If you’re a small or medium-sized business leader, you need to think about your ransomware protection strategy. Increasingly, malicious actors are pivoting their ransomware focus, with an increasing focus on targeting SMBs instead of large co-operations. Yes, you read that right. If you think that, as an SMB, cybercriminals aren’t interested in targeting your company, you’re wrong. [Read more…]
You know that feeling when you’re out running errands and you suddenly panic because you’re not sure if you switched off the cooker? There’s that sense of uneasiness and worry about the safety of your home. [Read more…]
October is internationally recognized as cybersecurity awareness month: an initiative that aims to shine a light on what cybersecurity best practice looks like, while also highlighting the range of cybersecurity threats out there. [Read more…]
Whether you love it or you hate it, social media is firmly part of our culture today. Apps like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok are a major way via which people interact with each other. They’re also a powerful marketing tool for consumer brands. Social media is such a huge part of our lives that it’s estimated 50% of the global population uses it. In fact, the average person is estimated to spend over two hours per day browsing social media. [Read more…]
Did you know that the average person with an active digital presence has about 100 passwords? These days, you can’t escape passwords – they’re everywhere! Whether for your work email, Netflix or social media, passwords really are the keys to the locks of the digital world. [Read more…]
As a data-sharing video app, Tiktok permits users to share and create videos on different topics. TikTok users can also use in-app effects like stickers, background music, and filters to create these videos. Presently, TikTok has over 3.5 billion downloads worldwide. Also, about one-third of TikTok users primarily consist of people between the ages of 16-30. [Read more…]
Where would we be in this world without mobile apps? Mobile apps bring more agility and practicality to our everyday lives. They help us stay informed, healthy, up-to-date, organized, and entertained. However, it is essential to note that the apps you choose to download might be unsafe. [Read more…]
Personal computer veterans may recall the release of the colorful ZoneAlarm firewall, practically the first successful program marketed as a PC firewall. More than 20 years ago, the company faced the unpleasant task of educating the general public on what a firewall is and why they needed to get one. Windows 98, which was in vogue at the time, wasn’t much help. However, the personal firewall period did not last. [Read more…]
In trying to stop cyberattacks, it might not be obvious, but being a bigger business is better. According to a new survey, small firms are 3x more likely than bigger corporations to be attacked by hackers. [Read more…]
Privileged accounts, also known as administrative accounts, are particularly dangerous when breached because they hold more system and account access than standard user accounts. [Read more…]
