Virginia is the Marketing Specialist at Cybint Solutions, which provides education solutions across the cybersecurity and intelligence spectrum for organizations around the world. Before joining Cybint, Virginia created branding and social media strategy for startups and SMBs.
For four consecutive years, the cybersecurity unemployment rate sits at 0%. Unfilled cybersecurity jobs in the US continue to grow, and data breaches show no sign of slowing down either. We’re in the middle of a cybersecurity skills gap and workforce shortage crisis, and it’s serious. Each unfilled position poses a threat not just to …
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Even if your fitness resolutions haven’t taken off (yet), there’s still time to make cyber resolutions for 2020. Only a couple of weeks into the new year, and 2020 has already set the tone for cybersecurity, with political tensions making us painfully aware of the threat of cyber warfare, and looming threats highlighting the vulnerabilities …
It’s easy to think of hackers as masterminds that can crack the toughest defenses, but more often than not, hackers are just waiting for the everyday user to slip up. As it turns out, the everyday user slips up very often. In fact, 95% of data breaches can be attributed to human error. Human error …
12 Massive Data Breaches in 2019 That Could Have Been Avoided Read More »
If you’ve been looking forward to cyber Monday deals, you’re not alone. Hackers are also gearing up for the massive online shopping day, preparing to ramp up their efforts for a festive hacking season. Before you jump into one of the biggest spending days of the season, it’s good time to brush up on these …
Today, data breaches and cyber attacks aren’t a matter of “if” but “when,” making cybersecurity employee training a must. While cybersecurity training doesn’t directly generate revenue, it’s important to calculate it as a measurable metric, and ultimately determine the ROI of cybersecurity employee training. To first measure the ROI of cybersecurity employee training, you’ll have …
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Cybercrimes are becoming more frequent and more damaging. As the world becomes increasingly digitized, cybersecurity can no longer be put on the backburner. Every October, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is held to raise awareness of the growing concerns of the safety and security of the digital world. For NCSAM 2019, we’ve put together a …
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The food delivery service confirmed a data breach exposed the records of 4.9 million, including customers, delivery workers, and merchants. Hackers stole information including: names, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, passwords, and partial credit card and bank account numbers. The passwords exposed the DoorDash data breach were “hashed and salted” -this means there were …
DoorDash Data Breach Exposes Nearly 5 Million Users. Here’s How to Protect Yourself Read More »
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 …
Phishing, Vishing, Smishing: Why These Attacks Are on the Rise Read More »
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 …
The Capital One Data Breach: What to do if Your Data was Compromised Read More »
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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