Punching a time clock in and out isn’t how small businesses run these days. Employees are on the road, others are working from home, vendors are accessing your data at off hours – and you’re generating ideas 24/7. How do you maintain high security standards when employees and others may Read more…
With more people working remotely than ever, a new concern the public should be aware of is cyber security. Here are some tips to make sure you’re protecting your personal information while protecting yourself. Right now, because of the work turmoil over the COVID-19 effects, cyber hackers are attacking like Read more…
Albany County in the state of New York has been struck by two separate cyber-attacks in three weeks. A five-figure ransom in Bitcoin was paid by Albany County Airport Authority (ACAA) earlier this month after their servers became infected with ransomware on Christmas day. Airport CEO Philip Calderone said that the authority Read more…
The risks of cybersecurity are more complex than ever The risks of cybersecurity are more complex than ever. Due to the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), by 2020 every person will generate 1.7 megabytes of information per second. As new technologies evolve, cyber criminals adapt and discover Read more…
We asked some experts for their 2020 cyber security predictions. They told us to look out for ransomware, election security, 5G, IoT, regulations and more. Last month, we asked experts about the biggest cyber security threats for 2020. This month we wanted to hear their cyber security predictions for 2020: new Read more…
Protecting users from government-backed hacking and disinformation – cyber security. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) works to counter targeted and government-backed hacking against Google and our users. This is an area we have invested in deeply for over a decade. Our daily work involves detecting and defeating threats, and warning Read more…
New Orleans Hit With Another Ransomware Attack.. The city of New Orleans is dealing with a cyber attack. The nature of cyber attack was confirmed as a ransomware infection at a press conference held today by New Orleans officials. The attack was discovered early today, around 11:00 a.m. local time, Read more…
Top CyberSecurity Companies In The Lead – 15 Cybersecurity is the hottest area of IT spending. That’s why so many vendors have entered this lucrative $100 billion market. But who are the leaders? To find out, eSecurity Planet conducted an analysis of the world’s largest cybersecurity vendors and ranked the Read more…
Cyber Attacks Are Targeting Small to Medium Entities right now – what are you going to do about it? Businesses of all sizes rely on computers and the Internet to record and store sensitive business data and to access important online services. For growing businesses especially, the accidental loss of Read more…
I find it very alarming that Linux OS cyber attacks are growing more.. The Linux threat ecosystem is crowded with IoT DDoS botnets and crypto-mining malware. However, with low detection rates in nearly all leading anti-virus solutions, Linux threats pose new challenges to the information security community that have not Read more…