Cyber Security Archive
You may have been told that your organization needs a privacy policy if you’re processing people’s personal data. However, did you know this is only the case if you are subject to specific laws? In this blog, we explain the …
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes to the way organizations operate. It’s estimated that the number of remote workers increased from just over 4% of the workforce to almost half, with about 80% of employers allowing at least …
COVID-19 changed life as we knew it, and few understand that better than those working in the health care industry. Business as usual turned to chaos as the virus led to overrun hospitals, overworked staff, and a surge in cyber …
Organizations in the U.S. spent $8.64 million on average responding to cyberattacks last year, according to a Ponemon Institute report. This figure is more than double the global average, which leads us to ask why things are so bad in …
Ransomware has instilled fear in individual users, businesses, nonprofits, and governments since the early 2010s. Nowadays, this ‘classic’ extortion tactic through malicious encryption is intertwined with things like DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks and data leaks, which can have serious reputational …
Last year’s SolarWinds hack draws attention to a major cybersecurity issue. SolarWinds is a software development company. One of its products, Orion, is a monitoring and management platform designed to simplify IT administration. The product is very popular and is …
The cybersecurity sector was turned upside down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and although we are still a long way from returning to life as normal, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. That makes it a …
Despite this being a year unlike any other, you can be sure that the cybercrime industry is as thriving as ever. In fact, the threat of cyber scams is even more prevalent in 2020 – and things are only going …
Do you operate in Massachusetts? Do you regularly process the personal information of people in the state? If so, you may be aware of a law dating back to 2010 that requires that “every person that owns or licenses personal …
The UK’s transition out of the EU (Brexit) will end on 31 December 2020, bringing with it major changes to the way organizations interact with stakeholders based in the country. It’s not just UK–EU relationships that will be affected; the …
