Most of us have seen it. An email asking you to collect your large inheritance. A Nigerian prince who would like to send you his fortune for safekeeping. These types of scams have been around for years. By now, many of us should be aware that this is a typical phishing attack. The golden rule …
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Capital One was the target of a recent cyber hack that exposed sensitive information of over 100 million Americans and roughly 6 million Canadians. Consumers and even small businesses who applied for credit cards from 2005 to 2019 were affected, including applications that were rejected. What makes this data breach particularly bad is the type …
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Netflix’s Black Mirror takes us to brilliant alternate realities where advanced technology poses dramatic consequences and blurs ethical lines. While some of these technologies seem futuristic and outlandish, some Black Mirror concepts aren’t a far stretch from today’s technological capabilities. It’s no secret that advances in tech can come with cyber security complications. Here are …
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The best offense is a good defense. Understanding how to prevent a breach before it happens is so important in protecting your business from a cyber attack. But with 80 percent of businesses expecting a breach this year, it’s time to have a back-up plan. If your organization becomes the target of an attack, you’ll …
Spoilers ahead! This post contains spoilers from Game of Thrones Season 8. If you’ve been faithfully keeping up with Game of Thrones this season as we have, you’ll know it’s riddled with attacks, strategy, and information breaches. Just like the cyber world. The Night King is defeated, but enemies still remain. These terrifying antagonists have …
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Developing cybersecurity strategy for your organization can be overwhelming. Sometimes, your best bet in tackling a complex task can be using a military approach. That’s where the Israeli Intelligence Corps Unit 8200 comes in. The 8200 Unit is globally recognized as an elite, high-tech agency. It is also the largest single military unit in the …
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