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Cyber Security Awareness

October was Cybersecurity Awareness Month , but every day we should be aware of the potential threats that exist while using technology. The following is an interview with Alvin Margallo (AM), IT specialist at a Silicon Valley law firm. This interview covers some cyber security basics, and risk avoidance practices that could be implemented both […]

Cloud Security: 5 Predictions on What Lies Ahead for 2023

During the pandemic, companies embraced a radical shift of moving to public and private cloud environments. In fact, most enterprise application deployments now reside in the cloud and, in many cases, multi-cloud environments. Following are five key predictions on what lies ahead for cloud cybersecurity in 2023. Organizations are no longer moving to the cloud. […]

More than 17 million control system cyber incidents are hidden in plain sight

Control system cyber incidents are more common and dangerous than most security specialists and industry leaders tend to believe. They are also hidden in plain sight. That requires some explanation. I have been amassing a database of control system cyber incidents since 2000 when I helped start the control system cyber security program for electric […]

FBI Cyber Most Wanted: Iranian Threat Actors

Who are the world’s most notorious hackers? Maybe they’re the ones with a $10 million reward for their capture. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Most Wanted list has grown to include a long list of criminal hackers and nation-state threat actors from around the world. Among the newest bad actors to appear on the […]

Cyber Risk Quantification – The What, The Why and The How!

CRQ (Cyber Risk Quantification) is the latest acronym doing the rounds in the cyber security industry. Many security professionals regularly use this acronym but few actually understand what CRQ is and even fewer know how to implement it. In this blog, I will attempt to demystify the concept of CRQ, express why a robust CRQ […]

How U.S. is battling global cyber challenges, by Advisor Neuberger

Anne Neuberger is the Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies in the United States. Ms. Neuberger, at a briefing organized by the Foreign Press Centre, discussed how the U.S. government is working closely with international partners to address issues related to cyber security. United States Bureau Chief OLUKOREDE YISHAU reports that Ms […]

Cyber Security Center warns of increased scam during World Cup

A woman holds a phone with scam alert warning screen in red and yellow. (Photo: Envato Elements) AMMAN — The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) warned of the spread of fake links publicizing free access for watching the World Cup games, slated to start in Qatar on Sunday, Al-Rai Daily reported. NCSC said in a […]

Almost half of customers have left a vendor due to poor digital trust

Forty-seven per cent of consumers have stopped doing business with a company after losing trust in that company’s digital security, according to new research from certificate authority and cyber security vendor DigiCert. The findings, which have been compiled in the company’s 2022 State of Digital Trust Survey , also revealed that 84 per cent of […]