in a 2015 data breach attempted to access about 390,000 more taxpayer accounts than
Several hospitals located in western Germany have fallen victim to ransomware attacks, with the attacks limiting the operations of the hospital while the malware is in effect. The first victim,
UC Berkeley officials have reported to 80,000 current and prior students and faculty that the university may have fallen victim to a cyber-attack that could result in the compromising of
In efforts to expand its focus on cybersecurity and incident response capabilities, IBM Security has announced plans to acquire Resilient Systems, a pioneer in the cyber sector. “By adding Resilient
As organizations become more connected and reliant on the digital world, they become increasingly susceptible to cyber-attacks. On the front in, it is crucial to establish proper protocols and invest
In his most recent book, Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving The Aftermath, Ted Koppel explains that a catastrophic cyber-attack on America’s power grid is on the horizon
Cybersecurity, government and privacy experts have announced plans to write a “digital constitution” addressing the balance between security and privacy. Deemed the Digital Equilibrium Project, this coalition of experts will
Chief human resource officers (CHROs) need to do more when it comes to training employees to recognize and avert hacking attempts. Ninety (90) percent of malware requires some sort of
