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4 Ways IP Data Can Help Fight Cybercrime

Security Boulevard

Cybercrime is going up, not down, every year, despite the tens of billions of dollars companies invest in shoring up their information infrastructure. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, 2021 was a record year for data breaches.

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IDENTITY MANAGEMENT DAY 2023: Advice from Cyber Pros

CyberSecurity Insiders

The ubiquity of digital identities and the dependence on personal information for online transactions make individuals more susceptible to identity theft and fraudulent activities. Thus, a robust identity security framework is essential to safeguard against these risks and ensure the protection of personal information.

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Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape

Security Affairs

Mobile Threats: The expansion of mobile threats highlights the growing need for security awareness among mobile users, particularly as attackers develop more sophisticated methods to compromise personal and corporate data. This scam cleverly manipulates trust and the routine nature of order confirmations to breach personal security.

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23andMe sparks rethink about safeguarding data: on-premises vs. hybrid cloud strategies

IT Security Guru

This kind of high-profile breach made headlines globally, and naturally highlights the need for stringent security measures when handling organisational data – especially the type of sensitive genetic information that 23andMe is responsible for. This approach combines the advantages of on-premises and cloud-based services.

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News Alert: INE Security enables CISOs to secure board support for cybersecurity training

The Last Watchdog

Cary, NC, May 28, 2024, CyberNewsWire — If there is a single theme circulating among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) right now, it is the question of how to get stakeholders on board with more robust cybersecurity training protocols. But it isn’t a question of ”if” an organization will be targeted, but “when.”

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Nurturing Our Cyber Talent

IT Security Guru

Businesses and other organisations are being pushed both by customers and regulators to evidence how they are keeping their information secure. Consumers have increasing expectations of organisations that any information they provide will be kept safe and actively avoid organisations that have a history of breaches.

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LinkedIn confirms leak of 500 million profiles online, maintains incident was not a breach

SC Magazine

Cybernews first broke the news, reporting that the hacker leaked four files that contained the full names, email addresses, phone numbers and workplace information of the LinkedIn users. The saving grace here, to a degree, is that this all appears to be publicly-accessible information, Malik said. “The