Given the severity of losses and criminal activity within the coupon sector, stakeholders used blockchain technology to establish a Universal Digital Coupon for the retail industry to enhance coupon security and reduce financial fraud.
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.
Thycotic survey of global CISOs shows that board decisions about cybersecurity spending are decidedly reflexive, with the primary drivers being fear of regulatory penalties or the costs of a repeat breach.
Following Optus hack, the Telstra data breach appears to be limited to the signup process of a third-party rewards system for company staff, but two telcos losing personal information in two weeks has caused serious concern.
Even though COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a greater reliance on eCommerce, consumers are still seeing payment security as a greater priority over the convenience.
Already struggling to cover operating costs, the final blow for Lincoln College was a December 2021 ransomware attack that crippled systems used for student recruitment, retention programs and fundraising.
Despite the growing popularity and economic importance of mobile apps, many businesses fail to prioritize mobile application security and privacy in the development process.
The Cyber Safety Review Board finds that the open source community is "under-equipped" to fully deal with the Log4j vulnerability and that it will be making appearances in the wild for "a decade or more."
Voicemail Phishing Attacks Threatens 100,000 Inboxes, Leaving Remote Workers Particularly Vulnerable
100,000 inboxes of remote workers have recently fallen victim to voicemail phishing attacks that could successfully bypass secure email gateways and DMARC authentication protocol.
Hacker created a Telegram bot to sell information belonging to 533 million Facebook users. Buyers could search users' mobile numbers using account IDs or vice versa.
With the looming software bill of materials (SBOM) mandates going into effect, IT and security teams will be increasingly looking for solutions that assess and mitigate software supply chain risks for all software both built and bought to comply with U.S. Executive Order 14028.










