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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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2022 Cybersecurity Trends and Predictions

CyberSecurity Insiders

SolarWinds is one example of a threat actor finding a way to compromise one company and leveraging that attack to allow them to compromise the customers of the initial target. Threat actors gained access to telecommunications providers, which then enabled them to access and monitor communications for customers of those providers.

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What Is Penetration Testing? Complete Guide & Steps

eSecurity Planet

Penetration tests are simulated cyber attacks executed by white hat hackers on systems and networks. The goal of these simulations is to detect vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, errors, and other weaknesses that real attackers could exploit. Additionally, tests can be comprehensive or limited.

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Protect 5G to Secure Sustainable Growth

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In fact, according to Gartner, the deployment of IoT devices will accelerate from 25 billion in 2023 to 75 billion in 2025. The deployment of 5G to change sustainability and efficiency improvements may be jeopardized by cyber-attacks. 5G and IoT will be essential for enhancing and enabling these manufacturing advancements.

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Top 18 Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2021

eSecurity Planet

As attack methodologies evolve due to AI, machine learning and nation-state hackers , security startups are receiving a lot of funding to develop products that can secure application access for remote workers , provide real-time visibility into cyber attacks and protect data as it travels from the cloud to IoT devices.

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2024: My Predictions

Jane Frankland

Cybersecurity can often feel like a game of cat and mouse where cyber attackers and defenders engage in a chase, with one party trying to outsmart the other. Just like in previous years, 2024 is set to test practitioners’ skills as the frequency of cyber threats continues to surge leaving no room for complacency.