Movies are not that far off from reality if you consider how these 6 films help you understand data privacy and hacking in a world of technology imagined by directors and story writers.
Cyber Security
Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.
So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.
It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.
DevSecOps Overwhelmed by Backlogs, Significant Time and Money Being Lost to Vulnerability Management
The State of Vulnerability Management in DevSecOps" study included over 16,500 IT leaders and experts. 66% of these firms say they have a backlog of more than 100,000 vulnerabilities.
Organisations which have chosen the long run tackling digital transformation over the prompt adoption strategy and try to mate it with their established internal tactics have experienced fewer ransomware attacks.
Argentina suffered one of the most catastrophic data breaches possible last week, as access to a government database containing national ID card information for every citizen was found for sale on the dark web.
Depending on the use case and security scenario, users can be authenticated by combining different approaches like standard or behavioral biometrics. System can automatically and passively recognize who we are making it smooth, fast, and straightforward for the user.
Suspects face prison sentences after hacking email accounts to access Ring cameras, initiate and live-stream swatting attacks, and threaten and taunt responding police officers.
The mass shift to working from home precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic created massive security challenges. A full 30% of remote workers under the age of 24 say that they circumvent or ignore security policies when they get in the way of getting work done.
North Korean hackers are focusing heavily on Magecart attacks by planting malicious code in online shopping carts of individual stores and payment processors.
While the wheels of digital transformation were set in motion much earlier, the pandemic accelerated their speed. It significantly impacted how organisations approach their IT ecosystem and security. Today’s landscape, with no perimeter, requires a Zero Trust approach.
Report from UK security think tank RUSI finds that fraud has "reached epidemic levels" in the country and that the volume of attempts should be viewed as a national security threat.