Hiring neutral market research firms to conduct qualitative research is one effective way for cyber technology companies to develop products that address industry needs.
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.
The convenience of digital gift cards comes with added vulnerability as cybercriminals and bad actors have found particularly devious ways of defrauding both the buyers and sellers.
In spite of many, many public warnings, users of Windows and Microsoft's various cloud-based services appear to still be committing the cyber sin of password reuse.
With many security communities providing information sharing, how should cybersecurity professionals in the healthcare industry choose to ensure their community time is well-spent?
A stronger IoT security posture is critical with a recent Kaspersky report showing a nine-time increase of attacks on IoT devices in the first half of 2019 compared to the first half of 2018.
The global technology supply chain is becoming increasingly complex and vulnerable, how should we safeguard IoT and connected devices as they travel through the chain?
The stakes of cybersecurity threats on a power plant are far higher than a bank account. What do the energy businesses need to know in order to keep their networks safe?
Scams are often designed to take advantage of vulnerable victims. A case study was done on a psychic mail scam that defrauded over $200 million from almost 1.4 million North Americans over 10 years.
Even with 64% of cloud security incidents stemming from unauthorized access, businesses are still underestimating access security with only 7% of security leaders citing account takeovers as top risk.
A recently discovered trojan, PDFReader, exploits Facebook Ads Manager by using a legitimate-looking digital security certificate to access and grab cookies from victim’s Facebook session.










